Litchfield enquirer., 1852-12-30

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: Il shows ne how q whole village. or q
whole church Is sometimes torn to pieces
by a fight between two puppies: 80.
! The most remarkable dog fight on record
came of at FroglOwn, on the frontier Of
Maine, some years age. Il ensrossed the
eaiire community in one indiscrimiuate
mcIee-.-iniermRbl lawsuits, or suits Of
IaysqilS--disuHcIiO of The town it's down.
(all and ruin!
A fanciful genins named Joe Tucker, a
man about towO-a without yisi:
BILE means of supports dU>nothi6g, a
loaing, cigar smoking good 6atured fellow
owned a dog; click, intelligent, and
rather pretty beast, always at Joe:s heels.
and known as we'll as his master, aud liked
far more by The FrogIOwners. One day,
Joe and his dog were passing Bunion' S
grocery store. when a'grSat Piebatd ugly
locking dog, standing alongside Of wood
MACON. bounded on to joe fuckers dog
knocked him heels over head, and so frigll.
toned Bob Carter's wite-whO Was passing
towards her husband's Blacksmith shop,
with his dinner; that she stumbled backs
wards, and her old sun bonnet flopPing Uif
scared the horse attached to the wagon
He started; hit Latherem's barber pole
upset the load of wood, half of which fall.
| Jog dcwn Gumbo'S refreshmcnt collar,
struck one of Gumbo's children on the
head, killed it for time, stone dead and
so alarmed Mrs Gumbo, that she dropped
stew pan Of hot boiling oysters into the
lap of "a customer who sat waiting for the
savOry concocii0n, by a table in the Corner.
Mrs. Gumb0 rushed tor the chid-- The cus>
toner for the door. Mrs. GGmbo screams
ed. Tho child screamed, aud the customer
Yelled! 'n,s.
sOh, OH! oh-eh oh>oh. my poor Child
cried Mrs. Gumbo. .,........
Eth, eh<e>e-e>ep screamed the child.
'Oh, murder-r-r! Q, my everlasting
sin, I'm called to all eternity! Murder
r-r reared The customer.
The morse, the part Of a wagon, and
some Of the wood, we're on their mad Gus
reer.. The owaer;of the strange dog came
out;of the store just in time TO see Joe
Tucker seize a rock to deimolish the say
age dog and not waiting to see Joe let
dive. gave him such pop on the back.
tina. poor Joe fell forty rods up the street,
and striking the foot Of long ladder, upon
which Jim Elderly was perched,i paint
Pot in hand, some thirty feet from terra
firma Brought ladder, Jim and, paint pot
sprawling to the earth :; gripping pour jim
tor life, and sprihkling blue paint copiodsly
over the broadclpths. ,satiinetts,i and caIi>
Goes Of Abraham Miller. a formal and even
tempered Quaker, who ran out TO the door,
Just as the two dogs had gone fairly at it,
hip aud thigh, nip and catch. A glance at
matters seemed to convince Abraham Of
the true, statsOf the case and 10 an un>
usually elevated voice, he called out to Joe
Tucker, who had riShted' 0p. j.:
Joseph Tucker, thy, dogs fighting
81 Let 'em fight it out. yelled the pugna.
cious owner Of the strange dog. Let em
fight it out: I'll bet load Of wood, my dog
can-ea. any dog 10 town, and can eat the
owner =. J.
We have said Abraham Miller was
mild man-Quakers are proyerbially SO.
But the gauntlet thrown dow9< by the
stranger from the county,. stirred the gall
Of Abraham, and he rushed into the store
from the back yard, having slipped his
collar, Abraham brought forth a brindle
cur, strong, long, and all powerful.
"s Friend said the excited Quaker, sthy
dog shall be well beaten, prouise thee
Hike seize upon him! Turk, here boy y
and the dog went at it.
Bob Carterthe smith. coming upin time
10 hear the strangers defiance to the town.
and bent ON fight with somebody, for the
insult aid damage done 10 bis wife, clamp
ed the collar Of the stranger, and BY q Sc.
ries Of len pounds ten upon, the face. back
and, sides Of his bully ahtagonisi, with his
natural stedge hammers, Bob, stirring up
the strength and ire,Gf the bully stranger.
to the top OF his compass, ,,and then made
the sparks fly dreadfllly.
Joe fuckers dog. reinforced by that Of
M iller, took fresh start, and bes
tween the two, the strange dog was being |
cruelty put to his trumps. Deacon Pugh |
one OF the most pious and substantial men |
in EIOgtown. came ups and indeed the
whole town was assembling. and Deacon
Pugh armed with his heavy walking stick,
and shocked at the spectacle before him.
ma rched up to the dogs. exclaimipg as he
did so, 49,. r, "a.
.'Tie:. fe, fe. for shame! 1isgracefnI
yon men, ci,izens of Frogtown, will you
stand by, and
0Ou euSes VOu Gu0O SIIkO my Jog
Deacon PughH cried Abraham Miller, !
10 the Deacon, who. was about
. cut right and 'lsfl among the dogs with !
Jig cant, SSs Ia. =
.YouE dogs y shouted the Deacon, with |
Not my dogs. Deacon Pugh-!' echoed
he speaker. -
What did you say SO for, then r shout
ID the Deacon. -.a.tS =
/ never said dogs. Deacon PughR
You dia = responded the Deacon, with |
excitement.
deacon Pugh. thee speaks grOandless.
said the Quaker.
sYou tell falseho6d, Abraham Miller!'
thee utters mendacious assertion =
reiterated Abraham. ~
tYou-you-yoG lie |, hSwled the Dea-
con. al u, 70 =.
Thee hast, provoked my evil passion
Deacon Pngh = shouted tbs stalwart Qua
ker. and will chastise theev
Aud into the Deacon's wool went tho
Quaker. =. The Deacon nothing 10th enters
cd into the spirit of the. thiag, and we
lsaAe them thus. 'hip and luck,' to look 70