Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-24

for himself and his dog, adding, that he would
be responsible for The bill.
oval, guess I'm all ready" said our Allie
ghanian friend, about hall an hour afterwards,
as he stepped GU, on the piazza, smackng bis
lips, and wipng his mouth with his coat sleeve ;
. I guess I'm ready. mister, and you may bring
along 'ha, bnli.pup of yuur'n quick as you
please, for have TO be going"
Here he is said John Bull, and in the same
moment a STOUT, ,an-colUred. compacrly built
and vigorous looking dog with lusks like those
Of wild boar p;o,ruIng from his black muz.
gle, reused him,elf from under tho bench on
which his master was sitting. He gave low.
muffled growl he rose, while poor Hauk,
who was jus, thrus,ing his nose of the door
way, shrank back in terror behind the heels of
The Aleghanian.
why, your dog has no fight in him, my
good sir" qun'h The EngI:shman, pe,iishy.
Don't be TOO sure of that" answered the
other "ihe fgh. always lies deep down in our
Al!eshanian dogs; bui when you onst sc, a, it,
lis The raaI thing, and no mistake. AS for
Hauk, here. he hasn't had his drink yet; and
besides thai, | always talk TO him all alone bv
himself, aiore be goes into a tight always
do -%i
"Well, there's water in the horse trough,
and there's the bar-room for your talk" said
John Ball, utterly confounded by wha. he now
,ursoA i,,p,rli, ,ba Of, ~
United S,a,eser, who had swndled him out Of
dinner in the name OF dog that would not
stand up even 10 receive flogging.
Dunk from horse-trough!' ~ cried the Al
leghanian, disdainluily. "Hauk isn't that kind
Of a cril,er mister"
Whai does he drink, then !"
Drink why he never drinks any thing bu,
pepper-sarce. You may look. mister. but tell
you pePper-safce is my dogs drink | see that
gentleman in The bar has lots of bottles of it on
an upper shelf, and if he will only lei me have
a couple Of 'em. with ,ha, pail, in that back
room, so as can talk 10 Hauk alone, while he
drinks--.l saw if you will only tell The gentle
niences. I'll soon show you whether or not That
Briri,h bul-terrIer of your'n can eat up an Al
leghanian al mou'hlul."
Gre the fellow The bottles, The pail, and
The back roum," roarcd John Bull through The
open window give him whatever he wants,
and pni the whole IN my bill; I'm determined
TO hold the knave To his original agreement in
some way or oher."
Within the nexl five minutes, the Allegha-
nian had shut himself up in The room commu-
uicaiins with ihe bar. emp'ed the pepper sauce
into the pail, and placing his dog Hauk there
in, saturated thoroughly his shaggy coat with
The pungent mixture. The Englishman, all I'M
patient, mean~ bile stepped into The bar-room,
followed by the bull-errer, when suddenly the
inner DOOR was flung open. and there stood the
Alleghaniar,. ges'icuIa'Ing wildly with one hand,
while he held Hauk with the other
Bring on your dog" he shouted--." bring
on your British bull-lerrier that is going TO eal
up bring him on, say, and let's see if an
leshanian cur isn't more than mou,hful for
him."
Sezr---sez,-.-.eize him !" hissed John Bull
between his teeth, at the same time clapping
his hands and siridng rapidly toward the inner
door, while his bull terrier. with fierce growl,
sprang past him full a, The throat of poor Hauk.
The Aleghanian had released his own hold
upon his dog, and it seemed as if all must be
over with him if those ,ofaciOus jaws only fair
ly fastened upon his neck. The yelp of Hauk
proved, indeed, that The buliler:ier did give one
severe bite, bul the mex. mo,nent saw the latter
rebnunding against his masters legs. aud work
ing his slavering jaws. as if trying 10 disengage
a swarm Of horne,s shat had lodged upon his
palate.
You confounded rascal" roared the Eng
ii,hman. "wh hat po,son have you put upon the
hair of your vile curl"
Wal. misiet." quo,h the Al!egha nian, cool
Iy, a rayther guess ina, Hank was in si,ch an
all fred passion for fight, the pepper-sarce he
drank iist now mus, have swesled through. A;