The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-01-28

that any dog should pees ~
Jump and caush. one Of the aaspaAs ears,
bringing The houad 70 the grossd With :
hosl ss long . clothes lisa Righs BE-
bind them wss the hig 'AssSssnd'sad. :
and be numbered over tbs tvo sesagg'ing
dogs, aud came down on his ~ . ernA
aud before he could g. up - isllov-
ed his nose into the ssari u 49, - b.
gan chewing and shstias sv95snng hs
could feel in his wsy. Nffts
Two "yAllah" dogs came ~ end took
sides, and then = sssA ''toG d. ssaehed
the scene Of action hs sbesdsss1 The
chase, climbed TO the top Ot ~ pis Of
struggling dogs, took bold q ~ spsx
OF the pyramid and began 70 seaks = on
" 10 bs clswsd snd '.chausd" hinsslf IN
like manner BY the next dog ~ elinbed
70 the top.
/. Ia moment there vAs . sDA1sA ei dnss
rniii~e .-a..A % me nlIj. e6out dve sses
in diameter. Nov and thsn,as Il rolled.
. dog would fall out or drop Of. bat be
would climb right back again and take
hold OF the first ear that Afforded him .
grip When the ball rolled down hill.
the dog that was on the bottom would
come to the top, and whom it rolled up bill
for it rolled and tumbled 10 every direc-
tion--the dog on top would be rolled 70
the bottom. Only the dog 10 the middle
never changed his base. His position was
one OF great confinement. and be was en-
composed about by them that sought
his hurt. but his opportunities for doing
good biting were in no wise restricted,
because no matter 10 what direction be
reached and snapped. he found what he
was after.
Well, Bart. Hilleary, not having seen
his "Newiuudland" for some time, and
knowing that be was somewhere in the
heart OF the "calm center" OF thst canine
Cyclone. and fearing that that calm CEN
ter was not tho best place in the world
for dog Of retiring disposition and do
mestic tastes, and desiring 70 know just
how much Of him was left for future use
fulness, and for fox hunts yet to be, blew
q horn to call the dogs back.
The only dog that wasn't in sction. the
one lone well trained fox hound on the
field, that stood looking from the msel-
storm to the distant fox, hesitating wheth-
or 10 join his comrades in Donuy brook, or
speed away to the chase. came trotting
back the minute be heard the horn. ap-
parently glad to have some one decide =
troublesome question for him.
And the man who owned the dog WAS 90
'iigtin' mad" to see any man intefere with
his dog. and call back the only good dog
in the pack. that he rode over TO Bart,
and with one awful blow knocked the
hunting bugle into the middle ofthe sasa-
fras thicket. and the sstonished bugler
ont Of his saddle. Then "'saug digger.
who had every reason to believe that bis
'yallah" dog had been killed and eaten
long ago, thirsting tor revenge, hauled
the striker off his horse and ''rastled" him
down in . second.
JEFF. Thompson. who knew that blind
'Reb" was right among the midst OF that
thar carnival" and was having good
time, if he was out Of sight, laid wrsthful
hands on the '.'ssng digger" and began
to maui him numerically.
Bart. Hilleary, dazed and bewildered.
got upon his feet. and seeing discussion
going on. remembered only that be had
been hit, and wAded in on general princi
Piles, aud no questions sA4ksd. Then the
Rev. Jasper Bogardus, the mildest, best
old man that ever pounded pulpit tool
hold of Bart. and JEFF. to part them. when
somebody thought he was taking hsad
himself. and the next minute had ha'
hands in the parsons hair, and then the
whole crowd sailed 10.
Everybody howled and every body swore
except the parson. Hc only said; "Bles'
my heaxtr' but every time he said It ht
fetched some man ''diH" in the jaw thai
made his teeth rattle.
The mound Of men was higher than the
sphere of dogs. and it changed its shapes
more constantly. Now and then mar
would crawl out and 60 apart from the
conflict moment. wails hs tenderly held
his nose in both hands, or pettsd his
cheek, or softly soothed Az sx shst ap-
peared in dishablfle. Thea ~ w9viS
swear and howl. aud run hack to the cap-
Gus, and kick aud bite.
How every body yelled! Once the very
dogs paused ia their own toll. and looked
in DUN smszement 1t the writhing, vhiri.
ing, yelling mass Of profans humsnity thai
wss tram ping the liie out Of tue grsss,
and then, inspired by the example OF theii
masters, they went Il il again With re-
aewed vigor.
But in . little while evidences OF dis
i.terrrstiou were visible in the tanbline
sphere Of dogs, which gradually efum
bled into muttsring stoms, that separated
with remorseful moaps, and squattiog eact
atom on it's own hauDches, began TO ssks
the usual surgical appliances 10 such o.
its hurts o. we're within reach. Ths
human contingent tbswed out and re-
solved into its component pssts. each
component loudly expressing bis joyou'
hope, which was . declared conviction
that ell the other components had go
enough OF IL.
/ came down from the pin oak into whict
had asceuded. being short Of stature
in order 70 obtain bird'seye view o.
the parade ground. and The mourntai pro
cessiou Of growing men sod mutterint
whining dogs started home, cscortins
marvellous collection Of bites and bruises
And that VS. The nrst and Tho only fo'