Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Harry Sampson obtains Revenge.

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Mr. SnarErssides in Forsyth street. Mr.
Snarl is an old bachelor, with an Irish
girl for house keeper. snarl lives in
good style. but has some queer notions.
He dislikes dogs above all things. organ
grinders and beggars not excepted.
Snarl's next door neighbor is Harry
Sampson. Now Harry is the very oppo-
site of old Mr.. .Snarl. He sets high val
ne on dog, and thinks there is only one
article equal to "a Newfounlander,' and
that's woman.
Harry has several specimens of the ca
nine race. The other evening they got
up bowling match because the moon be-
came eclipsed. They commenced about
ten o'clock and kept it up till the sun got
an inch above Williamsburg. This so an
noyed Mr.. Snarl that he had Harry jerk
ed up for a nuisance, and fined ten dol
lars.
Harry paid the money, but resolved
on revenge.
The next morning the following adver-
tisement appeared in the Herald;
WANTED-At Forsyth street, two
bull dogs and four spaniel pups for full
blooded dogs the highest price will be
paid. Call between four and six p. NJ.
JAMES SNARL !"
We need not say the advertisement
was by Harry. His reason Of making
the calls between four aud six, was be-
cause Mr.. Snarl was always out at that
hour, taking an airing around the battery.
AS the hour specified began to draw
near, several specimens OF dogs and pups
might have been seen going up the Bow
cry to Grand street, down to Forsyth and
up Forsyth to the mansion occupied by
Mr.. Snarl
The first person that pulled the door
bell was butcher boy from Centre Mar
ket, with pair Of bull dogs " that would
tear h-ll out of tiger" Maggy an
swered the bell, when tho following col>
loquy took place:
Does Mr.. Snarl live here %
He does. why do you AK"
GIVE got some dogs for him."
dogs for Mr.. Snarl-mother Of Moses ]
did you ever, you've mistook the door,"
Devil bit of tread that"
Here Syskie took out the morning Her.
aid, and showed Maggy the advertise>
ment. Maggy was thunderstruck, still
there was no denying the advertisement;
she accordingly told Syskie to go into the
back yard wild the dogs, and await the
return Of NJ. Snarl. Syskie did so.
In about two minutes, Maggie was
again summoned by the door bell.
What do you want 90
"Mr. Snurl-Ive got them dogs he
wanted"
You have-well then go into the yard
wild the other blackguard."
No. 2 followed No. /. No. 2 was soon
followed by No. 3, who was succeeded
by lots a, 5, and 7. By half-past FIVE
the back yard contained twenty -one
bull dogs and fourteen spaniels. The
former got up misunderstanding, and
by the time Mr.. Snarl arrived, seven span
iels had been placed hors du combat, while
brindle bull dog from Fulton market
was going through his third fight with
'yaller terrier from Mott street.
Mr.. Snarl reached home few moments
before six. Maggy opened the door and
burst out as follows
For the love Of the Lord, go back
and stop 'em. They are uteing one an
other up, and If not choked OF will devour
the Cestern. Since the days of Crummel,
I've not heard such hullabaloo entirely.
Snurl event back'-Snarl looked into
the yard and would have swore. but he
could not find oaths sufficiently powerful
to do justice to his feelings.
When we left, Mr.. Snarl was emptying
the back yard with an ax-helve.
The next morning Harry Sampson COM
| planned Of him for having dog fight
on his premises. Snarl was fined twenty.
FIVE dollars-ifeen dollars for having
such fight and ten dollars for being
an old hyPOcrite.' It is not necessary
for us to say that Harry Sampson slept
better that night. than any night since
the war with Mexico.-N Y. DUtcAwdN