The daily gazette., 1875-10-21
That BrindIed Dog.

lHTOW Hte DttFOIt TFee ITeSS.
Yesterday morning a soap haired
young man of eighteen was drawing
big brindled dog around the City
Hall Market, anxious to find q pur
chaser. A corpulcnt old chap, smok-
ing long pipe and dodging the rain,
finally halted the young man, and
asked:
"My frcRt, how little you WANTS
for dose dog:"
Two dollarsiwlll take him. was
Inc reply; land better dog never
stood on four legs and howled."
"NhcLl, goom along nit me-" con-
tinued tho old chap, raising his UNI.
brella, He padded a full mile through
the pouring rain, the young man and
the brindled dog at his heels, and
reaching home at last the dog was led
in, the old man refilled his pipe and
sat down and said:
"Now, my trent, ish dose good
dog?"
He's the best kind of a dog was
the reply.
Does he keep thieves away from
my house?"
You bet he will! Why, he'd claw
up man quicker'n o flashn'
docs he keep ter bat poys out of
my garten'"
"Well, you ought to see him go for
a boy once! He's had his teeth into
every boy in Macomb county"
Does he like my schildren?'
Like 'em? Why, that's his great
hold! Nothing so pleascs him rs u
house full of children"
The old man hesitated for minute,
and then asked:
Can dose dog play on flddle."
"Play on fiddle? Why-why-yes,
sir, he can! He can play several diff.
ferent tunes on q tiddler'
1t was big lie, but the soap haired
young man was bound to make sale
If he had to bury truth out of sight.
"Can dose dog play on horn In
der prass pand:n asked the old man
after pause.
"On horn? Why, he has led the
Nt. Clemens band for the last year!
Yes, stree, he can play or horn
with anybody"
The old man was little staggered,
and he waited quite while before
asking:
Can dose dog write led crs for me
to my prudder in Shermanyi"
Write? Write letterss'
"Yaw."
81 wish had pen and paper here!
He writes the most beautiful hand you
ever saw, and he writes like lightnlugl
could hire him out for $50 a month
to keep books, but l don't want o
word him too hard, Besides, there's
a mortgage on my farm, aAd l must
have money to raise it,"
der brice is $2?"
only 81. He's worth q hundred
If he's worth cent, but Pm forced to
sell. If you keep him till March I'll
buy him back and give you $500 for
him."
The old man smoked away for
awhile and then asked:
Can dose cog paint house,
"Paint housed I'd like you 10 sec
the three big houses he painted last
week, He's as good as three men, and
he never wastes drop OF paint. I'm
in hurry TO catch the train, and I'd
like the money
Two dollar?"
Yes. 81. You'll never have auoth-
er such chance"
The old man made motion towards
his wallet, but let his hand drop and
inquired;
Can dose dog shump over der City
Hall?"
This was crusher. The young
man knew he couldn't beat it, and he
replied:
"No. l don't think he can, but II
warrant him to jump forty feet ant
catch fly"
"You can dake doze dog away, nay
freut,' said the old man."
"You won't take him?"
"No, zur; l WANTS no dog sha
can't shump over der City Hall"
''But you made fair bargain sn(
said you'd take him."
81 Gait help det. When l bays 5
for dog he shall be able to sh urn
like pird.
And the young man dragged hi
brindled dog out of the house and osc
to tle market, where he offered hir
for so cents without getting b. Iyel