The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-04-12

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tl. ~, alligator. upon which o." irran .....l
ra--ad away u VERY early Infancy 'h" ip..'.is
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XIV" 90 tho waters IT Sheep thrHl Bay ono II
tn' abrasive Novelties Of Florida bayou. Mr..
Edwards turned his attention 70 dpg-. and
when he iii thi- 4ucc"-- doomed up bhiurn Liiu
b s."r than a Io,d II hay. IIs soon had dogs
enough about his premises to make even u
Long Island tramp tiInli about ordering n
meal there.
Tho pride II tho Edward. kenDcl- was n
lsmon-cplorsd bun terrier with par"uthcti,al
front legs and I. countonaucs ike u garden
gate. Tho casual observer would have thought
that here was n canine terror. II four-lcs.ad
simeon. u natural born locker after ..lt from
the word go. But 70 wasn't II whiic strollin.
away from his kennel u whiret that ho could
have pulverized with one snap OF his jaws ran
out and bark"d At him his tail dropped at once
aud the quicker he got nome the better he ixrd
It. II" lovsd VIA; t.- lnged peace. and grew up
"a simple min ded hig -A"urtcd Neu-trmp"Ted.
an"ctl"na'o dog. Th"y called HIM the Dude.
Eccentiy the Dude. formed tho acquaintance
kept in til. rtabes OF the Sh"e Vshead Bay rae.
course, and it WAS his custom to trot over to
anr-s and have an hours romp with them.
man wnh has charge OF some horses AT tho sta
a record. lilo can count his battles by the score
anil his killed and injured by the dozen.
iisn'er was tied. Finally the owner OF tn" lat
say. wh.re'i " pick up that yallcr log He
hain't no good. What |. he, any how2'
~, There's bull in him." said the owner OF the
ia like to see some Of It," said the dog
afhtera 10 f. ny dog ever got ono nip at him.
Last sunday afternoon the Dude took walk
OF sh,ss dog vent INTO t6@ Stable sn oT ns
Yea MIN nm Mhrn In" pude got even with the
he bs A. his as .x anf hs set bun
stuck his tail between his legs and edged away.
Tns shing hHnwy !"mrada o on him h", No one
second the shespshead bay terror was fint on
ns '" sos s oS Ts' PSs
struggled and sanirmed and tried all the trick!
Of his trHining ent II . vain Ths Dude held
deeper into tho lighters iusuar until his
lemon coat WAS dyed crimson wit h the terrors
blood. The owner of tho lighting dog danced
about. ys ling Ike u wi d man. Hs grabbed the
Dude and tried TO pull him OF. but he might as
well have tried to pull the head or Of n horse.
Then he gave the Dude u kick that sent both
dogs flying several f.ot and rolled them over
and over. but. the Dud-, came up on top with
His teeth half an inch deeper in the bulldogs
throat. When the owner OF the fighting dog
kicked the Dude. the bloOdhOunds owner. who
WAS u spectator Ofthe surprising combat. inter-
fereh in behalf OF the Dude.
:, You set your dog on the other" said he.
Now let them 6ght 1t out"
But h-'l kill my dog. don't want nay dog
killed. Take him of"
- Finally the bIoodnonnds owner said: Come.
Dude: that's enough"
The Dude let the bulldog up at once. and the
nHhtsrs owner caught him up and lugged him
into the stable and went to doctoring lin no
without delay. The Dude who WAS without u
scratch. went home immediately and sneak.d
in with his tnil is'w"en his legs, and with.
sham~facSd lrok In his face IA il he felt he
had dlsgraced himself He was covered with
blood. and he WAS plunged at once into a bath.
When the family af;erward heard the story Of
the Dudes encounter with the Sheepshead
terror. no WAS decorated nj once with ribbon
about his neck. Ha now struts about the
bay tho proudest dog on Long Island.