Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-06-09
Au1nsing 8eaaing,
IrNCTR JoE,s DOG STORY.


a very truthful and entirely probable eaccount
of South American lizard which had swal-
lowed itself and choked to death on its tail.
mo, I'm really shore you heven't.'
sWall,' resumed 'Uncle Joe,' spreading
out pair of feet that looked like couple
Of horse blocks-sWall, that dog followed
me clear through the KaAdr war-clear
through it,
The what WARP
The Kaf6r war
tWhar mout that be?'
why, in Africa, to be sure. Them KAT
frs are death in a fight. They amt par
tickler where they strike ayther, or what
they strike with. A club comes jest han
dy with 'em as boulder. They're some,
Itellsyou, Siah, on aplugmuss. Wall, that
dog, did you ever notice his tail-clus' 1
mean?'
Il reckon no.
Wall, that dogs tail is a merecle. When
We were bein shot at by band of them
Kaa6rs, that dogs tail was the only thing
that kept him from getting shot
d recon yaas,' said Siah doubtfully and
placing a cubic foot Of niger head in his
mouth-sYaas.'
Fact. You see, he stood with his hind
eend toward the Kafirs, and knocked the
balls of with his tail jest as fast as they come.
One ball struck it, down towards the thick,
and it bounced back and struck the very fel-
ler in the eye as had fired it, KILN him i'm
mejitly.'
Ireckon yaas,' iuterpolated Siah, who be-
gan to: tremble for the popularity Of his
lizard yarn.
sWall, and another of theballs struck the
point of that tail and hang me eff the bull
let didn't split,in two, one half lodging In
the calf of soldier sleg, and tother fell to
the ground kivered with hair
Il recon yaasp and Siah elected a mouth
full of Juice over Joe's feet on the back log,
where it Kissed and Kissed and sputtered In
to a dozen bubbles. That baker las GIN
newiue sap, I Irecon-yaas.'
That dog Joe pointed to the animal in
question, which seemed in the fire lightlike
huge boiled ham, sprinkled with pepper
and salt-sThat dog once come nigh upon
getting his death in Gurus and very onsat'
isfaotory manner. He has first rate smellin
powers
sYaas, recon- said Siah, moving further
away from the dog; 'and I reckon his smel.
lin powers are increasin amazingly-yaas.
yes, age improves the flavor sartain.-
Wall, as was sayin,' continued Joe putting
away vigorously, 'he kin smell a mile off;
and he's a powerful strong dog
Il recon yaas,' said Siah, as he moved
few feet further off from the canine; yaas,
you mought made it two miles, and his
strength wouldn't weakened any, recon
POP
sWaal, as was saying, that Bowse is ar
uncommon dog, and he's distressed fast
dog on his feet. He kin run faster than
little boys nose in December. Fact
Il recon, yaasp and Siah took another
quid half an inch larger than the old one
which he had hattened against the chimney
jamb.
.Siah when that dog runs he runs I've
seen him run so fierce that his fore leg
couldn't keep up with hind legs. He's bea
himself, often, on square heat. Siah you'c
better give that fore log a histe with you
foot, er it will drop out on the harth.'
Il recon, yaas.'
Them Kafirs, how he hated 'em. Pvt
knowen him to foller Kafir, in sneakin
way-for he is cawshus about gettin' int
trouble-for ten days on stretch. Eff KAT
fir went to sleep, Bowse nailed him by tn
throat, shuk him, and then
Il recon, yaas.'
well, as I was going to tell you, tina
dog-Bowse, is his name-guess he mus be
lem me see, nigh about ten years old. I go
him of Jemeny Pelts, over yonder on Shrunl
Greek. Pelts is great feller for dogs, tho
he isn't much on hoss meat You knowe'
Pelts, didn't you, Siah? That were hi
dater which run off with the city chap il
the speckled breeches and shiny hat
Irecon, yaas, sartin.'
sWell, Pelts set great store by that dog
and Lije-you've hearn of Lie Pelts?
sI'recon yaas,' calculated Siah, GROWN
rather tired.
well, Lie had trained Bowse SO kerfu
that he'd jump over a chunk Of vittels al
eat it without bein' tod. He'd fetch ar
carry, too-fetch himself up to pound {
liver and carry it off just easy
sYaas,' said Siah.
The dog arose, gaped, scratched his hea
looked wistfully into the fire, and shook him
SELF Siah moved further away.
sLay down, Bowse down there now. H
knows I'm talkin' to him. Well one da
when I was taken prisoner by parsel c
them nakid vagabond Kafirs, and kerrie
to ther village, consistin' of two stumps an
and a briar-bush, the principal bildin' beir
hole in the ground, that dog done sumthiu
and done it afore the whole cromd of Kat
frs
Il recon yaas.'
What he done was this; he was spol
tin on ahead of US, when, all of a sudden
he stopped, come to dead halt about NOR
or less than a dozen yards in front of a jun
gle. Then we heered roar that sounde
like an earthquake afflicted with a headache