Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-05
scUDDERS Dog CASE

a inaii cnmo into tho ONCE Of Judge
X, the woll.knowD lawyer, the other
day, and when tho Judge had time 10
listen TO him he said:
Judge, my name Is Scudder. ] call
cd TO see you about dog case that
kinder bewilders me, and | thonpht
maybe you might throw some light on
her might just give me the law polpis
sos Id know whether It was worth
while suing Or not. You SEQ me and .
man named Potts went into partner
ship on I. dog. We bought him. He
was a setter, and mo and Potts went
shares on him SOS 10 take him out
a hunting. II was never definitely
settled which half Of him ! owned and
which halfbelonged to Potts. hut some
how kinder formed an idea in my
own mind that the hind end was s,cud-
der's and the front end Potts. The
consequence was that when the dog
barkcd / always said, "there goes
Potts half exercising ITSELF and when
the dogs tail wagged ! always consid-
cred that my end was being agitated.
And, Of course, when ono of my hind
legs scratched one of Potts ears or ono
OF his shoulders, was perfectly salts
hed Brst, beeause that sort OF thing
was good for the whole dog, and, sec
ond, because the thing would get about
even when Potts head would reach
around and bite a flea off my hind legs
or snap at a fly. Well, things went
along smooth enough for while, un.
til one day that dog began to get into
the habit of running around after his
tail. He was the foolishest dog about
that / ever see. He used TO chase his
tail round and round until he'd get so
giddy he couldn't bark. And you
know ] was skeered lest II might hurt
tho doge health, and us Potts didn't
seem 10 DC wililng 10 keep his end from
circulating lnpursuit OF my end made
up my mind TO chop the dogs tail on,
sos 10 make him reform and behave.
80 last Saturday caused the dog TO
PACK up agln log, and then sudden
y dropped the ak on his tail, pretty
close up, ana the next minute be was
booming around that yard, yowling
IKE boat ioau OF wiid-cats' just then
rotts came up, and ne let on 10 be mad
because la cut on that tai. One word
orought on another' ana pretty soon
fotts slcked that dog on me--my hall
700 mlnu you-and the Dog DIT me IN
tne 'eg pit a piece out; See that;
'ooN a' .hat ieg ABOUT nan apound
gone et up oy that dog NOW, what
want 70 see you ABOUT, 1uoge, IS
ms: can = 1 recover damage ior as
,auit ana pa.iery from fottsf what
cnoPPso OH oeiongeu 10 me recoiect-
owneu an unuiViucu naii OF tnat SET
.er pup IRON 'ne UP OF ms iaii clear
ip 70 MS third rip, ana l had q night
- od' away ns p Inucn Of J, as ! nao a
il'nu W WINE ro..s, oelng sole own
y y, ol .ne uog nead, Is responsible
n1" nT ~ oi.es a'iy oouy.
! uon Know, .l rephed the Judge,
nus'ng'y' ihere haven't Deen any
lcclsiohs on cases exactly hke TINS
oat wna. uoes Mr' rot's say upon the
'uDjer. % -,
"ny' ro',s view is that L divided
ne aoe the wrong way: when he
wants 70 map out ms nan ne draws
ihe IRON inc lhiuule Oh tne nose, rght
lohg .ne spine, ana clear 70 toe end
! 'ne Tan. Ihat gives me one hind
eg ana one lore leg, and makes him
om' Piopr'ever u .ne .aii. ana no
ays tnat II 1 wanted 10 cut on my
ial, ol tne ,a'i l might nave done 1t,
.nu NJ Mouiun We cared put what
nauo MN iaau was .nat l wasted his
wi.nou. eonsui.'ng MN. Dut
ia. .neory seems 10 DC q little strain
y, anu u l.s lcgsl, why, I'm gong TO
;eso ;Sso oae ooo my nan nan "a ~ .hat dog AZ sac
';.. ~ sovLo. ,L.. 'aa. no'u any interes, IN
nm on ,nose principles NOW, what
" .ya,, W. Innn !, aa;i aopu' .p " u-,
:, d"o;d, % % sa;u ;. sno Suage' = can nara-
and T hns ~ q. Po,;an' ,Fo sus, ~ Question on
on = ,ha, ~. =. .'e nrs' g'ahce my opin'
nd sba, po,,s a oIso mn .ne wno'e aog,
nu 'nS' ro.ts also owns the whole
,ar,, liz 49,. a ID Di'es you, SUIT
b;nn ron @ "dS esn ~ - oI's, anu .ne only
,aks ibe doa h;,e sJoya po.,s yu''''s - 70
be ta;l whos /, AZ s....saS U.'s aasV' As ,or
oo !, ~ i.s = 'vPaia'ce iro,h tne
% 2 not worth uv 1s a,sh,; ;no uIss . .ai'' ana
acan,, sua pa,ss a.ng aooss ss
al th;nI ~, JUS you say
acsn't 90, a. d.u..o. g., a.,
1aht ge. uanages ior the meat
al h.rJIv ,h;nL =, INC
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