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Show j UOGS GOT THE SCENT DOLEFUL EXPERIENCE OF ENGLISHMAN EN-GLISHMAN ON THE PRAIRIES. Senator Vest Tells Good Story of Hunter Hun-ter Who Would Not Take Advice Self-Preservation Led Missourian to Desert Friend. Senator Vest has told many stories, but one experience of his has not reached the general reader. It occurred oc-curred many years ago, hut the senator sena-tor telling it not long ago was still chuckling. Mr. Vest one time received a visit from a rich and famous hunter from London who brought a letter of introduction intro-duction from a friend living in the English En-glish capital. And the Englishman had brought with him his own hunting dogs. The hunters and the attendants got In the big wagon and the dogs followed. fol-lowed. They drove for many miles and finally the wagon was left in the care cf the men, and Mr. Vest and the Englishman started out on the quest. They did well. The dogs of the Englishman En-glishman were not worth much, but the Missouri breed gave excellent sport. "Just wait and give my dogs a chance," declared the Englishman. "All they need is a stronger, scent." "They got it," said the senator telling tell-ing the story. "Yes, they got it. Some distance away was a little hill and in the side of the little hill were little holes. Suddenly the Englishman's dog got the stronger scent and started for the littlo hill with the little holes. " 'Call them back,' I shouted to the Englishman. " 'Oh, no,' he replied. 'Now they've got it. Now they've got it.' " 'They will get it if they don't keep away from there,' I answered. But he would not listen and he got so excited that he started on a run after his dogs. "Well, it was my time to be moving, too, for I knew what was coming; so I called my dogs and made for the wagon as fast as the good Lord would let me. Just as I crawled in I turned and saw the show, and I never pitied anybody in my life as much as I did thr.t Englishman with the dogs that wanted a stronger scent. Out of the holes came little animals and you never saw such a mix-up in your life. The dogs ran for the Englishman and Jumped around him for protection. Then the Englishman tried to get away from the dogs for protection, too, and the whole combination starteu for the wagon. " 'Put the whip to the horses,' I told my man, 'and don't let them get within with-in half a mile of us.' "'Hi, there, wait for me!' cried the Englishman. " 'Keep your distance,' I responded and to the driver I said, 'Whip 'em up.' So we went mile after mi.e over that prairie. I pitied the Englishman from the bottom of my heart, but there are times when pity must not get too close. I kept him in sight so-;iiat so-;iiat he should not miss the way, but he had to walk. Once in a while he would run as though I would allow him to catch up with the wagon, but every time he did we put on more speed. When we neared the town, I had to call back to him that his company com-pany would not be desirable for at least twenty-four hours. I never saw him again." "And the little animals in the little holes in the little hill, senator?" Mr. Vest was asked. "Polecats," replied the senator. "The Englishman had read about quail living liv-ing in holes in the prairie hills and he wouldn't change his mind when I tried to explain things to him. But those dogs of his certainly did get all the scent they wanted there was no mistake mis-take about that." |