The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21
lFor the Sunday Democrat !
UNCLE DEN'S DOG.


Uncle Ben. didn't you tell mo tha
that old dog Of your'n never opened 0,
nothing but dcci2" This was said by
young man In his last teen, who ha.
Just entered Squire Jourdy's store /,
Tickfaw, wherein sat Uncle Ben on
i'our barrel. surrounded by over half 1
dozen hackwooda men. listening Will
open mouths at the wonderful hunting
stories he was telling OF tho grca,
quantity of bear pantbera aud dcel
Hdr rds In the country when he frs,
acttled thar, Of the thousands Of skins
OF all kinds he sent to New Orleans. when
thar wasn't n railroad nor steamboat yet
dreamed Of how he was Obliged to
build RATS in the Tangipahoa every year
bar meat and sich things, when he was
interrupted by his nephew who had Just
Joined the party.
Why. Jake, why do you ask me siuh a
question forp You've bcen out with me
often enough 10 know that old Nero
never opens his jaws except on deer
trail.
Why I know'd t., Uncle, but the fact
OF II IL Ned Booth and I have Just had 1t
out about that old dog Of yourn. and as
believed he was getting the better Of
Well, what did Ned Booth say about
Nero. Ita lgeaa 3@ 10
lie told me he was out driving with
Willis and Miriam Bankston yester-
day. and he had seen your dog trailing
along slowly near squire Johnson's
big branch and how. from the reputa-
ton you had given him, they had fol.
lowed him up over u quarter. expecting
him every. minute TO jump q deer, and
how. all Of a sudden, the old dog wag
ged hise tail round and round and
opened out his best, and how vexed and
disappointed they were when they saw
out OF his way.
At this old Ben fairly ieaped from the
barrel, upon which he was.sitting. roared
for n while, then swore Il was dog
gone lie that his old dog had never In
his life given tongue nor opened on
anything In the world but deer that he
did't know any other trail: that he had
taken to trailing and running deer
naturally from the very day he was
born. and as he warmed up with his sub.
iect old Ben's eyes flashed fire, and 1t
Willis or MIRIAM II they had happened
10 come near him ut the time
Why, gentlemen, said he. this old
dog OF mine comes from the best breed |
of dogs In the world, and 1 know when |
he dies the breed will be extinct.
Run coon, will he? Ny blood's a
biin'." -"
Why. sirs, let me give YOU the pedi.
gree of old Nero. Coon dog? Well. /
we'll H |
When Judge Watts father came to
this country he brought two dogs over
with him from England, where they had !
been stolen by their keeper from the
King of highlands pack. Soon after /
his arrival here the dog took. sick and
died, and the old slut, his mate. nearly
pined herself to death. -, - : 4
And now III tell YOU how, come to \
git my old dog Nero. .sSsf ,,r1 SOL,
One day old friend Watts sent for me Y
to come over to his house, as he said he \.
was very anxious to have me help him
TO drive a big buck out of his peafield
that this buck was nibbling all his
goobers and peavines as fast as they
grew out Of the ground, Lor me! how
could Ned Booth call Nero coon dog
why. he never would look at varmints.
house, and thar he was a waiting for me
Ill rugged up; right then he asked me
IL 1 thought it was safe to let old Sal
some along Sally was the name Of my |
Did dogs mother-and as we thought !
she warn't in condition, we concluded it
best 10 leave her home; so old Watts |
ook strong clothes line, tied her to a
oed post, and we left.
We had been gone about quarter Of
IN hour, and had just fixed ourselves at
,ur stands, awaiting for the old buck to
ump, when all Of sudden We heard a &