The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-07

uscDe ~Bslly" sBsweu Lssssss - ~ Inter
e~stag ssory OF Csa,ss's Owser.
narrow-RauRe from Bowersville to Hart
well l met the sheriff am unabridged, ir-
reprs.ssiblc, native Georgian. He's a
cheerful Georgian. says the Atlanta Coa-
sfifMfiOM.
To n good many people In Georgia, To
nearly everybody In northeast Georgia,
the sheriif's name IL at ones an introhuc-
ton and description. tor evcryh1nly i'm
that country knows Jim Roberts.
Crouclletl under Jim's seat Was q meas
~, thin, blac'k-and-white cur. The dogs
air of modification and hrwildcrmcnt
was something lidicrous. and all the more
noticeable because il was Jim Roberts
dog:
ciaiesiIy. His c-ounicnancc wouid have
convicted him of anything. sucking eggs,
shss.p-killing, chicken stealing. ar what
not. He wa. n miserable, mean looking
Cnclc Billy Bowers sat jus, behind Jim.
The two talked like old friends. and, in
called an experience of his own i'm which
"A very intelligent dog had figured.
Jim could hardly wait for thu old man
"Talk about do9s."in a matter-of-fact
tone. as Uncle Billy concluded his dog
s s."rS; yi' Tn.! got n ilH .% Hr Gau dog fd in this 81.
fine as some Dogs" reaching under the
seat for the black and white ear, ''hut the
the neck for Uncle Biiiy's inspection as
n-on-,ommittal as - disil-rag;
proudly. as the miracle walled IL. eyes
ar"nnd in a effort To Escape" 'just
look at them eyes,"
IDENTIFY he was not s'crtain i'm his own mind
that the dog was "a miracle.
Uncle Billy" Ia. the same matter-of-
fact tone, as the miracle WAS let go. "that
dog has AS much human nature. i'm him AS
or you. I tell you what that dog does.
toms INV We'll. I'M" sir. 'i Ie a"es nsi,im my every 1,,
day al dinner time just ss regular AS the
boys sin, and the other day l watched him
root or r"rk ' :" n s.are paw out up IN. fish
and then he'll stand and watch 'em AS
they Ro over the shallow places. He don't
in the world. A whole drove of silver
idcs can wiRglc and squirm over the shall
low place and Tucker won't notice 'em.
Atlanta. But just let "a good sized fish
start dow you o,Ighter sec that dog. He
comes iown on thai, fish like a king
"Don't bother the little fish"
"Exac.iy.-b, he eoes for the big ones.
Hs nat s . %n sea 'sa- ,%ai , t Gaa, b n,.n DIR. Tucker
owner OF the miracle. "a feliow bro.,eh,
box out in the back yard, but we
sortcr depended on the puppy to- look af-
ter himself. First might after he got tlicr,.
porch and howl,d and whincd until l jest
stand il amy longer. Finally ! got
up aud carried him our and put him in
box. l hadn't more than got
back in bed bcfors. that puppy was back
ON the porch. | carried him back tai Tuck
er's box and went to bed again. 1 had
made up my mind to go To sleep.whcn
that puppy set up "a whine. He was back
on the porch. l hated to kill tine puppy.
l just carried him back to- fuckers box.
mud L triatln s,,y- st.lar,n IN. him. hum.
died him mp under Old fuckers nose and
put one of fuckers forelegs around him,
says I. hold i'm" l went back to bed
and To sleep. ! never heard anything
of the. puppy that night.
"Evcry night now. after the puppy gets
his supper, old Tucker picks linn mp and
puts him tn ped. When the puppy is frisky
and don't want to go. Tucker just picks
lies down in the box and holds him till the
PUPPY, goes to sleep"
Hes "a mighty polite dog. Tucker is"
The doubtful look on Uncle Billy's face
given place To one of vivid interest.
owner of that miriclc could convince
a dictionary.
Polite" repeated Uncle Billy.
mighty polite dog-mighty polite.
George Parker come over u week or two
,Iong. You've secn that old hound many
a time. George tied him to the fence.
bout the kitchen place. and just left him
there. That night I threw some scraps
put to Tucker aud the pup, but never once
thought of that old hound.
fucker looked like Inc was waitin' for
me- to do something else. AMI after waitin'
for ~ minute ar so lac picked ont the big
pest piece of meat and started round the
house with il; ! followed To see what he
would do with it,. and the minute l turned
he corner of the house l understood il all.
Theirs. was that old hound -hadnt had u
hing tn eat for dinner or supper. Tucker
walked up and laid down the meat, and
he old hound went for it,
'TlIat's IA fine dog" said Uncle Billy.
Heap a. folks wouldn't er done that"
fucker jest set theirs. like h" enjoyed
the old hound eat. Vaughn his tail.
''ISut the stuartest thing Tucker ever
continued the sheriff mcditatiycly,
was three ar four days ago there at home.
That puppy got So he would kill the little
and finally l tied him To- the
Hood-pilc. That was at diuncr-tiue, and
IA littl. or no time that puppy had crtwicd
around and bctNsixt the logs till he had
Just hung himself.
fucker heard him hollcrin'.
~ saw Tucker go back there and exam
inc, just like "a judge would do. The
puppy was whining and choking. and 1
he would have killed himself in
five minutes longer. Tucker made up his
mind that il was u desperate case. and
just pitched i'm and gnawcd@"
Uncle Billy heavcsl ~ sigh of relief.
"Csnawed that rope in two"
"Smart dog" said Uncle Billy. "SInart
..But I haven't told You what he done.