Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-02
BOOK AGENT AND BULLDOG.
Fierce Was the Fight but Short, and the
Agent Had the Last Laugh.

Agent Had the Last Laugh.
The story teller was book agent, never
theless | enjoyed listening to him as he
reeed off the yarn something after this
style;
Down in Jones county lives farmer |
who used to keep bulldog for the special
purpose of soaring away book agents and
sramps, who otherwise he declared,
would poster the life out of his wife and
hired girl
"Tiger was the dogs name and the mans
nature
"Now if there was any one thing that
TIGER enjoyed it was "A live, long legged,
sound lunged book agent, one who could
run and yell. His rather melancholy coun-
tenance would light up the instant he
caught sight of one of these gentle beings
ambling up toward the front door. Then
he would quickly slide in under the front
stoop and calmly await the approach OF his
unsuspecting victim.
when the book agent was within ten
feet of the first step out would spring old
Tiger with a savage growl. The frightened
agent, with yell of terror, would bound
backward, and start on bee line for the
garden wall. But before he could take
three bounds old Tiger, with a low, chuck
ling growl Of pleasure, would fasten his
sharp teeth in the seat of his trousers and
hang on until the farmer and h-s two hired
men came with crowbars and Rrlnning
faces, pried his jaws apart and set the cap
tive free.
"All this learned from one who had re-
Gently been there
The CORY tale set my heart in tumuh
Of Indignation and determined to tsssf
that that bulldog a lesson. | procsrsd
three pound. of the strongest cayenne p<p-
per obtainabls, fastened it firmly In the
seat of my trousers-my second best-srd
thus loaded walked boldly up to ths bons
OF the cranky farmer and earnivoroas bull
dog
"As swung open the gate | saw old
/ Tiger dodge "a under thu front piazza.
walked boldly on, and when within about
ten feet of the first step with blood ourd-
ling growl old Tiger sprsng for me. He
% was an awful sight, with his wide open
: mouth full Of cleaning worries and
p turned and ran for adj was worth had
not made three jumps before fell isrt
t and heard ripping, tearing sound, and
then my ears were greeted with howl OF
Q main. | then knew that the BULLDOG had
n got his eyes, nose and mouth chuck ful
. Of nv second best trousers and cayenne
t pepper. A great JOY welled up into my
r heart as | stopped and watched the an
r imal.
"He howled as though a hundred fiendi
J. had lent him their tongues, clawed at hi
G mouth, rolled over beds Of rare flowers
Z demolished costly rose bushes, turne'
e double somersaults backward and for
Il ward and practised all kinds OF astound
4 ing pyymnastical feats. At last one Of hi
d o,vrations landed him on the back stoop
It In a moment the swill barrel was tippe
over and the farmers wife and hired gir
re were upset in its contents. Great, ther
J. was the confusion for few moments
d During this melee l thought it best to d.
is camp, and turned and walked happy an
e. triumphant away. The last glimpse
ID caught Of the dog as | passed over tn
re- brow of the hill found him rolling over
T. lot Of clothes that had just been laid on
upon the grass to dry.
n 1.-THE next day l called again TO note r.
b suits and TO reap my reward.
rs "Tbe moment | stepped within the var
n l saw the bulldog, with head down and Ia
to between his legs, start like streak (
as suotted lightning for the barn, whenc
IN ever and anon, long drawn agonizin
he bowls reached my ears.
ld "When once in the house | was treatt
like a king The farmers wife and hir'
girl had not had a chance to talk with
>" book agent for six months, and consequen
to ly were almost wild with delight TO see m
ne The old lady bought twenty dollars wor
Of books cash down, the hired girl had Il
en- write in her autograph album, where mol
at but her dearest friends were allowed
scribble and when at last was compell
ar 10 20 the dear old lady gave me her blessil
to in trembling voice and a Bible, while I
nd hired girl, as she hid her streaming eyes
the folds Of her not overcean apro
begged me to send her my photograph a
at lock Of my auburn hair'-New 70
Jty Herald.