Year: 1875

Adam ?" asked some one. because
the blasted mule colt was on mig side"


never hunted west of the river
but once. / had often been impor-
tuned 5y q man on that side to come
over and hunt with him. So one day
at sunrise Adam and l got into askiff,
and taking our guns and saddles, and
some of the best of the pack, pulled
across. Horses awaited us-a whole
lot full-Adam took an old sorrel
that looked as if he would stand the
report of a cannon. saddled a pret.
ty black mare. Our host was on a
well tried horse, as he expected to DO
most Of the driving. After going a
mile or more the hounds commenced
trailing. We had not reached the
designated stands, and rode hard to
get there. Adams horse proved to be
match for the one that Ichabod
Crane rode to see the blooming Katri-
ma. The trail was getting hotter.
Then came burst of free wild music
the pack in full cry. They we're
coming right down on US. stopped
and Adam galloped on to reach the
bank of bayou. Soon / found that
| the deer would run out to him; a mo-
ment more and the heavy report of
his gun resounded through the forest,
and before the reyerberation died
away. Adams horse rushed by us
rushed Lord Marmion's steed from
Flodden Field.


"Blood shot his cye"-he was a one-eyed
horse


"His nostrils spread"-and his tail, too
''The loose rein hanging from his head"
Whether the Saddle and housing
were bloody rid," or not / could not
tell, as he had run clean out of them.
Adam contrary to his usual custom
had brought something to the ground
himself.


After following the pack some time
(the deer after getting tired commenc-
ed tacking, and l had been knocked
out of shot twice by the unsteadiness
of the mare) l heard them coming
right down a glade toward ME, slipped
from the saddle, and walked few
PAGES away. Presently l saw the deer
coming down the edge of the glade
and when he was within about sixty
yards he saw the mare and stopped
/ fred at him as he stood with his
breast toward me. He turned square
off at the shot, and l let fly at his
broad side as he went. He ran on g
hundred yards and fell into the BED
of a dry slough. Knowing he was
hard hit, followed on foot to keeE
the hounds from his hams. After cut
ting his throat and getting the hound:
off, l looked back to where l had fast
ened the mare, but she was gone.
felt inclined to offer almost as big
price for horse as did Richard the
Third. How far it was back to the
river knew not, having followed the
chase on a half broken tilly for hours
in all its devious windings. After
waiting for. more than an hour hearo
horn in answer to mine, and H
came up. He had seen nothing O.
either Adam or the horses. We go
the deer on behind his saddle. anC
struck out for the river, five miles off
When we reached the house we founC
Adam quietly smoking his pipe, ant
the mare gnawing sapling az oalml,
as if they had never heard shot. A
we pulled back across the river-ir
the red light of an Autumn sunset.
asked how is happened that he wa
thrown from his horse. He gave 1
savage pull on the oars that sent u
far ahead. "That internal old one
eyed rascal" said he, "has been run
ming in the range and has not had
ga ndle sn him In the last fifteen years.
(-Forest and Stream.


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