Life, 1886-01-07 · page 5 of 16
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 19 This page contains three distinct items: 1. **"The Royal Hunt in Hungary"** - A humorous account of a hunting expedition hosted by Count Festetics for the Prince of Wales. The narrative describes an absurdly chaotic series of events: a stag escaping gunfire, an infantry regiment intervening, a wild boar hunt gone wrong (with dynamite used), and finally the Prince improvising by shooting a corn-covered ear of corn at the hog. The piece satirizes the incompetence and absurdity of the royal hunting party. 2. **"Thoughts on Decoration No. III"** - A stained glass window design showing religious figures in an ornate Gothic style, likely demonstrating artistic trends of the period. 3. **Brief notices** including a joke about photography and married men, and a response about Queen Junius not being liberal. The hunting story is the primary satirical content, mocking upper-class sporting pretensions.
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- LIFE: THE ROYAL HUNT IN HUNGARY. THOUGHTS ON DECORATION. No. III. @O& Hungarian correspondent sends a thrilling account of the hunt given in Hungary by Count Festetics in honor of the Prince of Wales. The forenoon was devoted to deer hunting. During the preceding night a fine stag had been caught in a trap for the purposes of the hunt. At sunrise the stag was brought and chained to a post. Then the Prince advanced to within a few paces of the animal and began to fire at it with a shotgun, but did no damage beyond wounding some of the servantsand shooting the hunting-cap off the head of an aged baron. The stag dodged the fire of the Prince so well that it was decided to change the programme. An infantry regiment then moved forward, bound the feet of the stag, and threw it on the ground. Its horns were soon sawed off, as a precautionary measure, and a dose of chloroform administered to keep it perfectly still in a recum- bent posture. The Prince then advanced and des- patched the animal in fine style with a club. The afternoon was devoted to an exciting wild boar hunt. A wild hog had been caught two weeks before and starved into a manageable con- dition, Asa preliminary step, the hog was chained to a fence, its feet being fastened together with trace-chains and its ears nailed to the fence with ten-penny nails. The Prince then opened a rapid fire with a Gatling gun at short range. As the firing progressed, it was discovered that the top of the fence had been carried away, the horse-rack de- molished, and the hen-house perforated with holes till it looked like a martin-box; while the hog was not touched. The Prince paused to rest, and was advised to try a dynamite bomb, and he at once acted on the suggestion. When the bomb was thrown and exploded, it carried away the rest of the fence and blew a hole in the ground beyond big enough to serve as an ice-house ; but the hog y de eee YG was still untouched, though evidently alarmed. The} x Vj Uff; Prince grew impatient and, declaring that he would id : S ll ETL : try a plan of his own, regardless of foreign dic- Re) ia tation, he got an ear of corn, smeared it with strychnine and placed it on the ground by the hog. The animal, after being released, devoured the corn greedily and expired in a few minutes, amidst the tumultuous cheers of the distinguished sports- men, J. A. Macon. HOTOGRAPHY of the stars is now a scientific pastime. Alas, another excuse for belated married men! 3 ; DESIGN FOR A STAINED GLASS WINDOW FOR A YOUNG Lapies' SEMINARY. NY person discovering a printer’s error in ANSWER TO A CORRESPONDENT, an Oxford Bible will be paid a guinea. Apply N° JUNIUS, the Queen is not a Liberal. early and avoid the rush. She is what you might call an Illiberal. comicbooks.com