Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-12-10
the TWO NEIenB0Rs.

One evening - the twilight was darken-
ing into deeper shades, Farmer Wel,1n
stood in his doorway. with . gun in h,s
hands. and saw . dog coming out from
his shed. Il was not his dog, for his was
OF hight color, while this was surely
black.
The shed alluded to was open In front,
with double doors for the passage of
carts. and q wicket for pedestrians at th.'
back; and this shed was part Of con-
Ilinuous structure connecting the lar"
with the house. Around back Of this
house was the sheep fold.
There had ben trouble upon Farmer
Wal,o"'s place. Dogs l,nd beeu killing
|his sheep-and come of the very b+st ..
III at. lie hsd declared. in his wrath,
that hs would shoot the first stray Cog be
foan rr,wling arpund his prsmiees. Ga
this evening. BY cl'ancr, he hsd becu
carrying his gun from the house to The
barn, when the canine intruder appeared.
Aye. and IN the barn he had been taking
the skin from valuable sheep which hss'
been killed and msngled with ugerisl,
fcrocity.
So, when he saw the strange dog CON-
ing through his shed. he brought the quo
10 his shoulder, and with quick, sure
aim, fired. The dog gave leap aud Z
howl, .nd having wh'sked around in .
circle, two or three times, he bounded of1
in tangent, y-Ipi"g painfully. and wa'
soon lost 10 sight.
Halo! what's to nay now, WeltonY
'Ah-is that you, Frost ?
Yes. Been shooting somethtng, AIM
yer
I've shot dog. think
'Yes. l seed him scoo'ing of. II VA
Brackett's, / reckon 4"
| Before the farmer could make any fur
ther remark. his wife called 70 him, aud
lie went in.
Very shortly afterward boy and CIR
came out through the shed. - the doe
had come. Down back Of Welton' s farm
distant half mile or 50, was . saw and
grist mill, with quite little settlemen
around it; and people having occasion Z
20 on foot from that section to the faTm'
Ion the hill could cut of quite long die
tsnce sy crossing Welson's lot. The DO,
: and girl were children of Mr.. Brsckctt
d When they reached home they wefe me
by . scene of dire confusion. Oil Carlo
the grand old Newfoundland dog-th
loving and the loved-the true and th
faithful-had come homo shot throngl
, the head, and was dying. The childre'
: threw themselves upon their shsGgy mate
: aud wept and moaoed In agony of mlod
Nj. Bracket arrived juse - Ne 90
! brsasbssl HE last Ossef ~ older eey
stood by with ssliGhsed lastsro-fof
|had grown quite dark now-snd shs farm
|er cav what had happened.
who did this = hs,ssked, gsoaoIag
John Welsou did IT, sid Tom Fdos'
looming up vt lhst moment. HISS Dse
losing snerp, and ! guess he's got k'sd 9
, wrsihy.'
But my dog never killed . shssp
never! He's been reared % care q
lsheep. How did be come down tesWs
He went over 70 tho mill with 81 q
me, : said the younger boy, sobblns ::
spoke; and be was running on al'eed
Us toward home. heard : gen Jt'ss .
t. fore We got To Mr. Weltos's house, p
oh |! l didn't think be could have shoe po'
poor Osri0!' ;,
Mr.. Bracket was fairly beside himself
ITO say be was angry would not sxpss,s
He loved that dog-it had been the Gnu
d net of his household Ior years. Hs -
not man in The habit Of us'sg pso'e'
e language, bat 0n The present occssso.
aerce oath escaped him; ssd - y
frame Of Enthusiastically boiling wssa =
wrath asd indignation-hs ssastsd =
Welton's.
!, John Walton and Peter Bsacksss =
lbcen ueishbors from their earliest oe1
and th@y Aad besn hiends. TOO. 1esws'
|shs Two families there lad bssa : boea
: love and sood viii. and : spirit g u
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