The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-07-05
OLD BOSE.
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IOpie P. Read, in Texas Siftines
 Nose Taylor owned an old brindle. stump-tail dog that had excited the en- mity of eyeryfSing in the neighbozacod. The COWS weie eternaIIy Hying tO nook him, the hogs would rais3 their bsisties and chase him, and on one occasion an old gray goose hemmed him in the fence corner and beat him with her sharp el- bows until he howied abound in great an- guish. The name of Bose had been given to the dog. and in commemorafion of the event, Nose, in his free and play. fui manner, seized hatchet and chopped of the animals tail. In some respects a dog is like a man, but the respects |" a man may be, relieve him of his hair and he becomes homelier and no mat ter how unattractive a dog is, GU, of his tail aEd he becomes less attractive. These extreme comparisons may no, admit of logical reasoning, but when a man is writing about dog, he saves much hard labor by using ali available material re- gardless of truthful analogy Bose had a tread like a calf, and he was large enough to have held steer, but, as II may have been previously intimated, the dog was a coward He seemed 10 understand his position, and 10 know tha, he must fight If he would retain the esteem of friends. yet he could never shake of that keen sense oi fear which pervaded his nature One day while tramping around the neighborhood he met fve-pound ]" fise" :" This Is my opportunity" he unused. I'll pick up this youngs,er and trot away with him. l have been run over until my soul is enraged.'
 The fise stopped, sat down in the road and began to whine. This ,ickled old Bose and he walked up and stood in iron, of the hse. The little animal arose and attempted to walk away, but Bose per- sisted in blockading his path. The little dog growled and Bose shook with cow ardiy laughter. The fise burst into tears and as Bose lowered his head to gaze into the eyes of his vanquished victim, the little dog seized him by the lip. Bose realized his mistake. He sa. down, howied and tried to rake of the ise with his paws. He was unsuccessful, and h. nally he struck trot for home, dangling the little dog as he travelled. One of the neighborS saw him crossing the field and remarked to his wife:
 "Old Bose has a, last become useful. See h:m going along wonder carrying a satchel in his mouth"
 Nose Taylor pretends to be man of deep-rooted religious convictions. He IS rather gentle in manner and would nos give entertainment to the ldea of shooting a friend with rusty musket when he could with equal facility employ pol ished weapon. Nose operates brandy dissillery, and although nc never neglects his business to attend church, yet he manages to bo right smart chance O prayin' during the season. One day last week old parson Mailer called a, Moses house to engage in social prayer and brandy. When the family sank into position, old Bose, the dog, began to scratch himself and beat the floor with the knob of h,s hi.d leg. Ori- ! sons cannot be successful while a dog is himself, and Nose knowing this, arose and spanked Bose with an i The dog went out and i began to parade around the house. Pretty | soon he saw horse-fiy. If there be any i thing in this world that can strike terror i to the soul of a dog, 1t is a horse-fy. l One buzz will make him squat. Another 1 buzz will send him on headlong errand l of escape. The fly made dip" at ! Bose, and the terrified animal darted into , the house, ran over the pArson, knocked him sprawling on the floor and trod in | his mouth. Without attempting to ex- cuse the familiarity of the dog, Nose took | down gun and killed him. He was i dragged to the woods and thrown into the valley of death. Dog-fennel mods its plumes over his head, and fam | lshed carrion-crow is watching and wait Ing for him. An attempt to blow moral i into this recital has been unsuccessful. 1 but the dog is dead.