The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-29

stout enough to match him could be
found in any of the neighborng villages,
/ Tiger, or, more briefly, Tigo, the prop
erty of Abner Briggs, Junior, belonged
to species not distinctly named in
scientific books, but well known to our
country-foIks under the name "Yallah
dog" They do not use this expression
as they would say black dog or whae
dog, but with almost rs definite mean
ing as when they speak of a terrier or a
spaniel. A "yalIah deg" is a large canine
brute, of a dingy old flannel color, of no
particular breed except his own, who
hangs round tavern or butchers shop
or trots alongside team, looking as if he
were disguised with the world, and the
world with him. Our inland population
while they tolerate him, speak of him
with contempt. Old, of Meredith
Bridge, used to Wit the sun for not shin
ing on cloudy days, swearing that if he
hung up his "yalIah dog" he would make
a better show of daylight. A country
fellow, abusing horse of bis neighbours
| vowed that, eff he had such hoss, he'd
swap him for 'yallah dog and then
shoot the dog"
Tige WIS il!-cond toned by nature,
and art had not improved him by cropp-
ing his ears aud tail, and investing him
| with spiked collar. He bore on his
person, also, various not ornamental
scars, marks Of old battles: FOR Tige had
fcht in him. rs was said before, and rs
might be guessed by q certain Guinness
about the muzzlo, with projection OF The
lower jaw, which looked as if there might
be a ball-dos stripe among the numerous
bar sinisters of his lineage.
1t was hardly fair, however to leave
Alminy Gutter waiting while this piece of
natural history was telling. AS she
spoke of ittIeJo, who had been "haaf cnt
up" by Tige, she could not contain her
sympathes, aud began to cry.
"Why, my dear little SOUL" said Mr..
Beanarl. "what are you worried abouts
| used to play with Jear when ! was a
boy; and the bear used 10 hug me, and
| 7 uscd to kiss him.
1t was too bad of Mr.. Barnard, only
the second time he had seen Aminy but
her kind feelings had touched him and
that seemed the most natural way of cx
pressing his gratitude. Alminy looked
round 10 see if anybody was near; she
saw mol ody, so Of course it would do no
good to "hoIer" She saw nobody; but
a stout young fellow, leading q yellow
dog, muzzle1, saw her through crack
in picked fence, not great way off the
road. Many year he had been chang
in round" Almny, and never did he see
any encouraging look, or hear any "Be-
have, naow!' or "Come, naow, ant We
'shamed 2" or other forbidding phrase of
acquiescence, such as village bellies under
stand rs we'll as ever did the nymph who
fed to the willows in the eclogue we all
remember.
No wonder he was furious, when he
saw the school master, who had never
seen the cir. until within week, touch
ing with his lips those rosy checks which
he had never dared approach. But that
was all; it was a sudden impulse; and the
master turned away from the young girl
laughing, and telling her not TO fret her
self about him-he would take care Of
| himself.
So Master Langdon walked on to-
ward his school-house, not disploased,
perhaps, witL his little adventure, nor
immensely olated by it; for he WAS one Of
the natural class of the sex-subduers, and
had had many smile without asking,
which had been denied to the feeble
youth who try to win favor by pleading
their passion in rhyme, and even to the
more formidable approaches of young
officers in volunteer companies, consider
ed by many to be quite irresistible to the
fair who have once beheld them from
their windows in the epaulettes and
plumes and sashes of the "Pigwacket In
vincibles," or the "Hackmatack Rangers
Master Langdon took his seat and be-
gan the exercises of his school. The
smaller boys rccited their lessons well
enough, but some of the larger ones were
negligent and sury, He noticed one OF
two of them looking toward the door, as
if expecting somebody or something in
that direction. AL half-past nine o'clock
Abner Briggs, Junior, who had not ye
shown himself, made his appearance. HI
was followed by his '.yallah dog" with
out his muzzle, who squatted down very
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