Cleveland County herald., 1919-05-15

come down to the shore of the cove near us and on our side of the stream. He looked to right and left. Then he made long leap into the water and waded slowly until it covered him. He raised his nose and laid his antlers back over his shoulders and swan quietly downstream, his nose just showing above the water. His antlers were like bit of driftwood. If we had not seen him take the water his antlers might easily have passed for bunch of dead sticks. Soon the buck slowly lifted his head and turned his neck and looked at both shores. Then very deliberately he resumed his place under water and went on. We watched him as he took the farther shore be- low us and made off in the woods again.
 q couldn't shoot at him, it was such a beautiful bit of politics." said the senator.
 Soon the hound reached the cove's edge and swan the river aud ranged up and down the bank for half an hour before be found the bucks trail again.
 I've seen many rascal, driven to water by the hounds, go swimming away as slyly as that buck, with their horns in the air, looking as innocent as bit of driftwood. They come in 1 from both shores-the Whig and the Democratic-and they are always shot l at from ono haplr o1. thu
 remember it surprised me little to hear him say that they came in from both shores.
 Just what do you want to doP' he asked presently.
 Il should like to go down to Wash inston with you and help you in any way that can."
 All right, partner-we'll try it." he answered gravely. T hope that I don't forget and work you as hard as I work myself. It wouldn't be decent. I have great many letters to write. I'll try thinking out loud while you take them down in sound-hand. Then you can draft them neatly and I'll sign them. You have tact and good manners and can do many of my errands for me and save me from those who have no good reason for taking up my time."
 You will meet the best people and the worst. There's just a chance that it may come to something worth while f-who knows? You are young yet. It will be good training and you will wit ness the making of some history now and then"
 What elation I felt!
 Again the voice of the hound. which had been ringing in the distant hills, was coming nearer.
 We must keep wateh-another deer is coming said the senator.
 We had only moments watch be- fore a fine yearling buck came down to the opposite shore and stood look ing across the river. The senator raised his rife and fired. The buck fell in the edge of the water.
 "How shall we get him?" my friend asked.
 Tt will not be difficult" I answered as I began to undress. Nothing was difficult those days.
 l swan the river and lowed the buck across with beech withe in his gambrel joints. The hound joined me before l was half across with my bur- den and nosed the cascass and swan on ahead yelping with delight.
 We dressed the deer and then I had the great joy of carrying him on my back two miles across the coun- try to the wagon. The senator wished to send guide for the deer but I in- sisted that the carrying was my privi- lege.
 well, 1 guess your big thighs and broad shoulders can stand it" said he.
 MY uncle has always said that no man could be called hunter until he can go into the woods without a guide ana Kill deer and bring it out on HIS pack. l want to be able to testify that am at least partly qualified"
 Your uncle didn't say anything about fetching the deer across. a deep rlver without a boat, did hep MT. Wright asked me with a smile
 Leaves of the beeches. naples and bassWoods-yellowed by frost-hung like tiny lanterns, glowing with noon day light, above the dim forest aisle which we travelled.
 The sun was down when we got to the clearing
 'sNhat day it has been ,n said Mr Wright when we were seated in the wagon.
 "one of the best in my life" I an- swered with joy in my heart the like of which have rarely known in these many years that have come to me | We rode on in silence with the ca,,s of t'e swamp robin and the hermit ] thrush ringing in our ears as the night | fell.
 "It's good time to think, and there we take different roads," said my friend. You will turn into the future and into the past"
 I've been thinking about your uncle" he said by and by. "He is one of the greatest men have ever known | HnII knayu of hot