Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-26
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kifored with gflsul stuck out nRe onso y
pidgin' . aig, Gaze ;he. son onto IL so much,
Well, iheb afat looked NIFTY sassy and
ite, enyl how, ,pRrsienlerly when he wpr =
slrutun' up tn . big straegs dog iu smell
owe, i'm. IL made his stfrn look her
than his shoulders, ,peTpindi and
squsr; an he he'd q way ,oy walking slow
and solemn. like Yaye seed young tellers
do st camp msetin' when approaching oy
2 gal az thes spring with her stud lhSsfs hos
close Rps agYlne soSter sIdsWsys ap g smity
keeIfnl. n Iys, seed lllStle hogs 80 through
The same motions, w pn IN ps9ch orchard
an, 20 her in the lane, when they shof they
wanted tu 6le,. and Wud q dun " but fur
the fence what. 1wpr q atween etn.
never. found out that he &ur good fur
engthing but tu Keep bred Il ON mouldin'
aud meat from spIIlnt; and when he wan-
isd u show chat he was glad, es he he'd
is pe tale % ysgs he twisted wis aud wsggedt
bis, hole ssSfn, an his hlne feet sliPpedi
about on ths, groun, sorter Ike tasgpn;-
sbI gals walks when she thinks sum Eel.
lera Is fookin. at her.. He wuE c1tleted
adlsctly like a, mildewed sadil skirt. an
be kerfied his years on q noWin sort of
cock, like onto mule when be is skeerr
eds, He'd whiskeTs oln his eyes, an on
hind legs, and must ev he'd powerful
acGy conseince, fur he. Wur the meanest
eountipepced dog ever sesd in my life:
Now as ", his pAtur,, ye cud never set
i'm onto eny thing lye wanted tu and
cud'nt call i'm of, euything he got sFteT
on his own accord, He wur skeered all
the time. an stud redy 10 rsn or u steal,
as the chances 'mout be; aud takin' i'm
altogether. he wur Jus. the sort os q dog
tu bsiong ~ mv-not wurth a darn. an
or.ir been killed .sfors his eyes got open;
4 Well, stsF GHs, he tGllsted In me IN Y
town Sun day, jiIt esEe ] dind's want
him III, an while | wur a gittin on q head
oy steam 81 the dcggery, be started
roun town on q steAlin experdishun ov
his own, and like his cussed fool owner
got hisself inter a Gtst-tats setafe An
skere without half tryin. an 10 less nor
no time at that, he'd gin myself 9
shake in the doggetS. and heatn the
whisky In me slosh, an ! 'knowed i he'd
my load aboard, SO l cum out inter the
street, an-the-fust thing l seed, be
cum a tearin down the street tfteen Zines
faster nor thot he eud run, jdst.e bow.
in Of hisself, his years sos hRt onto bis
neck, an, his .bristles all SET. up like q
BLACK .pearche q top I'm, bis eyes shot up
fast % tite, and he he'd on q sort oy hSf3s
ness made outer strings, sorter like the
set Dad wore W hen, he. acted Hosss an he
wuf hhulip1 ov an old stage lantern. y; }. ap az
hit filled sith vet powder and sot'Sp fte.
Now the sparks at the seiSIn. an fh6
dust, and The ratIin and the youlin an
glrfosiihS ab ,barkiini to6y TIE eighty nine or
ninety" dogs oy AL Kinds What wnr n
chasirtl oV I'm, made sum sensashun.---
w Weh---it--hid -whew.w. When seed
him pass without nowin me, I tl1ot o.
DADS hornet tetribusllun a. last: an then
I got mad an looksd round for sutn Wan
tu vent rath on. an seed long legged
cuss, sotteroV tie Loyengood strtpes with
Ills, hat cooked before b sittih d strEddtl
oy a hoss. back. q swibgin his legs al q
singin- a '"'f'liF ','f'P
" Rack, back Dayyy,, ttstIa up bohlno. ',- "a. @
You show me your foot, aud III show yoa
mine" 80
Thiak, yoaal'll do ,er you 70 dida.. stsFt al
my dog on ,tbat experdishun ,ov his'n.
you'll du tu put il on eny how, so hero
goes. Sell. Mister. what had my, dog
dun tn you?' lie psidlpq attention. but
kept on % singing7T.8 lif4I. ira
Rack, back Davy, dadey shot bar.
Shot I'm lu Tie eye, and never touch hsf."
il seed it Wur no use tryin 10 breed a
quarrel. so-thatI mOut be able IN breed
tite, and jist lent bin . sIstherin ca
Iamity rith Nbar bis .snout commenced .
pprou,in from atween his eyes. with ruf
r9ck a bout the size Of % gose Alg, Tilt
fotch b'im.7! He udEapPed Ofen the boss.
rack. but. hilt squirrel holt onto. the pole
with his paw sn hiDe feet. and hung back
down. II jumped he'd tast ftbrOHgh
eLWeenl his belly Rp the pole; my brft
broke bis bolt. and we cum TO the ground
s16Iinsome5 ondermOst. an turnin. heads
and tails! $50 the iust thing ] did was ia
shut = N y sjaws onto q smputhf0l or his
slesk. inipontoa the place whsr yer foot
iIehes ~ go when yu are in kiekin dia,
tanee ov q top. He Fl mitily fur the
chance he had bot soon seed be ilsd .
cross oy bar in FIN, for be cUd'nt stand
ticklia behind. ef It mput be called tickIin
at all. for every time he got bis hine legs
ondeE him he. tried his dsrndest 70 jump
loose bnt my holt, bilt, an We 6ud take
our frst pOsishpn agip.t thot oya boz
oy patches what he'd in my pocket. 40
1 fotch IIbe whole boxful q rake onto vthe
CRAWL. and stuffed 'em ell bIszin inter
one oy,the poeksts oy bis coat tail. Now,
mind. he. .nogd notbin sf these proceed
ins, fur his mind wur exereised ,ppgeEfal
about the hutin iwur helpia i'm 70 be-
hind. nogdb he'd soon show strong
sighs oy wsntin to co. So the! fust big
rore he fotch aarter the ere reached, his
hide 1 jist let my mouth fy ppsB77sor-
an he vent his hole tale in ras blazeg4-s
fO:.. 4 .....S Iii sass.,