Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-28

yoa to hear one his tales. lie always
waited for a nice chance to slip in n warn
II Won were sitting in a grocery and happen
ed to be talking about dogs, Tobc would tell
this story
"Gcntlemen, once owned the best dog
that ever lived. That dog has passed from
this cold-heartcd world to Il better, hope.
Wipes a tear from his eye. | wish the good
Lord had spared that dog to me as Il comfort
to ne in my old age Gentlemen. he was a
ratter, regular rattcr,-a Scotch terrier
imported from Dundee. Lord, gentlemen,
what sense that dog had, and he seemed to
know Just what his mission in this world
was. lie seemed to know that Providence
put him here to kill rats. Gentlemen, saw
that dog kill ,2j7 rats in one hour, and
when they all gone he sat down and h0wlcd
because there were no more. 1t was pitt
fol sight to see. One day took him to the
barn 10 kill rats it was completely under
mined with holes, and | stationed him at a
hole on one side, and went to another place
and punched them up. Well, the rats be-
gan To pour out and he killed a hundred
and then they commenced coming too thick
for him, aad he caught three in his mouth,
| and got one under each foot. and then | wish
| may he--H he didn't back up and stick
his tail in the hole to stop them until he killed
What ht nad after he killed those
ne had IN unrlnce vie, he opened the
noIe ana let en- come again, but every lit
tie oit tney would get too last lor HIM, and
ne WoHId nacA up anu stop the hole lie
did that hlty- times and killed 2,lS' IL
rats. Ioor lelloW the STRAIN on his mind
zoo much Tor MN he died next day OF apo
| WeAy'
Alter he liad hniShed, some one would ask
about the man OF rat, and he would say
"oh, l can JuSt explain it, but know the
l,l: nsseIS are f'Sn' 1t occurred some way IN
1'T,a-'Iis' ,,
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1''''' anu my inquest hoI'e "e,sheu 1t ION
i'''i 10 oi,71 q -oiS' OPEN rcAety nrllSe'
"pou' I'U ice' HI5"' ln1l Would hdruly "'tI
' Hu'luicu loul'lN 'ie uriuse Wa TWO incH-
- nan "o. t'l"n my wagon 1ut ny %ro"lIs
.n' i.Ie 70 Ju' over On caeii sac coIIu maze
H. ny wagon 'l'e was ohiy an men ana
! Quarter MlIe' wy anu you see iiadn ihuch 10
/ I'"9 'n, nc H's'l' was very uarA -
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7ye TT 'u ell@". io1r incneS angau oi me
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I1''1 ioI " man ol my size. IL occurred In til9
way ! was recovering from d severe SICK
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course ID 'He po.teS' manner, IL Is singn-
lar no" long chicken VIII live without AR
y renarkaole 1hins once happened to Il hen
on my iather iar,n when was boy We
lad an oil "iliIe men mat was setting IN Il
harrei IN the pATh- well When we cut our
hay We piled 1t IN the barn, and by accident
We co'ered up inc Ola hen ABOUT ~ ieet. She
Telnainel covered up more than two years;
When We moved the hay oil OF the barrel
there was the Old hen 1t was a very pltliuI
Slsht 10 see her' She was so thin when
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