Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28

Friday Is fixed upon, and I, knowing you owned one of the best partridge dogs in the country, ran my horse over to engage him before Webster.'
 ] Yes, Beaver understands the business tolerdbly welI,' remarked the farmer, batting his favoliIe. You can have him.
 Right :! and I shall want you too, we agreed to have seconds-to prevent fraud you know. You shall De well paid for your time'
 The whole being Satisfactorily srrang> ed, 'Squir. Sprague tnok his departure, with slhe understanding that he should spend the night previous to the hunt with Tyler, as his nelshborhood was to be the star ing point. and he wshed to be on hand as early as his opponent.
 Things tock place accordingly. Fti> day morning the Squire paid the farmer for his entertiinment, and also for his days services in advance. Then the two with Beaver. which made three, sallied forth out into the woods.
 The animal was well trained, he not only knew his own business, but his masters likewise. For some hours he kept close 10 hissmaster, refusing to hunt or even to bark when they happened to start up one of the fowls of which they were in search. He merely cooked hls eye slyly now and then to catch look from his master, and all the 'Sqmre's css ing and s,eboying went for nothing The Squire looked dark. began to nuts ter, and at length broke fotth with---
 What in thunder ails your dog. Ty> Ter 9
 Remarkably backward spring. says the farmer, breaking a twig. and without appearing to hear the question.
 The Squire muttered to Ii nself again and they went on as before till he made two or three more unsuccessful attempts to set him on.' Then he began berat. ing the dog again.
 Smart pup that-I'd rather have bootisck to hunt partridges with. What m fary ails him to>day 2
 Saw the eclipse of the moon last evening. presume 2 says the other quietly.
 No: didn't know there was one.'
 Nor l, said Tyler 10 himself. and again they went on. IL was all the worse for the Squire's patience. that he I could hear the echoes of Webster's gun almost without cessation. He grew outrageous, and decared that as Beaver wouldn't work. he might just as well give up and, go home.
 Seven o'clock said he, consulting his watch. Did you ever know the brute to act so before r
 How did you like the sermon las. Sunday afternoon
 Don't remember about it in particu lar, and don't care now. only wish t. know what under heaven ails that infer nal dog! and he gave the creature look that plainly said
 'Confound me. it 1 shouldn't like to try charge of shot on you.
 Reuse me Squire, for saying it. says Tyler, but I do think you sqnlres are rather duler than we farmers. How ever, since 'ts so, that you cant com prehend what makes the dog so 10th to serve you, and since the clitter cant speak for himself.~Il be his spokesman, and tell you what think about the ma,er.' Here the speaker stopped to a chew. 8aC
 We'll exclaimed the Squire impa- tiently:
 WelI.' resumed the other, speaking very deliberately and pausing at the end of every two or three words, to roll over the tobacco in his mouth, you see the Irouble is just here, as understand il. Beaver has got "A good use ol it. He's aoaiting .tor Ais dollor.'
 The Squire looked blank firstly, an. gry secondly. and-but the farmer couidn't be certain how he did look thirdly, for he turned away his face the way his sides shook. however, was a caution to earthquakes. As soon as he could conveniently. he turned back. pulled out his purse, and the identical miI!rea foundits way back, to the pocket of Beavers master. The dog commen- ced woik at once and in good earnest. During the remainder of the day, he acquitted himself 10 the entire admiration of the Squire, who, after all. won the stake.
 Some time since, some grains of wheat,