Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-17
STRAY Saols


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Why BaR Dropped the Kift~n-Th,
Book Agent Tells Aasaher Story.
L is ti'e fsssisn for the comic paper, n
dror qiii~ heavily On the book asens.
Nov, 'is' i' all wrong. The agents 81, ,
ciss' Of people who srs really doing . sres,
work They hsvsa pretty hard time Of
1t often, Ia; stiii they pssssyere. III
hsik'msn =" recently talking with
ons Of MA1 best ksovn agents sbou,
the life. 1T has it. chsfms,s said ths
agent, land ii hss iis Objectionable feat
urss. Im most Objectionable feature,
however, ! think, are dogs. I tell you /,
takes hesp Of courage to 10 nm
70 the door Of house when
there is big dog growing on the door step.
used 70 travel with . fellow Who W,
about - piucky . one ~ have ever seen
Tom wasn't afraid Of anything. bat once
sav him foored. In the outskIrts NJ thu
village in which We we're 70, king was q
cottage AID . garden. Ia the c,stsgs
lived cranky Old man who kept . Isrss
and fierce IN asrei. half 1t Bernard and
bali ball dog He vas 4 terror. had
made bic scgusiatancs bout six mon h,
before 90 got Tom to tackle
that house. He vent up the steps 10
the hals enclosed stoop. There Isy
the dog. He srovled and Tom stopped.
The dog got up and his eyes fairly # smsd.
Tom begun to bseh, facing the dog Who
slowly c'svlsd after him. Tom ven,
down the steps in safety snd VA
half way down 10 the gate. Al
ihst minute | came out Of the opposite
house and SAY strange sight. By win
dow IN tbs cottage 81. the old man 'sicipg'
the dog on The dog, erouched ready for
spring, was crawling along. Tom was
drawing back step by stsp, his sample case
IN hand, ready for emergencies. Be.
bind him WAS . large goat going
up the walk full tilt 1t the unconscious
man. yelled. he turned. the dog jumped.
thought .hss Tom vas gone. Bot he va,n'. J.,
he made 3 jump, caught branch Of an
apple tree ard swung himself
clear. Ths dog however had . large
section Of one leg Of Toms trousers in his
mouth. /. was hours before that old man
let Tom OF. But be got paid for il, though 3"
How was that the MarksnAn asked
Tom went to Bangor and 90. a bulldog
real Down East shter, took him to the vii
Isge and put him en- the mongrel. Well
there wasn't much left Of iha, dog when the
bull dog got through with him. Then the old
man came out and Tom and the dog chased
him for two miles into brook and left
him there. IL was barbsrous, but it was
eGec,usi"
Speaking Of bull dogs makes the Marks
msn think Of his friend s., . Boston art
ia. y. has Just ore hobby and that 10 bull
terriers. He judges everything by them
II they don't like = person 8. will
have nothing to do with him. At one time he
owned an especially hne dog. Tibsrius
Tiber. As he was called had 0st one failing,
One day Will Mr.. SIS nephew took, Tiber
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