The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-22

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'Oooa-ssew ~ llseivss Wsee 49,
49,.
RN1 ~ DAiainsse American.
He he'd just run up to town ff0o
Alleghany county to spend . day o
twO With his cousin while the mil,
were away. He was somewhat tale
khan . hitehing post was built d
The ground. had . back like mahoq
my writing desk, limbs like hickof!
Daplings, and, having gotten his tFunl
pa . wagon 70 20 up 70 Cousin SANS
he dropped into . Pratt street b.
Uom, not many miles from Masri
market, to rinse the accumulation o.
cindeFB from his throat He oArriei
In his hand . small carpet beg, and
hinder the other arm ne had Pct no
ICON. As he called for his drink s0w(
bf the "b'hoys" In the saloon seemed
10 '.pipe him or for their own delec
tation, but he took less notice Of them
than the coon, who regarded them
bideways from under his hair with a
Utmost human expression Of contempt
FINALLY one Of the boys, winking u
his delighted comrades, said:
IL say, Gully, what kind Of . bfutG
est ?"
at Amt . hyena." replied he, Inn.
movably ~ he turned around with z
cracker In his mouth, "nor II amt
catymount"
.Well, should remark. !" chimsd
In another, who was dab OF polite
mess. II guess Il must be one Of biz
mountain constituents. I'm told that
the beasts up there are better posted
Than the inhabitcnts.
wal, I reckon we're both on N
posted up well enough to see through
! mill stone with . hole In II. C0rn'l
loo plentiful to swallow chat where
hail FROM" and be commenced to fin
ger his sleeves beligerently.
mo Ofiense, no Ofiense," chorused
the boys. Don't get your back up,
Dld man. What's your beast good
for ."
WELL" answered the countryinan.
somewhat modified, AZ cot him Ia
clean the reaches and marmints 0ut'n
my house. but have kinder made {
pet Of him used him for while to
Exercise my hound pups on, You see,
It'll he got most too much for 'em ne
could lick the whole five on 'em, aud
never change his ground. He's an
emery creetur ON u fight, but he's gem
HE, yOu zee, as long a. you don't rifle
him." And he deposited the coon.
which was o regular old plantingradeI
with high bristle and knowing lnuz1
zle, on the bar and gave him lump
|Of sugar.
He's some on q fight, you cav ?'1
asked one of the fly ones, with &
twinkle Of interrogative mirth In his
|eyes.
'"Ya-as," drawled the countrymenI
he's something on that order. There]
hrn't many varmints he's Altered ON.
"Well," said the boys, becoming in7
|terested, Jacks got bull-terrielI
pup in the cellar. that we'll bet a TEN
open on against him"
Done; bring ON your dawg. II
guess I'll hev to tell We goodbye, Yal1
Ter Fever" said Alleghanian, a. he
|dipped his finger in the dregs of q
whisky glass and rubbed the coon
behind the ear with 1t; but there wasl
b twinkle i'm his eye that belied his
words.
The dog was brought, and all hands
repaired TO the back yard. He was q
good looking pup, about as big @ q
piece of chalk and of the heft Of keRI
Of white lead, and had an under jaw
like nail puller, and kind Of busi-
mess Observation-Disclosures
air about him. They put him down
and he looked up at the coon In his
inastsr's arms, and O smile played
around his expansive lip. The coon
didn't seem to he at all interested In
the proceedings. In fact there wes
D sort of q Disguised look about his
face as he clawed q piece Of sugar
from back tooth and inspected It.
He hadn't time for such fOolishness
"This Ia going to be q square deal,
said Allegheny, preparing to deposit
his bru,e in the pit. mo interfering
business. They'se got to fight 1t out,
Ind IL Yaller Fever gifts killed I'll
bide by It,"
Certainly, certainly" was the echo
n half dozen youths dug each other
IN the ribs and reared. The idea OF
hat "purp" having any parleying
with such a beast as that-when be
,ould whip any dog. cat, ferret or rat
n Baltimore-was too much for theif
'isibles. 1t was too absurd.
The coon was put down, and the
log. after being choaked back for
bout minute, until his tongue was
nut, slipped his collar and went
traiyht in for business. The coon
bout that time didn't seem TO he look
ny even in his direction, and was APP
very much more interested
,ver an old half-dead cockroach that
vas kicking up its legs despOndingly
N the ground at little distance but
When the purp went to take hold there
vas a fash, q spit, little cloud Of
lust. n sort of commingling of rough
ur and sleek hide, and then the econ
vas seen little way of, sitting down
nj con. placently scratching its left
ar. As soon as the dust cleared
WAY the dog was discovered repOsing
n its launches, looking around In
azad sort Of way, and a. if he had
a streak Of lightning by the
,rong end. He had two pieces OF
leak missing from his launches, and
'as without any skin on his nose to
peak of. Still he was not the kind
{ animal To give In, and rs soon as he
ausht sight Of the coon, who had
lst Iii on his old friend, the cock
bach, and was inspecting him dubi-
usly, he went for him again: Then
iere was another cloud of dust,
cam sawmill sort Of sound, accom-
lei by a prolonged and suff0catet
,rt Of snort, q glimse of . ringed and
gid tail protruding for an instant
ON the cloud, and once more the
Don emerged and went after his
The view Of the dog after
,e second round was anything but
lcouraging, and his hackers exam
led him with amusement ~ he lick
I his dilspidated ramant of his right
aw.
IL reckon" said the countryman,
hits bout as well we stopped this
that IL IL you want any dog
n"
Never mind" cried they, "he'a
] right. Just wait till he gets the
.ab hold on this vaamint OF yours
I'll settle him In three minutes. The
ID brute In 10 quick that the pup
ISN'T got the hang Of him yet. She
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