The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-13

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tied by Unforeseen circumstance. One
day was, roastin' OF q tarter in the
ashes, when I observed Rough a-settin'
] of by the door a-watchin' me out OF the
corner Of his eye. I mistrusted his in.
tentions, md as / knowed i was mo
longer q match for him in a scramble,
Z iistl kiyered my tater o little deeper,
md Blyly put the poker 70 heat In The
Goals. When il was done, ] took up
the poker and poked out my tarter on
the hearth. Nosoener wasit clear Of
| the hot ashes than Rough's paw covered
II, and slap went the red poker atop oi
his paw. There was o yell you moughi
have heard a mile OF, and the whole
\ cabin smelt Of burnt hAr. I was scared
| myself so, droppin, the poker aud
hustlin' up my roast, started for the
stable loft, but at the room door met
daddy comm in all ina flare, el-E hsi
"'Rowzey, 'isaid he, what have you
been a-doin' 10 that pooribrpte beast I,
Nothin' : says ], feelin' mighty
mean. He grabbed my tater, and 4
licked him, that's oil. And Il was q
fair fight, ht.,----.....-..---.-..,,- y
2 What do yout think the cuased brute
ldonei Why, he iist held up bis burnt
lpaw TO show daddy, and then went
lnosin' and whinin' around the hot
poker, tellin' the whole story in fewer
wordB than any human could haye done.
Well, dad jist divided his Judgments
Eby giyin' Rough the tater and giyin'
~ lNta ,thiaLN f,,,aa ar,anta,ad ~, ,,,,,
seein' the brute eat II, all the while
maxim impudept, faces at me. while /
stood sniyelin' In conner. We never
hAd any more friendship, OF conHdence
inleach other after that. All the art
fulness OF my natur was reused by the
wish to git square with the brute unbe-
known to daddy; and Rough never see
me pick up anything after that, even o
Eohip. that he didn't run and hide his
lself. sns ~ -, q ~ y. z y ~
/ Nanny took advantage 81 the
coolness, and poor Rough, like Ishmael,
WIS sent back into the wilderness.
After he was gone It come back 10 mo
that i had acted mighty mean part
toward iinly old companion, and for
many o day I felt lonesome and pinin'
whenever / thought Of him. Then I
was sent TO school "a while where I was
licked through from a b db Constanti-
nople jim less than two years, at the. boys,
kissed the girls, and picked up an
amount 81 book larnini and high die.
that has been an advantage to me ever
since, as you gentlemen can plainly see.
But rs soon as i had lgrowedt big
enough TO handle q rifle dad took me
home agin, 10 shine up my professional
eddication under Fhissel, Touohin'
lIghtly on the vulgar business Of plow.
in and plantin' corn, he larnt me to
trnck deer and line o wild bee TO sich
o certainty that We never was scarce OF
,meat nor honey in our house, though
I'VE did sometimes have to trade for
corn meal. One eyenin', rs i was O..
comm home from watchin' q deer lick,
| I meets bar right In the path. Twas
so took by,surprise that l fired my gun
4 in the air, then quickly dropped L, and
drawed my butcher knife; but the var
mint wasn't 50 much scared, and sot up
onhis hind.legs, shadin' his eyes with
1 his paw, as II he was tryin' 70 make
out who I was. That paw / noticed had
a streak OF white har across 1t, and the
Enext minute We was hugged in each
others arms; for you may we'll believe
old Rough and me was mighty pleased
10 see each other.
in Now, gentlemen, dog can alWays
express his ieeiin's, or git our good
| viii, by a "moyin' tail, but bar ii
not likewise gifted. bein' limited lowry
| faces and awkward paws, and 70 have
seen old Rough tryin' 10 say his say
lwould have mado you bust a.laughin';
'but, gentlemen, twas plain 10 see the.
cretur's heart was in the right place.
He bore me no grudge for the past, and
4 tried TO hide that scarifed paw for fear
i I mought ieel bad about II. Seein'
that my old friend wasn't nigh 50 sleek
aud glossy as he used TO be, / conceited
Tho was leadin' q tolerable, hard life, and
ltried to persuade him to foller me
home, oxpiainin' 10 him that We wasted
enough al the cabin TO keep him fat TO
the eend Of his days. But no; his mind
waa fixed; his only answer was q
mournful shake OF tho head, and givin'
me far'well squeeze, he trotted away.
Into the woods. As ho went, ! thought
! see him lift his left paw to wipe q
fAllin' tear. You may laugh, gentle-
mon, but thore Is morn humanity about
dumb orotura than We arc nFar Of
mostly.
"For a long timo nfier that / vus
afoarod to risk a ahotai o bar, and %
shun temptation. givo up carryin' q
gun, and turned my attention chiefly 10
huniin' boo iraea. Thny were ulenty
enough In our mountains, and for con-
lyenience | built mo q camp some way
OF from the settlements, and heNed out
| 4 Biz trough 70 hold the honey / gath
cred. Now ] filed my trough from
| time TO time, but every night the var
minss come and cleaned me out, which
4 / knowed 10 DO barr, sehin' their tracks,
md beifi' awar Of their Ulrin's After
iosin' my labor ia this way for sotno
| time, / bethinks mo el 4 plan Tor gittin'
even with EN-. I gita me Q keg Of
\ peach brandy, and sayin' n very nlodcr.
ats supply ior my wnneodcosaitiea, !
pours tho LIQUOR into my. trough, and
mixed II pretty thick with honey. Then
| / whotied my knife, and retired 70 Tho
camI,to watch tho etiecl Of my tap, 4
carried . gourd full Ok the mix with