The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-22

and myself were seated, was a stou
man, clad in broadcloth, with gold
headed cane, who was being continually
lappealed to, and who was addressed as
Judge. He looked like forty miner, and
in addition to the usual quartz gold chair
he wore as an ornament a bears claw
mounted heavily in gold. A large emerald
ring was on the little finger OF his hand
and in his silk cravat was huge pin
made of a nugget. He appeared to be
chatting the boys upon their outfit gen.
orally, and specially upon their dogs or,
as he called them, ''dorgs." In one o
the passenger cars were lady and gen
tleman, evidently on pleasure trip, Land
accompanied by an enormous hound
which animal came and went eontinu-
ally at his pleasure, and at last arrived
in our car, TO exchange civllities with
some of the pointers and settlers that lay
around loosely.
"Now, Judge" said one of the young
fellows who had apparently been
troubled in mind at the compliments
which had been passed by the stout man
on his two settlers, "WhaG kind OF a dog
Dye call thatW
The Judge glanced contemptuously al
the big hound, but vouchsated no reply.
The man sitting next TO HIM, however,
| bDOhS up bdlu, IGChOu GudGs
woll-hOund." Wolf-hound," broke out
the Judge with broad grin on his broad
features. "What's a woll-hound? A
dog as can tackle wolf. There amt
none. Folks may call 'em this or may
call 'em that. What odds does it make
Can they do it? Can they tackle wolff
Answer me that"
II suppose" remarked the young man
whose setter had been abused, "they can
do it, or try to anyway"
"Ho, much you know about it. Lem.
me tell yer something what happened in
my sight at Cunnel Keene's, beyond
| Olima. You know wnere | mean, near
Evans butter ranch" Here Howard
nudged me in the ribs with his elbow.
IL went over there some time in the
summer, and the Cunnel received me
right hearty when drew up, but he was
| follered by two amazin big dogs, ah, big
ger either one of EN- was than that un
| (pointing to the wolt-hound). "What
yer got here, Cunnel," says |. "Them's
wolf-hounds," says he. "What's that"
says | again. why" says the
Judge, cume from Russia, and they'll
pull down aIwolfjust asIqulek as you or
would put down glass Of whisky"
I'D like to see it, Tor / don't believe
nothin' of the kind. 1 Ireckon there's no
dorg will tackle coyote, much less a
gray wolf" "You're mistaken, Judge"
says he, "them dogs are from Russia
where they breed 'em especially for the
purpose. You stay with me a time,
and perhaps you'll see it," Well, sir,
l went in, and the Cunnel fixed me as
com lortably as man would want, and |
stayed tor better than fortnight.
But one night, sure enough, we heard
the howl of a coyote, as we was sitting
having little game OF old sledge. The
two dogs jumped up furious as death,
and barked like mad, and tore away
at the door, they were SO anxious to get
at that coyote. "LOOK at 'em, Judge,
says the Cunnel to me, in whisper;
"you'll see sport in minnit or two.
Jes' wait till get my gun.v 50 away he
goes, and hear him a loading up, and a
ramming down, and presently down he
comes. "D'ye want gun Wsays he to me,
anxious-like, "Not emmy" says; "Pve
enough to carry with this belly, and
don't want nuthing heavier than this
stick of mine." "Look at them dorgs,"
cries he in regular rapture, for when
they saw the gun they barked like deV-
lis, and their hair stood out straight,
and their eyes flashed just as wicked as
you please. Damme, If they didn't de-
ceive me, and thought as they would
eat that coyote in no time, and says to
the Cunnel, "Cunnel, they do look like
reglar breed" "Judge." says he to me,
s0lemn-like, "them two dogs lied pull
down a lion, damn me ii they wouldn't"
Here the narrator burst into tit OF
laughter that continued until his eyes
oozed tears from the corners and his
face grew purple. He continued: "Them
dorgs," says he to me, "WOuld pull down
a lion." Here he began to laugh again
until he shook all over, and was COM
PEELED to remain silent while he ,gasped
for breath.
When he got his wind again he re.
sumed: "Well, sir, we opened the door,
and out sprang the dorgs, and out came
we after 'em. Sure enough, there was
coyote seated on his launches as pleas
ant as you please, bowling at the moon.
1t was bright moonlight, and every
thing was as plain as day. The dorgs
darted after Mr.. Coyote, and he got up
ant amble, Keene he ran after the dorgs
pretty lively, and, as my wind amt as
good as it used to be, didn't run much,
but walked along briskly. Bimbeby
Keene he give out, and 1 ketched
soon as Mr.. Coyote saw that the
men weren't with the dorgs, he sat down
again, and blast me if them dorgs didn't
stop too and begin to bark furiously.
didn't say nothing to the Cunnel,
who looked pretty serious, but af-
ter about ten minutes walking we
hitched up with the dorgs, and Mr..
Coyote starts off again,band the dorgs
not walking man, and ii you win ex-
cuse me Pll go home" He didn't say
nothing, but he turned for the ranch,
and we walked back as glum as two
at funeral. Bime-
by the dogs came back and came
jumping around the Cunnel.
Keene he ripped out an oath and gave
the nearest dog the heartiest kick, and
he's big man with thunderinelb big feet,
and wears mighty heavy boots. l kinder
felt sorry for the Cunnel, SO didn't ag-
gravate him any until we'd got inside,
and taken good nip, then when he ielt
better, says to him, "Keene, dye think
really them two dorgs would pull down
q lion."
Here the old reprobate laughed till he
was purple again, but when he recov-
cred himself he said no more, from which
l judged that the story was concluded.
The young man opposite, who evidently
was sore about his settlers, was not sat-
isfied. "What did Colonel Keene reply
TO your remarkN he asked. The Judge