The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-12
HE WAS PART-OWNER.

eyes" "was the reply, she's an T.
ish setter.''
"Sette. hey?"
eyes. Are you fond of dogs?"
asked the owner.
"Wall. l KANT 'zactly ssy I'm
fond of 'em, but ye seeI b'long to q
stock company what owns one.'
Belong to stock company that
owns 6 dogS"
eyes, thet's it. Sounds queer,
don't it? But it happened this way.
Thar was a crowd Of US as used to
hang out at the Mug Saturday
nights, and thar was one feller who
used to run things pretty generally.
He had only one eye. l don't 'mem
ber his right name, but he said as it
war 'Cyclops,' and thet's what we all
called HIM. Wall, one of *them
nights he war storking up by the bar
flowing thet nobody darst come in
ther door, for if he did he would get
shot, and we knew Cyclops never
told lie when thar Was any shoot
ing to be did. Just 'buut then ther
door opened and we was all lookin'
to see some fun, but we didn't see
none, fur it war a little 8year-old
kid, and he war hO,dln' in his arms
thar most onery-lookin' purp ye ever
laid eyes on. He war goin' to run.
but Cyclops craps him, and says
he:
"'Wkar'd yer git ther pup, kid?'
"I raised him, mister says the
young 'un.
Then we all laughed.
".What yer goin' to do wild him?"
"I was goin' to see if l couldn't
sell hirl.'
"'Goin' to sell him, was ye, and
who do ye think would buy sich an
ornery-loosing beast as thet?'
".I dunno, Course he amt purity to
look at but he's an awful good dog,
and l wouldn't t sell him if I didn't
hev to- and then the young 'un brush
ed bis dirty little paw cross his
eyes and was goin' out.
"'Hold on, kid, says Cyclops,
what's he good fur?'
"'IIe amt good fur very much,
'ceptin' to eat but he's awful gentle,
mlster.'
"rhe idee thet thet poor half~starv-
ed purp could be sasage made Us all
larf agin.
"How much do ye want fur him,
kid?' asked another one Of the. boys.
"'Wall, l thought lie might bring
bout half dollar. but no one won't
buy him cause h5 aims purity. Say,
4 klsb, somebody would take
"'What fur do yer want to sell
him?' asked Cycl,;..
81 got to sell hi..i 'cause he's all
got to sell, and mothers took
down sick and can't do nothing, and
, we amt got no food in the house
but hates to sell him, 'cauoe rails
ed him, and he's been awful good tel
me : and then, stranger, the young
, 'un puts his little arm round that
measly dogs neck and kisses him
, and subs like his heart would break
Some Of the boys war going to laugl
but Cyclops he says "Shet up'' and
then he turns to the kid and I swow
: stranger, I b. lieve he war crying
he says, I'll take him. and he hauIs
out half q dollar and gives 1t to hin
but ther bay didn't seem to know it
fur he war kissin'that homely brute
: and crying so, and then Cyclop:
says s:I dunno. boy, us would like tt
keep such valuable animal 'roune
: my shanty; you see lie might gi
) stole SO I'll tell yer what. and thei
he looks round to thcr crowd ant
then holds up a half-dollar So tina
they could all see it, and then put
it on the bar. I could swear / see,
i. tears IN more'n one eye and | 'loy
| did kinder feel moist myself, hu
rs I war sayin,' he puts the half-dol
lar on the bar he takes out his shoot
er and begins to call each man
name, and as they were called the,
all stepped up and laid down a half
dollar besides his'n. When the las
V man had planked down, he puts VI
!. his shooter, sweeps the coins off tn
r bar and puts 'em in the kids pocket
: Thar says he, ~ these gen'P-mc'
| kid. wants to buy thet dog so muc|
G thet we're forced to go shares on hin
' and ter keep any one from bein' jeal
lous, we're goin' ter let yer keep him