The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26

now had. The chills ran from my neao
to my toes like ague-fits, and these hao
to bear for the space of minute or TWO
before l could feel out my hat. Al last
I recovered 1t and remounted. no" was
IL possible." exclaimed l. for Crochett
to get through these wood at haif-speeo!
It must be true that fortuna fayet 1oru-
bus and I'll cen risk little upon 'he
strength of the maxim switches "eie
convenient, as my fortunes nave proved,
and. having supplied myself with one
drew my hat over my eyes, prought my
head down close to Smooth-tooth's WITH
ers. Rugged him tight with my legs and
nut whip to him manfully. Smootn-
toothe now felt his dignity assailed, ana
he put off at a respectable fox-huntinS
gait. This soon brought me to the eoge
of the old field. with no other acciden.
than a smart blow from a sapilng upon
nv right knee, which, though 1t nearly
endorsed me, did me no serious injury
Here l found all my companions reas-
sembled. While the drag lay Within the
frost-covered field, the dogs carried II
briskly; but as soon as 1t entered .he
wood they were at fault. In this SITUATION
thew were when l Joined the huntsmen-
1t was long before we had any eneourAge-
ment to hope that they would ever take
II beyond the margin of the field occa-
sionally. however, and at painful inter-
walls, the two favorites would bid US not
To despair. Crockett and three or four OF
the party remained with and encouraged
the hounds, while Andrews, Maroeh ahu
myself adjourned to narrow lane u en-
tov the comforts of the risen sun. Inc
sluggish trail allowed us an nour pash-
ing which So far relaxed my rigid inenn-
bers as to prepare me for enjoying Mar
denis amusing stories and stewards airy
humor While we thus engaseu ana AFTER
we had relinquished all nope OF cnase'
for that morning at least, the notes OF the
two fayorites became more and more
freruent Soon a third and fourth
voice ioined them, and the chorus sweled
and varied with every second. until
in the morning, whe nthe whole pack
broke In full cry Reynard was up,
and 20 foes in hot pursuit.
How or why I am unable to tell. but
truth constrains me to say that for some
moments l was enraptured with the
sport The fox obliqued toward US. and
entered a field OF which our position
commanded a full view. He must have
left his covert with reluctance. for he
was not more than hundred PAGES
ahead Of the hounds when he entered the
| field First of the pack, and side by sde
the heroes OF the clamorous band rose
the fence Then followed in thick ar
ray, the whole troop; and close on their
rear, Crockett burst through the copse-
wood and charged the fence without a
pause Around me in every direction
| could see the huntsmen sweeping to the
choir, and as, emerging from the forests
| or gaining the heights around, they
caught the first glimpse of the gallant
pack they raised shout which none but
the overcharged heart can give and none
but the lifeless heart receive unmoved
| I was soon deserted as before; but. partly
| from the inspiration of my recent expert
ment. piled Smooth-tooth with the whip
most astonishingly and put off In pur-
suit of the hounds In handsome style,
via the lane. which happened to have ex-
actly the curvature which desired
/ The fox had hardly left the field
through which my eye followed him be-
| fore. all of a sudden. the voice of everv
hound hushed. They were completely at
fault; and thus l found them when
once more Joined my company. They
knocked OUT as the saying Is, near to
the corner Of Square Snibby's field, which
lay contiguous to the first which they en-
tered Dogs and men here toiled assid-
uously to take the trail away, but in vain
At length Crockett suspected Reynard of
trick; he conjectured that the cunning
rogue had assembled the squire's fence
and followed 1t some distance before he
alighted. And so It proved to be; for