Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-06-04

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fit wasn't for this article you might
be in ignorance of the fact that old Mr..
Crane moved into house on Macomb
street about six weeks, ago, and that he
is now in Detroit. He came here from
Oswogo, and Of course it will take him
some time to get used to our ways. which
are not the ways of oswegO. For in
stance, there are no dogs in OswegO, or
at least no dogs which whOop around
nights, tracking up peoples dOOr-yards
and chasing peoples cats. 1t didn't
take Mr.. Crane long to discover that the
million dogs Of Detroit make a regular
practice Of "going down town" every
night in the year. The second night
after his arrival he was aroused at mid
night by various noises, and pressing
his nese against the cold window. pane
he counted eleven dogs promenadIng
over his yard in search of remnants Of
cold chicken and custard pie.
1t was the same next night. the night
after, and, in fact, the dogs took a great,
liking to that family. Il is nice
back yard for dog fight. or for dogs to
sit down and let their thoughts 60 back
to pioneer days. Some fought and
some reflected, while others hunted for
bones and chuckied as they lodged the
brick bats sent down by old Mr.. Crane.
The other day. while wondering If he
would have to poison two or three hun
bred CANNES to obtain tor himself one
good nights rest, he came across big
bear trap left in the barn by the family
who had moved out of the house. a
o"That's the kind of bear-trap l
am !" chuckled the old gent as he took
it down. before the bells strike
twelve tonight some dog will wish he
had never been born ~
Just at dusk that evening he set the
trap and placed it under his window in
the favOrite spot nightly occupied by an
old white dog with deep bass voice.
He baited it with raw beef, fastened it
to q stake. and be chuokled and grinned
until his wife concluded to stay awake
and see the fun. The first dog put in
an appearance about ten o'clock. He
sat down on an old flOwer-pOt and chin.
ned the moon for quarter of an hour
when the crowd began to arrive, and
Mr.. Crane felt that everything wal
lively.
A terrier dog was the first to discover
the trap. He picked off the meat anC
walked away as if it was the regula
programme, and Mr.. Crane quit chuck
ling. He finally decided to put hi
faith in chance, and he dropped pound
Of beef beside the waiting trap. Some
fourteen or fifteen dogs made rush TO
the meat. and during the grand 6gh
the trap put in blow for liberty.
What is now written can be backec
up by the solemn afidavits of nearl,
two hundred persons. The dogs wer
fighting right over the trap when
sprung. and 1t fastened to the legs, ear
or tails of FIVE different CANNES. Tn
fighting ceased for an instant and th
silence was awful. Then came nois
composed Of growls, bowls, barks an
roars from FIVE dogs. and the way peOpl
in that neighborhOOd kicked off the be-
clothes was perfectly outrageous. Oh,
Mrs Crane jumped into bed and covere
up her head, while old Mr.. Crane Aev
down stairs, few up again, and erie
out in his anguish f tLf
Ill be hanged if l amt the bigget
fool in America T.
Four policemen and one hundred an
fifty citizens speedily gathered IN fror
Of the house. Some said it was famil
fight, others thought that murder W;
being committed. and no one coul
make out why five dogs should ling
there and keep up such row. III
police opened on the CANNES with pow
der and ball, and then called upon NJ
Crane to come out and explain the ma
ter. = ~ - aeFea ~
Gentlemen" he replied, as he stoc
shivering on the front steps-"gentl
men, If l should live to be thousar
years old l could never forget th
night Let Judge Bradley alone al
abuse me; call me returning boart
Leta Congressional investigating COZ
nittee climb on 20 me ! Let all the D
Pers pitch into me, and do you vc
against me if come up for Office l
remove the stains the first thing in t
morning. and I'll sell bear trap nigh
cheap l"-Detroit Free Press.
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