Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-10-01

'Ndif hiikWll utdi running lNNl VI AHOs '''
made up my mind the next time he went out
he wouldn't be alone. SO when he passed,
grapplcd his tail, and he pulled me out OF
the sile, and as soon as We were both atop q
the bank. the old brindlo stopped and wa
bout coming round again, when began pull
in the other way.
"Well. ! reckon this kind o. riled him, 70
he iust stood stock still and hooked at me
spell. and then commenced PAWN and bel
lcrin', and the way he made his hind gcarin
play in the air was beautiful
"But it warn't no use, he couldn't tctcl
me- so he kind o. stopped to get wind fol
suthin develsh, as Judged by the way he
started By this time | had made up my
mind to stick to his tail as long as it stuck to
his back bone. | didn't like to holler tot
help nuthor. kasc it war agin my principles,
and the Deacon had preaching and praying
at his house. and it want fur of, nuthcr.
81 knowcd if he heard the noise, the hull
congregation would come down. and as |
warn married. and had kind o hankerin'
artcr gal that was thar. didn't feel as it
I'D like to be seen in that az predicamcnt.
$50 says |, We old sarpent do your cussed-
est. An SO he did for he drug me over ev-
cry briar and stump in the field, until ! war a
swcatin and blccdin' like an old fat bar with
q pack o hounds at his heels. And my name
ain't Mike Fink if the old critters tail an /
didn't blow out sometimes at dead level
with the ,armints back
$50 You may kalkclatc that he made good
time. Bimcby hc slackcncd his pace, and 1
had him 70" a spell, for | jist dropped behind
a stump. and that snubbcd the crittcr. Now,
says ], you may pull up this white oak stump
break your tailor iist hold on bit till
blow
well, while I war sittin thar, an idea
struck me that | had better be gettn out o
this some way, but hone exactly was the pint
If I'd let go and run, he d be foul o me sure.
80 lootn' at the matter in all its bearn'
l cum to the conclusion that III better let
somebody kHow whur / was So gin yell
louder than a locomotive whistle, and it
warnt long alore seed the deacons two
dogs comm down like as if they war sccin
which could git thar fust.
so, says /, old brindlc, as rdin' is as
cheap as wa.kin on this route, If you've no
objections, I'll take a deck passage on that ar
back o yourn So | wasn't very long get
tin a~trido of him then if you'd been thar.
you d a swore thar was nothin human in that
ar njr tho sile flew oriully as the ciittcr and
] rolled round the feld-onc on one side. and
one on the othcr-tryin to clynth my feet
prayed and cusscd and prayed until
couldn't tell which did last-and neither
warnt no use, they war SO orGlly mixed up
"Wcu, | reckon ! rid about half au hour
this wny when old bnudlo tho't 10 war time to-
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