Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-04-14

REGISTER No. IS.

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Town OF brauioru, W.
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this town, having caused sn'u ung 70 "
registered, numbered and described, AM
having naiI the SIM of two dollars to
:, ;onnso Tho said c,,lowing within ,le
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year from April !, 1871.
March 81, 1877,
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Docs NAME-"Mgior." II IL perhaps I'm
possible to tell why his name shanll be Ma
jor. although at the present time II II eyi,len
he IL not n minor, Perhaps IL II because h,
has horn the commi ssion Of Major in the ia
faniry arm III the dog service since psppy
hood, aud has also had some eXpcrinnce II
til. marine serrice. having hcon the hero ("
an hundred hard Taught ndrd engagement.
and at tunes has filed Major Generals posi-
tion with rare distinguished ability.
REGisrEnED No. -. Any number yo'
please. II In immaicrial to the dog, The mum
her on the register will make no difference
but he IL u number onr dog,
BHErD, II Is TO he distinctly understood"
that this dog u not of the so'',er breed, UNI
on the contrary although not human. fully
understands by instinct, that cleanliness u
next to Gollmoss.
II IL supposed us near a. can be ascc riaine'l
that he u ~ Hound. although ut times he u u
"Sctter." aud sometimes he show some Of the
peculiaritics of u Pointer" especially when
some nongrcl cur attempts to stea, his an
ner. lie was born of poor hut honest parents
twho were undoubtedly joined ~ marriagel
and although IN early life he 'ltd not nave
the advantage of u liberal education, he NJ
ways has carried little hatchct, AMI early
learned that honesty IL the best pocN.
Consequently has never been u sheep th'ci'
and has u positive distaste for mutton con
sequcntly he thinks 1t hard for his master tn
contribute two dollars each year Tor the da'h'
ages accustomed by the dcpTdasions oi some
"oncry cuss" of dog, who unfortunately Is
wholly destitute of moral character
til" long years of his dog life, he has nht'i
now supposed that no doubt could cx'' on
this subject. hut howing IN meek Submission
10 the powerful mandates of the law. lie can
only say in the language of distinguished
marble worker. "hy my W. rks know me- ahI
pointing with loving pride to the Icing tram OF
dog children. who rise up to call him blessed.
and in dog language call him by the fond
name Of father He can only say he is OF the
male persuasion, and further says ifany donot
still exists Ia the minds of the astntc lesisia'
ture who founded this law upon this subject,
he can only add that he 10 at all times open
for inspection.
AcE. This dog first saw light on u fac June
in the year 1867. when all nature
seemed joyous, aud the birds sang for joy ON
every branch. The lit IL chic kens gladly par
took OF their matutinal meal. and the little
turkies quietly tramped through the growing
grass. The very pigs sIuealed for joy ut he
old farm house at the supreme moment when
Major was nsl,cred into existancc. iie hrst
saw light in the town of Orange, in the conn
ty of Orange aud there passed tie quickly
tleetimg days of his puppy hood; and there
learned to follow sly rynarl with persever-
ahcc and pc1tinaclty which has always c'ar,
actized him and the hracing air aud frugal
diet Of that mountain region developed that
sOn"i iOus and miliituOus voice which for
years has rcsoundcd from Wright's Mountain.
after rowing over the hills of Vermont he like
one of o Id lunecd for other worlds to conquer
and ioli owing the bent of his ambition, he
has for years wagCd successful warfare on
the Wcllman Hill. And now the poor dog
say $ that as the allotted aye of man is three
score years and ten, and as the average age
Of u dog is eight; as the statutes cXrmpts
nom taxation II mans poll alter he is seventy
years Of age, why the Injustice of making
taxation upon him to make his declining
\ ears unhappy. and why force him to wear "a
badge of srrvitn,le ut a time of life when 9TH
RI human dogs and cattle are allowed to go
scott free!
CuLOR. Do. in suots with
hit indications to brindlc. espec,aily about
the loins 'black on his back and li.ht about
the nose. and near the end of his tail another
color grows" In fact it il a cross between
sunrise in the vale of Chamoreni and the
aurora buralis His face at times expresses
all cOIors of the rainbow, his ewes are mild
blue with II little leaning towards the grew
anu blue black, his countenance is open, frank
and ingenious and shows more intelligence
than the average members of the Vermont
Legislature as far as the dogs observation
goes.
SIZE. Difficult to tell and variable Mt times,
neither above or below the average of biph
,nned dogs. In short u lon.isli, shortest, slim
ish, stouiish sOit Of dog, with "a narrow.
pro ad, short, round, three cOrne red, OlIluug.