Smyrna times., 1867-05-22


Mister, do you want that ere dog ofyoura
chawed up, legs and all, in less than no time!"
. don't know as DO, replied.
"Wall I've got something here that was
never beat; and if the old devil himself should
appear, if said, 'Chaw him up, Iige, it
would be done And Squire, eff you want to
see yer dog swallowed whole, Just say So
told him did not think his dog could get
him down without some little trouble.
" Wall, Squire, I'll bet five hundred dollars
against fifty that miae can do all I've said, and
more. VIII you take the offer?"
| told him did not 90 round for the pur-
pose OF getting up dog-ights, but | would not
back out
"When will you have it come OFF,"
| On second thought | set the hour of nine
the next morning, and the prospect of dog
| fight was hailed with a shout by the rough
crowd around. After supper, retired to my
room, feeling hat was dOgess unless could
| think OF some cXpedient. At last | left my
room and went over to the little grocery store
and purchased three bottles of pepper-sauce,
and that night slept sound for felt safe
! The next morning | took Prince and gave his
hide fur, leg and all GOOD bathing with my
| peppcr-sauce. When the hour of nine came
was promptly on hand, and all the village WAS
| there too. a ring was formed, the money
/
the two dogs placed in the ring. The bulldogs
owner said "Chaw him up Tige = seize
him !" and he went at Prince like all possess
ed. Prince was frightened; Tige laid hold of
him by the neck, but his jaws soon slipped off.
Then | said: Take him, Prince! - and the
way he pitched into him was a caution. Tigo
tried to grasp him, but it was of no use; ho
was entirely at the mercy of Prince. He soon
began to howl with pain, and amidst oaths the
Southern swell had to grasp his dog and pull
him from the ring to save his life. Amid
shouts OF applause, | pocketed the five hun
dred dollars, settled my bill, ordered my horse,
and left as soon as possible for another latitude,
as | was fearful that the owner of the building
might suspect foul play, and discover my ruse
|
CLERICAL ANECDOTE- Rev. Samuel
Clawson, Methodist preacher of eccentric
manners, sometimes called the wild man,
was very popular in Western Virginia some
wiry made, and very dark skinned for white
man. At times he was surprisingly eloquent,
always eXctable and occasionally extravagant,
He once accompanied a brother minister, Rev.
Mr.. r., a prominent pastor in q visit to q col
Ored church. Mr.. r. gave the colored preacher
the hint and, of course, Clawson was invited
to preach. lie did so, and during the sermon
set the lmpulSlve Africans to shouting oil over
the house. This, in turn, set Clawsen to ex-
travagant words and actions, and he leaped
out of the pulpit like deer, and began to
take the hands of the colorcd brethren and
and mix in quite happily. He wept for Joy.
Then, pressing through the crowd, he found
Brother r.; and sitting down beside him, he
threw his arm around his neck, and, with
tears streaming down his cheeks, he said !;
Brother L., | almost wish | had been born
a. Niger, These folks have more religion
than we have"
'Well, we'll said Brother r., you como
so near it that you needn't cry about it.