Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-01-07

uIeu were Joylully cafeSSlng their lost
companion, when Coll missing his dog,
turned around suddenly to look after her.
'Wheu'wt,' whistled Coll Here, Bess,
here Bess, and discovered the hound, he
approached the wagon of the squatter,
patting his thigh, and whistling for Bess
to come to him.
''Thats dads dog, Mister, said the
'rosiu heel girl to Coll, and you had bet
ter let her alone
Not this time said Coll, as he patted
the dog ON her head, and coaxcd her
to follow him.
'Look here, stranger, what are you
doin' with that thar dog p demanded the
old squatter, as he came around from the
other side of the wagon.
Why, I'm going hunting with her,
said Coll, looking up in surprise.
"Not adzactly,' said the old man, that's
my dog
"Your dog replied Coll, 'how sop
'How so-why raised her, said the
old man frowning,
Z" Well, SO did L.
Yes, but l own its mother, and
raised her too, and there arc the balance
of the pack under the wagon, (hcrc the
squatter pointed to the hounds, and this
dog got away from me yesterday
Can't help it, said Coll, that dog
was given me by the oldest friend I've
got in the world, and 1 would not part
with her upon any money
"May be you mought not, said the old
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from here, and that's talk enough, for she
is mine
=. "But how can you prove it 2 asked
Coll dcspondingly, and clinging to the
last hope of recovering his dog.
Oh, easy enough, said the squattcr,
'if you want the proof of it, l can dern
soon give it to ye,'
{" Well, prove it, said Coll.
(" Here Sue, cried the squattcr, and
the hound ran up and cringed at his feet.
This is the greatest bar dog, stranger,
that you ever seed can make her do
Just what 1 want to, and I'll bet you a
round dollar that I'll make the hound
prove by you that she belongs to me-
Coll began to think that the old man
might be running circular on him, and
so said he, Done. old chap, I'll take
you up; point your dollar
"l'll hold the money, dad, said the
'rosin heeP gal, advancing and holding
out her hand, in which the two dollars
were forthwith deposited.
In the meanwhile, anxiously watch
ing the proceedings, the yellow haired
children had formed group around the
squatter's wife, who, with her baby in
her arms, filed up the background of the
picture. AS soon as the stakes were de-
posted, the squatter gazed upon Coll,
who stood, with his gun OH his shoulder,
about five PAGES off, and measuring him
from head to foot with his little black.
snakish eye, as if calculating whether Coll
might not shoot the hound, he turned to
the dog and said, up, Sue watch him.
youP The hound arose, bristled up, and
with fcrocious look commenced growing
at Coll, who fixed his eyes upon the dog.
and stood his ground. Drive him off,
continued the old man, speak to him,
you bite him bite him, Sue = and the
latter words were no sooner out of his
mouth, when the hound sprang at Coll,
and laid hold of him in good earnest, to
the amusement of the yellow-haircd chill
dren, and the crowd which had by this
time gathered around.
In less than no time the dog had torn
nearly all the clothes from off Coll, with
the exception of his leather leggings, and
as he retrcatcd he tried to keep off the
hound from him with his gun, while he
cried to the squatter to call her off.
'The squatter's wife here mterfered,
and screamed out
You Jerry, call off the hound Here,
Sue, come here come here you wretch!'
while the baby frightened at the scene,
set up terrible sQuall, which added
greatly to the confusion.
"No, dad cried the 'rosin heel gal,
let her shake him till he says its your
hound I'll keep nanny back
'Its your dog its your dog!' now
screamed Coll.
Hound houndp cried the 'rosin heel
gal, clapping her hands-say it's dads
"D-uation = cried Coll, it's your
hound, then it's your hound, and all the
blasted whelps, too
The squatter, with some difficulty, cal
led Sue off.
"Well, s'pose you give it up it's my
hound said the squatter in triumph,
while his sides shook with laughter, in
which the crowd joined. told you I'd
make her prove it by ye.'
"Here dad, cried the 'rosin-heeP gal,
'here's yer two dollars, and dod rot him,
let the naked critter go home
This was too much for Coll, who, be-
coming conscious of his tattered condition,
especially in the rear, made for the first
by-streets, amid the shouts of the crowd,
and, for that day at least, he gave up his
hunt and his hound
Harry's story was frequently Interrupt
ted by merry peals of laughter at Coll,
who owned up, and hilarity and good hu-
NOR prevailed,