The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-06
a Drawback,

or course it was in Detroit that a soap
haired young man was drawinga big brin-
died dog around, anxious to find pur-
chaser. A corpulent old Chap, smoking a
long pipe and lodging the rain, finally
halted the young man and asked:
"My trent, how little you WANTS for
dose"
"Two dollars will take him." was the
reply; "and n better dog never stood on
four legs and howled."
"Vhell, COON along nit me-" continued
the old chap, raising his umbrella He ped
died 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 reflled his pipe
and sat down and said:
''Now. my trent, ish dose a goot dog?"
Giles the best kind of a dog" was the
reply. ''-'
''Does he keep tieves away from my
house ?" q. ,sF IL
"You bet he will. Why, he'd chaw up
man quicker'n a fash ~
docs he keep der bat poys out OF my
garten?"
"Well, you ought to see him 60 for a
boy once He's had his teeth into every
boy in Macon county"
''Does he like my children
"Like EN- =? Why, that's his great hold !
Nothing so pleases him as house full of
children"
The old man hesitated for minute, and
then asked
"Can doze dog play on a fiddler"
"Pay on fiddle Why-why-yes sir.
he can He can play seven different tunes
on fiddle !" fs0rli gL
1t was big lie. but the p-haired
young man was bound to make a sale if he
had to bury truth out OF sight.
"Can doze dog play on horn in der
prass pand?' asked the old man after a
pause.
"On horn Why, he has led the Mt.
Clemens band for the last year! Yes,
stree, he can play on horn without any
body !"
The old man was little staggered, and
he waited quite while before asking
"Can doZe deg write ledders for me to
my prudder in Shermanny?"
write! Write letters :"
"Yaw."
~ wish had pen and paper here lie
writes the most beautiful hand you ever
saw, and he writes like lightning | could
hire him out for $50 month to keep
books, but don't want to work him toe
hard. Besides. there a mortgage on my
farm, and must have money to raise it,
''Der bricc is So"
"Only 50. Hes worth a hundred if he's
worth a cent, but I'm forced 10 sell. II
you keep him till March III buy HIM back
and give you 5000 for him."
1.-The old man smoked away for awhile
and then asked:
''Can doze dog baint house p
"Paint house! I'd like you to see three
big houses he painted last week. He's as
good as three men, and he never wastes q
drop of paint. I'm in hurry to catch the
train. and I'd like the money"
"rwo dolar?"
yes, 50. You'll never have another
such u chance" ~
The old man made motion toward his
wallet, but let his hand drop and inquired
"Can dose dog slump over city hall -
This WAS crusher. The young mar
knew he couldn't beat it, and he replied
81 don't think he can but III warrant
him to Jump forty feet and catch fly"
"You gan dake dose dog away, my
frent," said the old man.
you won't take him ?"
"No, EUR | WANTS no dog what can
slump over der city ball y .
"But you made a fair bargain and sale
you'd take him."
"Cantt help dot. When / bays SO for
dog he shall be able to slump like plrd.
And the young man drew his blinded
dog out of the house and back to the mar
ket, where he Offered him for so cents
without getting buyer