The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-03-16
THAT BRINDLED DOG.


to find purchaser. A corpulent old chap
smoking long pipe and dodging the rain,
finally halted the young man and asked:
My trent, how little you WANTS for dose
dog?
1.-TWO dollors will take him." was the re-
ply, ''and better dog never stood on four
legs and howled."
"Vhell, goom along NIT me" continued
the old chap, raising his umbrella. He
padded full mile through the pouring
rain, the young man and the brindled dog
at his heels, and reaching home at last the
dog was led in The old man reflled his
pipe, and sat down and said
'Now, my trent, ish dose a good dog ?"
"He's the best kind of a dog" was the
reply.
'Does he keep tieves away from my
house ?"
"You bet be will Why he would chaw
up man quicker than fash ~
"Does he keep der bat poys out of my
gartin ?''
"Well, you ought to see him go for
boy once. He's had his teeth into every
boy in Macomb county,
''Does he like my children ?"
Like EN-? Why that's his great hold.
Nothing so pleases him as house full of
children"
The old man hestitated for minute and
said:
"Can doze dog play on the fiddle p
"Play on the fiddle Why-why-yes,
sir, he can He can play seven different
tunes on fiddle"
1t was big lie but the soap-haircd young
man was bound to make sale if he had to
bury the truth out of sight.
'Can does dog play on horn in der
brass band ~ asked the old man after a
pause.
''On horn ? Why, he has led the Mt.
Clemens band for the last year. Yes, sir
e-e, he can play horn with anybody y
The old man was little staggered and
he waited quite while before asking:
''Can doze dog write ledders for me to
my broder in Sharmany p
"Write write letters ?''
"Yaw."
II wish had pen and paper here He
writes the most beautiful hand you ever
saw; and he writes like lightning? [
l could hire him out for fifty dollors month
to keep books, but don't want to work
him to hard Besides there's mortgage on
my farm, and 1 must have money to raise
it."
"Der price is two dollars p
"Only two dollars. He's worth a hun
dred if he is worth a cent, but I'm forced
to SELL If you keep him till March I'll
buy him back and give you two hundred
dollars for him
The old man smoked away for while
and then asked
''Can doze dog baint house p
"Paint house I'd like you to see three
big houses he painted last week. He's as
good as three men, and he never waste a
drop of paint. I'm in hurry to catch the
train, and I'd like the money"
1.-TWO dollars p
eyes, two dollars You'll never have
another such chance"
The old man made motion at his wal
let, but let his hand drop and inquired:
"Can doze dog shump over der City
Hall ?"
This was crusher. The young man
knew he couldn't beat it, and he replied ::
"No, don't think he can but I'll war
rant him to jump forty feet and catch a
fly %
"You can take doze away, my trent, !"
said the old man.
"You won't take him p
"No, zur vhaunts no dog what can't
.shump over der City Hall +
sBut you made fair bargain and said
you would take him p
II can't help dot. When bays two
dollars for dog be shall shump like a
pird.'
And the young man dragged his brin-
died dog out of the house and back to the
market, where he offered him for Fifty cents
without getting buyer.