Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-12-05
That's the best greyhound you ever saw

eSeveniy-fve dollars
sWhats Scyenty-fge dollars for that dog
framap
i guess you're fool any way, says the
dog man: you don't know hound from a
tau yard cur, you jackass! Phe-e-wtl come
along, jerry and the man and dog disap-
pesred.
The man with the hollow dog had not
stepped out two minutes, before the servant
appeared with two more dog merchants;
both had their specimens along and were in
vited TO step IN
'Ah. that's dogi CALCULATED the country
sportsman, the moment his eyes lit upon
the massive proportions Of a laundering
edition Of Mt. ST. Bernard.
THAT is a dog, sir was the emphatic re-
sponse of the dog merchant.
sHow much do you ask for that dogf-
quo,h the sportsman.
sWell,' says the trader, patting his dog,
i thought of getting about ffty-fve dollars
for bin, but II
Stop interrupted the country sports
man, sthat's enough--he won't suit, nc how:
l can't 20 them figures on dogs The man
and dog left growing, and the next man
and dog we're brought up.
why, that's queer dog. mister, amt
ita 'Tain't got no hair on it; why, where IN
blazes did you raise such a deg as that;
been scalded kain't ita' says the rural sports
man, examining the cr;tter.'
.scaldedR' echoed tie dog man, looking
no ways amiatie at the speaker, why did
n't you never see Chinese terrier afcreP
No, and if that's one don't care about
seeing another. Why, he Jocks like sing
ed pcssunF
"Well, you're pooty looking country
jake, you are, 10 advertise for a deg, and
dod't know a Chiuey terrier from sipged
possum -
Another rap at tie door announced more
dogs. and as Tie man opened it to get cut
with his siuged possun, genus who evi-
denily s.kiiled for Keyser," rushed in with
a pair of ,le ugliest-looking- avage-snnb-
nosed, slaughter house pups, "the fancy
might ever hope 10 look upon As the meet
axish CANNES made rush at the very boct
toops of the country sportsman, he ''shied
off" pretty pereepti6ly.
care you de man advertised for de dogs,
sa-a-ayl You needn't be afraid o dem;
eors a'hcre lay da-owa, Balty-day's de
dogs, mister, yot you read Of
"Ain't they rather fercei" asked the ru-
raj sportman, eysing ,hc ugly brutes.
"Fierces Better believe dey 4re-shqw
'em a flight, if you want to see'em 60 IN
for de chances! You want to see der teeth"
"No, guss noi,' timidly responded the
sporimap; s.they are not exactly what
want" be continued
'sWhat," says ,Jakey, ssdan't want EN-
Why, look here, you don't 60 for to say
dat you 'spect I'm agoin' for to fetch d-dogs
clean down here, fornothin', do you. sa-a-ay
Cos it you do, I'll jis drop off my duds and
lam ye out oyer boots !"
Jakey was just beginning to square when
his belligerant propositions were suddenly
nipped in the bud, by the servant opening
the door and usheiing in more dogs; and no
sooner did Jakeys pups see the newcomers,
than they went iu; a fight ensued-both Of
Jakey's pups lighting down on an abled-
bodied, big-bone sorrel dog, who appeared
perfectly happy in the transaction, and
having tremendous jaw of its own, made
the bones of the pups crack with the high
pressure be gave them. 0f course DOG
fight is the cue for man Eight, and IN the
wsg Of a dead lambs tail, Jakey and The
proprietor of the sorrel dog had dispute
Jakey was attitudinizing la 'sthe fancy
when the sorrel dog man---who, like his dog
was got I'D on liberal scale of strength ane
proportions--walked right into Jakeys cal.
culations, and 9hirled him in double flip
flaps on 20 the wash-stand in the rura
sportsman's room. Our sporting FRIEND
viewed the various combatauts more II
bodily fear than otherwise, and was making
break for the door, to olear himself, wheI
to his horror and amazement, he found th'
entry beset by sundry men and boys, an'
sny quantity Of dogs-dogs of every hue
size aud description. At thas moment th'
cha Fea-up pups of Jakey, and their equal,
used d-up master, came rushing down stairs
another fight ensued on the stairs be
tween Jakey's dogs and some others, ane
then astampede of dogs-nixing up o
dogs -taugling Of repes andssraps- cursint
and hurraing, and such time generally, a
is far better imagined than described.
TIE boarders hearing such wild outcry--
10 say nothing of the yelps of dogs, cam,
out of their various rooms, and retired d
quickly, to escape the stray and colfuset