The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-17
DISAPPOINTING DOGS.
Tests Of Fighting Qualities That Resulted
Most Disnstrpusly.


"a mans pride in his dog is one OF
those things which often exist without |
cause and only partially die under dis
couragemcut that would kill an
Apache. said "a keen observer of human |
nature the other day.
"I remember farmer who lived near
us when was u boy. He had a collie |
dog that had been in his family for
yenrs, n faithful ser~ant and brave
defender 1t had a litter of pups, all of
which died except one, and the old man
persuaded himself that that pup though
it was not by any means of the purest
breed possessed all the virtues of its
mother, magnified and intensified
| dozcn-fold
"He came over to our house one
warm spring day with the shaggy little
pup peeping out of his big overcoat
pocket and he began to brag about the
| good qualities of the animal. We boys
were always ready for fun, and we had
n little black Spanish hen, with a flock
of chickens, that was as cross as two
sticks. In order to 'chaff' the old man
we told him that his pup was no good
and that we had hen which could
lick the dog in two rounds.
THE old mans pride was hurt. He
took the pup out of his pocket and fol-
lowed us outdoors to pit him against
our hen. My brother drove the hen and
her brood up TO us and the old man
siclSed his pup on to her. The hen
thought the dog was after her chickens
and with vicious squawl1 she dashed
around behind him in the twinllling of
an eye, and, fastening her strong beali
firmly in the long hair of his back, be-
gan to beat him so vigorously with her
wings, and kick up such cloud of dust
and such a 'bobbery' generally, that the
pup, though certainly not hurt, became
frightened almost out of his wits at the
queer attack, and fed, yelping and
bowling as if for his life, with the hen
Still holding on to him for a score of
yards.
"Thc old man could not help but join
in the laugh we all enjoyed, but he felt
so crestfallen that when he went home
he drowned the pup that was licked
by a hen.
: II remember, too, an uncle of mine,
who owned farm in another part of
the state. We boys used to go and visit
|
always cautioned us not by any chance
to leave open the gate of a big paddock,
where he kept prize thoroughbred
boar, of great size and fierceness, with
curling tusks and erect bristles. This
: boar was the deadly enemy of my
l uncle's pet dog, fine beast, a cross be-
tween mastiff and blood ound, as
heavy almost as yearling calf, and able
, to knock a man over as easily as to
bark at him.
"This dog and this boar used to make
3 faces at each other, so to speak, through
3 the closely built rail fence that sur
rounded the paddock. The dog would
l bark furiously at the boar, and the boar
1 would foam at the mouth and champ
r his great tuslls at the dog. They would
n both race along the fence like mad,
e meanwhile looking for any hole or
e break through which they could get at
c each other ard tear one another to
n pieces The ferceness of their aspect
S used to put the whole family in a tremor
e sometimes, thinking of the dreadful
e consequences that would follow if a
rail some time should be left down or a
t gate open.
Z zone day my uncle had caught me
r IN some particularly wicked piece ol
c mischief and had boxed my ears re.
T. sented this assumption of my fathers
prerogatives so much that / resolved to
, revenge myself by letting that dog and
! that boar have q free fight Accord
c ingly / pulled out an entire rail from
S one part of the fence surrounding the
d paddock and lay low to await results.
d Lion, the dog, was away with uncle
to the post Office at the time, and they
: both came home together Lion haC
had no fun that day and he started tc
= have little chase with the boar, who
n was waiting and ready for him. Away
= they went, on either side of the fence
). one barking, the other squealing, anC
both gnashing their teeth. Uncle be
: gan calling Lion off, but the dog paic
- NO heed, and soon uncle's anxious eye
Il caught sight of the missing rail- With
~ n shout he started for the spot, bu
Lion and the boar were bearing dowr
y on it at fearful rate and would Ger
. tainly get there before he could.
"a cold sweat broke out all over the
old man, and his face blanched as hi
" strained every nerve and muscle to pre-
vent the approaching combat, which, i
the animals once came together, coulc
: not but end in the death of one or boti
4 of the valuable ombatants.
But it was no use. The dog and the
L boar were now rushing along at &
furious gait, filling the air with dust
: and clamor, and scanning with fierce
q eyes every foot of the fence that sepa
u rated them. Presently they came tt
the gate and found themselves at last
l. face to face.
VI ''They stopped, they stared, and ther
in wild surprise and abject terror o.
IS each other, turned tail simultaneously
It and fled like the wind in opposite direc
tions.
!. Uncle Zeke brcathed long sigh o
n relief, but he never valued either O
a them half so much again. IN. y. Irib
n une.
r, CARNlVOROUS PARROTS.
A Bird That Feasts Upon the Fat q
Sheep.
Is 1-an +,t, Il