The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-01-04

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sDoh he frightened, gentlemen
, DON'T, l beg of you ? cried Mr.. Pratt
deprecialingly,, IIeenan is perfectly
harmless unless willfully provoked to
anger And then, gentlemen, he. i.
the most intelligent OF his race. Ths
kn, wiedgr of that dog IS truly won
derfuf! Why he would scent out q
thief or a liar in an instant, if there
I was one hefe!'
j Then why don't he scent you oui
! vociIerated Sam Long, the widow
"youiIgest hopeful, who was considered
by hism ,ther too bright to be long
for this world. 49,.
Next to sassy dogs, I despise sassy
young onesp exclaimed Mr.. Pratt
with dignity; children are nuisances
and ought not to be suffered to infest
an intellectual treat like this. They
ARE the greatest bores un the face OF
the earthl'
Except bedbugsand old bachelors!'
sang out Sam, taking aim at Pratt's 5
glistening bald pate, with the tail of
an anniI,ilated herring.
II didn't scorn to lay hands on
you. youngster, III teaca you man.
ners!'
a feller can't teach wlrat he don't
know, oil gentlennan better go tn
school another quarter before you
meddle with me- Undertook to court
my na once. but couldn't come in |!
Goilv. watn't it rich!'
Mr.. Pratt ignored SANS existence
by Turning again to his dog. - -
Gentlemen, nope you are motto
ing Heenan with appreciative eyes
He is indeed, an uncommon dog!--
The best hunter in the town. He will
catch and skin raccoon in six min
utcs; and Ihave known him to cap.
ture ami pick, ready for the spit, a
hen in ten minutes =
Yes! + don't doubt thatp put in
Mrs. Long. 1T was my shanghai
Grower that he captoorated, no doubt!
And yor had the eating of him. 1
always thought that Grower didn't go
off hy fair means {! And, it / haint
nightly mi-tonk, your sister Sarah's
got that growers 'ajl feathers on her
new black hnss hair hat 2
by visilrly strong effort, Pratt
controlled himself.
'GentIemen.' he continued, 'i nope
yoI wont allow Jour elves to be infu
enced hy what this ranting female
says. People with dogs like mine,
must expect to be abused. l don't
expect Eothing else. She's jealous
that's what ails her, and don't kUow
what she saws
No. and don't keer,' rejoincd
Mrs , oag- y sl,sn't say nothing
that's halfso bad as-the truth, so far
as he and his dog are consarned =
That dog is the rest of the whole
neighborhood. lie
Gentlemen judges, please to listen
10 me-
The gentlemen judges have listened
to you till their ears ding / know by
the looks Of en- exclaimed Mrs
Long L guess I'm entitled to half
the time; guess my dollar Is a>
good as his'n. if I did make it by se'-
ling butter, instid of cider. as he did
Gentlemen, it don't seem possible that
mon Of Your taste and Judgment, can
look at my Abraham Jefferson Napo
leon wi h his sweet countrnance and
celestial eyes, and then turn single
glza at that mans chuckle healed
Heenan Why, my darling doggI
lives all the time on heefstcak and
whipped cream. and he's as sweet as
a wild Irose! You'd be astoni>hed at
the variety of pretty tricks he car
per orm. He ran thread a. needle,
elt >olr out of Il goblet. rnck the era
de, p'av ON jewsharp and sly how
do-ve-do, the curningest! Jetfy
dear, ask the gentleman how he
docs
The dog sprung from the floor, ut
tered a sharp growl, and b ought up
il the rufl4h shirt bosom of Mr.
Pringle-a very iimid gentleman, who
was acting as one "f the judges. Mr.
Pringie's hour had come, and with
- loud cry of murder he-turned and
fed. The crowd obstructed his pro-
gress. he oausht his foot in the founce
of Miss Kitty fenderson's new dress,
and tell head!ong into the pen devoted
Il hounds OF every description. Not
liking this accession to their ranks the
Go IS sct up IN the newcomer, and the
new conner set upon them, with his
c;ine, heels and fs's, and for Il few
minutes the combat ragged with fury.
1t l. uncertain which party would
have been victorious. had not for
c;gn power intcrfered in the shape of
b tty Ri-lov. the postinistress, who
had Il hound of her own in, that par
ticular kennel into whic', Pringle had
fallen. Betty W Is not anxious to have
her dear Bruno demolished. therefore
she advnn ed, seized P'ingle by the
nape o. the neck and delivered h!m
from his peril -...
{ The examination proceeded. each !
and every claimant for the prize vo
cilerating loudly of the merits of
th' ir rOndiiales. Suddenly Mr..
l'ringle, who was more sensitive and
nervous than ever, cIird out
'Oh, goodness gracious! there's
ael.'
1t came of that poodIe!. cried
Pratt; 'poodles are always full of
It's lier CALCULATED Mrs. Long,
eariullv excited, "A right down and
I'D lie. 1 never had flea with
log on him in my life. My Jefy |
lever knnwed what flea was unless 4
; melmdy told him-'}on't believe 1t
entl men, its all Il lie OF hat mans; {
he flea came off from his great filthy .
Ieenan, he's kivered with EN- ! Folks
h.a - iIas.i " hos annr dorrS