Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-05-04
AN INTELLIGENT DOG.
O0sne of the Very Remarkable Feats Per-
formed by u Clever setter.

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O0me OF the Very Remarkable Feats Per-
formed by n Clever setter.
In the southern part OF Sumner
County, Kan, close to the line of
Indian Territory, lives an old pioneer
by the name OF |. l.. Burdict. who is
known throughout all that section Of
country as II. l.. )" the rest OF the name
being considered superhuous or too
! formal to accord with the character Of
the individual whom it adorns. l. l.. |
| is truly Il character, kind-hearted and |
hospitable, but rough and uncouth,
and given TO blowing his own trumpet
But with all his notoriety he is not
nearly so much Of character as his
old setter. Frank.
Frank was Il large, powerfully-built
dog, with no extra lumber. but with
bone and muscle enough to defend him
self against all onslaughts from his
canine acquaintances. and with a sulli-
cient quantity of that useful article
commonly called "sand" to carry his
, ideas of right and justice to II success
full issue The first dash OF five miles
would not be characterized by the
Roderigo, Bob Gates, or Gath,s Mark.
. but for months hunt in the heavy
d covering of the Territory prairies he
a would hold his own against the best
in the land. He did not hunt on the
4 quartering plan, but after surveying
4 the country would select the most
q likely bird cover, and without any ex
v ira ceremonies or graceful wavings o
the flag would '.go for them" in II com
n nonsense. business-like manner.
). When hunting for quails, chickens
"a turkeys or deer he would let all othe
n game alone for the kind wanted, ant
is he was equally good on all.
p. On one occasion, after slow -trailin!
H. buck with Frank for several hours
o. |. l.. came upon the deer, which wa
10 remarkable for it's size, in dee
lie ravine. where it was browsing. Tak
~ ing deliberate aim |. l.. fired. and tn
stately old fellow dropped, apparentl
s. dead, shot through the neck. Slidin
an down the steep side of the ravine l.
nj proceeded to cut the throat of h
he prize, when at the first slash of TIL
he knife the buck sprang to his fee
n throwing the hunter to one side -lucl
a. ily near to where the discharged gu
he was lying-and as soon as it PARTIAL
,w recovered from its dazel conditiC
ed caused by the bullet which hi
10. CREASED its neck, showed fight. l.
"a had Just time to work the lever of h
lin Winchester when the maddened bea
ci- was upon him. He fired, but at su,
As close quarters that the bullet only su
las ceeded in shearing a bunch of ha
er from the back of the animal, and t
an next moment he expected to feel
Of horns and hoofs piercing and tram
EN- ling him to death. But assistance W
he at hand. and before you could say '.Ja
at Robinson" Frank had the buck by t
wo ham. |. l.. retreated up the side
lid the bank and attempted to throw
ed. another cartridge, only to find the sh
vas fast Frank and the deer in the me;
the time were having "a regular roughal
ser tumble fight. He had to let go of
<ed hold on the decr's ham to catch him
, in the throat, to which proceeding
lin buck entered his protest by "a vigort
,di. use OF both hoofs and horns, for ii
nes short time he was covered with dl
.fnl and blood from his own and the dec
lly. wounds. |. L., upon seeing the dam
,ilh of his boon companion, became fran
sh, in his efforts to eject the old shell, a
ned of course. made less headway than
) OF he had kept his head. At last Fra
ey. secured IA hold upon the throat OF
j1x- antagonist, and, although sever
,di- famed about. he held his hold III
and the refractory shell was thrown
lity replaced by another, when the com
gis- was brought to II termination by a S
ing through the heart of the noble be
who had contended so bravely for
istence and revenge upon his ass
ants When the deer dropped the
the dog at once came to his master for
tho praise he had SO nobly earned, and
COS. the dressing of his wounds, some
los which We're very deep and no do
~, painful. American Field.