The Benton record., 1879-10-24
About Indian Dogs.

Let me give you recipe for maxim,
al Indian dog, such as we found alon!
Grand Traverse Bay: Take an old.
- fashioned wash-bench from five to eigh
nt teet long drive a couple OF pegs n slant
d co forward for ears, another sIanted L
,e degrees for tail, and you have just sucl
q an Indian canine as you see around
Torch Lake and New Mission. The very
i sight Of them makes . man shake with
i laughter, and 7 re; llY believe they are ol
d more benefit to health-seekers than the
!. much lauded bfacing atmosphere.
: When We had been in Elk Rapids three
] days we were joined by Deacon Richard
Smith, Of the Cincinnati Gazette, q clergy.
+ man from Chicago, doctor from Louis
vile, and Judge from Ohio. They were
tired Of fishing and wanted change, and
I, we hired sail boat and went up the ba,
to New Mission. Here Indian dogs pre-
vailed until you couldn't rest. Deacon
Smith began laughing while yet half
mile from the shore, aud the Clergyman
from Chicago declared he'd never 90 to
another menagerie which didn't have
''wash-bench'' dog among its natural
curiosities. Several Indians came down
to meet US and exhibit the sand-cracks
in their heels and beg for money and
tobacco, and one solemn old veteran with
broken nose soon discovered that we
were tickled to death with the odd shaped
dogs. Sending . boy to hut for rope
the old man caught q particularly lively
''Wash-bench' and tied him to stake on
the beach We were all thinking he meant
to kill the canine with club, when he !;
came forward and explained that we
might throw stones at the dog as long as
we wanted to for cent throw. It was
the oldest thing yet encountered, and it t
drew full house.
"Connt me in for fifty throws /" shouted s
the Judge, as he shed his coat and
grabbed for pebbles.
"lf can't knock his blasted head off it
in ten shots, I'll make the Gazette mid
night paper /" chuckied Deacon Smith,
Us he hung his coat on limb. CT
All Of US were enineuty satisfied with it
.Ee low rates and fun ahead except the 10
Chicago preacher. He declared that it III
vas sin Of the biggest sort, and that he
and see old "wash-benchn an
eeled over. He withdrew behind the ac
ines, and the four Of US stood in a row, tol
aclng the dog, and began business. It
'asn't more than 200 feet to the dog, and lit
ach OF US felt certain that we could the
lump him at every shot. Alas these mo
adlan dogs are a set Of base deceivera
ou might as well try to hit a fash of goi
5htning. He sat there on the sand as her
'ol as ice until We had wasted Is cents kic
'ieee and got his range. Then he got TAX
,wn to business. Such twisting and arrt
'dging no man ever saw before. 1t made I
difference to him whether we threw rool
'gly or all four at once-he lodged hus
cry stone. wer
FIFTY more throws, and two to one e
It J keel him oYerI T. shouted the or Il
dge, as be tossed the old redskin out
:ond halfdollar. ting
I accept the amendment and demand
air show said the deacon, as be
led up q dollar bill from his vest
,ket. /
Gentleman, = said the Chicago divine, aneh
a his retreat in the pines, Il protest ocea
inst this il the name Of humanity duct
ne Of you will hit that dog yet aoof
Blowed if we DON'T Y muttered Deacon throt
I'LL, and We cot to work AGAIN glide
believe we cheated that dried.up. y my
ked faced old Indian ont of moro tb.,, did, |
extra shots. We pIowed the beach a1afn
lp behind and around the dog we sonat
v over him, under him and alongside pfoeo
but we never touched hair. At 5he e'
when tba eonr of as ia .l do an
| about $6, the Deacon picked up a ana y
and started for the stake, saying Nnea
e burned wash-beneh dog can put took-a
job on me and live to behold my % th5
~ II who,
hink he might noss;b1v have III tha tile, b
With bis club, but before be got to The = 'o8:
the brute slipped the rope and : looo
for the pines. The Chicago preacher away.
II
gathering Wintergreens up there, and eohlfl'
og got even with the rest Of rs by aPpafa
ng over him, biting him il the lee, winch
olIing him down sand bluff twenty struck
igh. We dropped down on the we're Y
q laugh, and the good man must elloN
been offended At our leYity. Il was seahee
thirty-si1 hours before be spoke to o the
Us again. N quad
Tt Is
Gawss Affection fns. 4 SnaRro