The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-01
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earth fer every twc holes, for she says
there is right way and wrong way to
plant out roses. She says that exercise
is good for ME far I am getting too round
ard work will reduce me and make me
sleep swcster and not quite SO loud. So
it's all right ard shan;t complain.
There's another dog come homo--
Ralph is working down at the mines ard
took n notion to send his fine dog home.
That makes four dogs right here in
bunch and we can't stand it. One is old
and blind ard won't die. Another is
CARTS and my wife she claims the shep-
hard as her pet, but she got mad with
him the other day and said she wished he
was away off on some farm. So, while
she was out visiting, I gave the dog
away, but it didn't stick. He came back
home before she missed hin, and it was
lucky for me that he did. II reminded
me of DR.. FELTON, when he walked out en-
his piazza aad saw a lot Of cattle in his
corn field. Here, Madison-AIadison,
come here, Madison! Don't you see
those fence breaking cattle down yonder
raising the corn? Run, Madison; they
will ruin me absolutely Get your gun
and kill the last one Of them declare
it is exasperatirg to heye nabors' cattle
deyouring yorr substance in such way.
Run, h1adisoa-con-p!agua the cattle /"
The doctor went in and sat down in
yexatioD, and was using language upon
his nabors when suddenly went the guu,
baag, bang, bang. lie bounced from bis
chair and hurried to the door aud
screamed: Madison, you Madison;
DIadison"--bang, bang, bsnss-"you
Madison; I do wonder ifthat fool nigger
is shooting those cattle. fhe is / WORT
have anything to do .ith it-not a
thing" It won't DO to take folks attheir
word every time.
Ralph's dog IS a poicter-an educated
pointer, and will bring your hat to you.
That's what he writes. Well, I don't
want my hat brought to me; I can 60
after it, ard now, it will take as much 10
feed these four dogs as to keep coz;
and before long their taxes will heto pay
again. When was up at Anderson the
dog lax was en- hand and The marshal
could hardly find anybody who Owned 4
dog. "Hayen't you got dog 2" "No,
nary dog, nothing but little pup about
So high" and he put his baud nearly to
the ground. He stopped at another
house and inquired: "Got any dogs?'
"No; no dogs about these premises"
"Why, what is that animal slipping
under the house z" "Oh, that-that little
fee; Why, that amt mine-that's susy's
little fce-he's no dog-and he don't
belong to US, 40 how. Nabor Freeman
and were about to be ruired by some
long nosed, rasor- back hogs, and my dogs
were afraid ofthcm-but one day I heard
an awful squcaling in the strip of woods
back Of my house, and I thought I heard
a man say. "bite him, Tramp! seize him.
Trampp So / hurried down there and
found a big, brindle, strange dog just
tearing big hog all to pieces, but |
coulden't fud anybody sickiDg him on,
and L diden't feel like sicking him eff.
The next day the owner came fooling
around with gun, and said he saw q
big, brindle, dog run under nabor Free.
mans house, and he was gwine to kill
him and sue for damages besides. Nabor
freeman Strengthened up with indigra.
ton, aud said she is not my dog, sir. l
don't know anything about him. If ho
is at my house he don't belong there, be
Just tuck up there. 9Iy opinion is that
that dog is tramp. I can't keep these
stray dogs from eating hog meat Then
they are hungry"
Well those hogs never troubled us any
more, and my respect for stray dogs has
greatly incrcascd. BILL ARP.