New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11
DOWN SOUTH.
A BILL OF PARTICULARS.

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ing that Tip was brown dog. Counting these
together IT will be found that there four IN all
Not counting, but making estimate by means OF
tho general effect they had upon you a. they rushed
about you would have said there were dozen
These were the dogs that came down with shril
greetings on the night OF our arrival at Mr. Ayers. on
tho North Carolina Mountain. These were they who
escorted us every time we went out to climb hill
or to descend into a valley 1t Is always climbing
or descending here. II very fortunate for us
that fond Of dogs, not only In their Places
but out Of them. These animals were so small that
could always have one or more to hold when
ever we sat down They were smooth haired tcrrers'
entirely unframed to anything in particular Out
extremely bright " Of their own Accord as AmaDel
said Indeed they had such knowing faces, especially
Tip that we felt that We must be guarded In our
speech before them.
When you havo small terrier sitting upright on
your knees, yls-a-vls, watching aertly every move
Hlent of your lips moving and eyes IN response
to each change of your voice being exhlaraea
with you, depressed with you, then you feel as II
you should be very careful indeed. He may not go
and tell what you have said In ELUSIVE moment
he too loyal to do that; but he viii know all tho
same, and he lets you know that he docs Know AS
you look at him and meet his keenly intelligent gaze
you suddenly give him an ardent embrace nc
responds by instantaneous lick across your race
then Immediately sits again in his Old position and
says you may 20 on with the conversation you have
| interrupted he wishes you to understand that he
loves you but that he cannot be huggng all the time
he wants to know the end of that story you were
telling your friend and at the end OF 1t perhaps, he
hopes, you will have time and Inclination to give him
a piece Of corn pOne with bacon fat spread on It,
That IS Tip, the brown dog. He has constituted him
self especial attendant. especial that occasion
ally he viii not allow Little Bull TO go stroll with
US. He does not fight Bull but he manages to make
it very unpleasant for that individual that he is
glad to 90 back up the mountain lie down In the sun
on the soop of the house, and pretend that he did
not really want to 90, after all Bull Is the most
interesting Of all the dogs. He is a mongreL de
has way of running sometimes, with his tail
between his legs, and he looks If he might be de-
cetful. w do not much for Bull, and fear
he does not get his share of meat
Buster IS such very yellow dog that he is almost
Of that hue called Old gold.' He is the largest,
and he is the watchdog prominently He lies in
front Of the cabin and when any one is seen on the
remotest confines OF the land he PUSHES FORTH fearful
in his bark lie makes up in barking what he lacks
in inclination bite He leads forth his mates, and
then there is a chorus All people within hearing
run 10 see what has come on to the land II IS the
custom here for a stranger who Is approaching
house to pause long distance away and to shout
out the question, Ristus had done. Dogs bite"
some generally appears, the dogs begin to wag
and smile, and the stranger may approach. II
person took the pains look into Busters face even
when he enjoying paroxysm Of true watch
dos barking It would be known Immediately, If that
person at all wise In such matters that nothing
could induce this animal TO bite anything. He has
such a mild forehead such gentle eyes, and has
altogether such debonaire, well-wishing manner,
that his protecting airs seem rather Of farce. IL
seems entertain him greatly, however, to appear
to protect and he does no harm by these pretensons.
II is sad be obliged to relate in this biography Of
Buster that he sometimes wanders of to neighborng
mountains, and those mountain pastures he catches
and Kills sheep which do not belong TO him, and
for which his master is obliged to pay. On such
occasions there are invectves heard in the Aver
MANSION awful threats Kill Buster, and declarations
that he is no manner Of good 10 anybody. Bat when
Buster appears afablc glad 10 sec you, so
sure you are glad to see him, then there Is no more
threatening He is smiled upon and given something
good to eat
10 not tell me that am talking too much about
dogs. / am not going say nearly as much on the
subject I wish say, and isn't that forbearance
a reason why you should forgive the garrulity In
which do ndUge' There IS Petite. who must Still
be mentioned. 1t may not be too much to say that
Petite is a lady and is the idol of her mstress's
heart She is well bred somewhat exclusive, does
not always Join the canine circle. apparently thinks
Tip has spice Of the canaille in him, and In conse
qucnce does not like him. She never notices Little
Eul at all, or only with the greatest dsdain
Lut she is good as TO associate
often witk Buster, and Will Join
with him in 5ar,dng lntruders of the lend When
she retui7s painting from this duty, she always
las an air as II she would explain that this promscu
Gus barking was according to her taste. and
that she parricpl'ed in 1t only because Buster
wished H. and Buster was her friend II Buster
who in a protective rambe, had found the forsaken
surrey and had drawn his masters attention TO it.
The finding OF this carriage in the woods on the
mouetan slOpe something Ike coming upon a
watcrlogged ship al
II was with great surprise that in the afternoon
Of the day after our arrival, hearing Busters
voclfcrations, looked out and saw horse and
surrey slowly coming ND the cartway to the house.
II certainly the identical carriage which we had
reason remember, for there was the wheel with
no rim. On the front seat two figures. which
werc soon decided to be the figures of Alex and
Ristus could hardly mistake the bonnet and coat
of the latter person
| was struck with the spirited way in which Alick
climbed from the wagon. We all on the stoop
now. Alex took Of his hat and carefully removed
from the crown OF IL folded piece Of white paper.
lie gave It to Amabel, with the explanation that II
was for them ladies' Then no said his father
said as how he must charge 81 so n he reckoned,
'cos thur trip had been long, an eos thur'd ben
spoke lost an cos twant good fur thur rey e. helm
out over night an COS he, Alex had been KEEP from
work so long; an cos twas worth IT anyway"
We listened speechessly. We had already pac
Ack very foollshly, when we started the price he
then asked 81 so, and had naturally believed we had
discharged our indebtedness far as he was con-
cerned I think It IS the usual way with women
that they pay exorbltant charge and then scold
about IL aftcrward about to do that, when |
Mr. Aver coming down from the barn and feeling |
thunder in the atmosphere, asked what was tho |
matter We explained How great thing 1t is &c |
be a man on such occasion as this
Don't you pay IT, he said TO Then he told
the boy that II his father understood the matter he
would not think Of asking for money. H,
ended by threatening that the woman he brought
up the mountain would ask damages for having hal
such an inefficient driver
Alex turned away mutterng that somebodyd
got ter pay fur them spolIes II them women hadn't
comes they did, he'd er had time to er got e. rim