Milford chronicle., 1937-02-19
Thad Windsor Tells Of
A Wonderful Fox Hunt

fore the cockel began to separat,
from the wheat. Each time the TO,
crossed the road he'd leave a few
The first filling station we came t.
there was a black and tan dog sit
ting out in front signing How Dry
| Am" He was trying to get credit
for gas. NObe POore got out and
looked on his collar, and there was
Jim Argos name on it. He took pity
on him and put him in the back OF
my car.
We met another white dog on the
road headed toward Milford. think
ii had a bobbed tail. II turned out
to be a dog that Ralph Mills had on
trial. She was singing Take Me
Back, Take Me Back" which | un-
derstand Ralph did the next day.
There was all kinds of good mu-
sic. We heard trio singing one of
my favorite songs. | understand it
was three of the Abbott boys dogs.
They were sitting ON the sunny side
of shock of fodder, singing Way
Down Yonder in the Corn Field"
was UN inO SOOu
singers. They were Howard Carpen-
ter's two. July was singing "In the
Good Old Summer Time," and the
poor little beagle hound was singing
"Show Me the Way to Go Home"
picked her up and brought her home.
We heard two more laying out in
an orchard. They say they were
Harry Thomas two. One was sing
ing Down in the Old Cherry Or
cEard," while the other joined in
with I'm the Shade of the Old Apple
Tree"
But the best thing | saw was two
little blue ticked bitches. They |
didn't seem TO care what the rest of
the dogs were doing. They were just |
out for good time. They were play
ing 1.-TWO Little Girls in Blue" on
harmonica. Some say they were out
of Chick Crows kennel.
The businest men we saw were the
Abbott boys. They were driving
around picking up the stragglers. |
figure out whether they
we're running do. taxi or an am
but they seemed to he
urning in fresh dogs every now and
hen.
After fOllnwins the fox and dogs
or about three hours, we got back
o where the crowd was waiting for
he dogs to cross, which were just
oming in sight-a black and tan
og in the lead. Jim Argo was right
n the job. Look boys, | want you
II to see him. There comes my
lack dog still ahead" but he was
Interrupted this time by Noble q
'oore. "If that's your dog he has .
" apped collars with some dog. for :
We had a black dog with your name .
n his collar for three hours" That :
as the last we heard from Mr.. Ar ;
o.
Old red tail led them across fields :
nd branches until he got TO the .
Ike then swan that. All the dogs e
,at were left. plunged right over ,
nd swan just like submarines af- :
II him; all except Frank Robin .
1n's dogs. They forgot to bring =
leir bathing suits along and were .
raid of getting their pedigrees wet e
, sat on the other side and hollOred .
II Frank TO come after them. .
1t would bring tears in any ten 3
.r-hearted mans eyes to have seen .
ose two Walkers walking up the =
,ad and instead of wearing those
lie ribbons. they were wearing =
apes around their neck. one cry Q
. the Blue Ridge Mountain
ues." and the other singing Garry .
z Back to Ole Virginia"
When they broke them at eight .
.lock p. m. Capt. Farrow's bitch
Is singing THE Star Spangler .
nner." while Spencer's Caroline .
IS bringing up the rear and Joined .
the chorus with THE End of .
rfect Day" Old Reynard looked :
ok over his shoulder and said
ONE Along Little Doggie, Come =
ong" .
All these hunters promised to not .
mad. for it's only joke from .
sir old friend,
THAD WINDSOR