Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-12
That Brlndled Dog.

Yesterday morning soap haired young
man of eighteen was drawing big brindled
dog around the City Hall Market, anxious to
find purchaser. A corpulent old chap,
smoking long pipe and lodging the rain, b,
finally halted the young man and asked:
| "My trent, how little you WANTS for dose
dog?"
Two dollars will take him." was the re-
ply "and better dog never stood on four
legs and howled."
"Vhell, goom along NIT me-" continued
the old chap, raising his umbrella. lie pad
died q 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 goot dog7
Hes the best kind ofa dog" was the
reply.
Does Re keep tieves away from my
house?''
"You bet be will Why, he'd chaw up
man quicker'n a flash :"
docs he keep der bat poys out of my
garten?"
"Well. you ought to see him go for boy
once He's had his teeth into every boy in
Macomb County ="
"Does he like my schildren ~
Like EN-? Why, that's his grea, hold
Nothing 50 pleases him as house full of
children
The old man hesitated for minute and
then asked
Can doze dog play ON fiddle ~
Play on fiddle? Why-why-yes, sir,
he can He can play seven different tunes
on fiddle -
1t was big lie. but the soap-ha ired young
man was bound TO make sale if he had to
bury truth out fsight
Can doze dog play on horn in der prsss
pand ?" asked the old man after pause
"On horn? Why, he has led the Mt
Clemens band for the last year Yes, Stree,
he can play on horn with anybody :"
The old man was little staggered. AMI he
waited quite a while bof0re asking
Can doze dog write ledders for me Il my
prudder in Shermany
"Write Write letters ?'
"Yaw."
IL wish had pen and paper here He
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 10 work him too hard. Be
sides, there's mortgage on my farm, aud
| must have money to raise it. "
Der brice Is S2?"
Only g. Hes worth hundred If he's
worth a cent, but m forced to sell If you
keep him till March III buy him back and
give you $500 for him.
The old man smoked away for awhile and
then asked
"Can doze dog baint house? p
:" Paint house I'd Ike you TO see three
big houses he painted last week. He's as
good as three men, and be never wastes
drop Of paint. I'm in hurry to catch the
train, and Ia like the money
Two dollar -
"Yes, 81. You Il never have another such
chance
The old man made motion towards his
wallet, but let his hand drop and inquired
"Can doze dog shump over der City
Hall?"
This was crusher. The young man
knew he couldn't beat it, and he replied
"No, don't think he can bat III war
rant him to jump forty feet and catch
fly :"
You gan dAke doze dog away. my fren;,"
said the old man"
"You won't take him ,"
"No, zur; / WANTS no dog what cant
shump over der City Hall ;"
"Bu, you made fair bargain and said
you'd take him."
can't help dot. When bays 81 for 8
dog he shall be able to shump like pird.'
And the young man dragged his brindled
dog out of the house and back to the mar
ket, where he offered him for 30 cents with
out getting buyer.-DetrOH Free Pres.