Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-02-03
VII AND HuXoa.
HOW BILL sIsfMoNDv GO-To-
mERrfN DOG GOT. BLOwRD UP.

1
Bill desired Trigger TO gallop at
his heels everywhere, and as "Trig'
was an illnatured dog, he would
snap anybody on the shin If be
thought they we're becoming too
familiar. AT a political meeting
in which Bill was chairman, "Trigr
was sitting close by, and as the
speaker was expanding on his sub
ject, he stepped back for a gesture
and trod on "Trig's" tail, the lat
ter resented the injury by snatch
ing the political aspirant on the
shin; for this he was kicked of
the stage and as he ran out the
door and down the streets yelling,
all the dogs in town pitched on him
and as Trig emerged from the fight
he was but little more than a on
fused mass of blood, dog hair and
dirt. But he got well and was
more illshapen and spiteful than
ever. He would still follow Bill to
church. just as sure as the second
bell rang, off went Trig to church,
and he always held bis position in
spite of the sexton; in fact Trig
had adeep dislike for the sexton,
and the latter took every favorable
opportunity to kick or punch him,
and Trig took every opportunity to
snatch the church buster on the
heels. Mullinix church was a
celebrated place for dogs attending
church, aud the Rev. Mr.. Dryser-
mint gave the sexton strict orders
to run them all out, as when they
got to fighting, making friends,
and saluting each other, the babies
all woke up and the atten 1ants got
confused and disguised. Bills
dog believing albumen was the
source of force and nutrition
would suck eggs. He could clean
out a dozen eggs in no time and
then eat up the hen and trade of
the feathers. Tim McGallahan
had lost many hens and eggs in
this way, and finally he discovered
Trig was the depredator; so he
laid a plan to trap him. One
Sunday morning he cleaned out a
nest Of all the eggs but one; this
N he carefully emptied of its
contents and then filed il with
nitro-glycerine; he knew if "Trig'
swallowed that dose and ran
against the barn door he never
would attack any more eggs. AS
the first church bell rang 'Trlg'
sneaked into Tins barn and in
about ten minutes came out again,
sneezing and clawing his nose. He
looked disappointed. He ambled
around uneasily forawhile, looking
for more eggs, hut pretty soon the
second church bell rang and so of
he started for the sanctuary, and
arrived in time to slide in between
deacon Brindle's legs as the door
opened, giving the deacon a twitch
on the leg as he darted under a
seat.
Service commenced in a lazy way
as the day was hot. AS Rev. Mr..
Drysermlnt reached his twentieth
and concluding division, most oil
the congregation were asleep. A
strange dog just then slipped into
the church and this soon raised a
row among the other dogs. The
preacher stopped and requested
the sexton to put them out before
the noise awoke the babies. This
dignitary got his cane and went to
chasing dogs, aiming most all the
blows at his old enemy "Trig" who
continually lodged back toward
the pulpit. The preacher then got
down into the aisle and pressed
"Trig" toward the door where the
sexton stood, cane in hand. "Trig'
between two fires made several
feints and manoeuvres and then
finally made a bee line for the
door. The sexton was prepared