The Lamar register., 1892-04-23

brakes and lastly old NANNY. puff-
Ing along. milkpail In hand as fast as
her fat limbs would carry her and
gasping so dar" as often as she could
manage to make her mouth 90 of.
But the COW didn't 80" worth a cent.
AT this juncture Daddy Mulllgrub
turned up on the scene of action, and
being little short sighted he could
not see why Towser was allowed to
run after the cows.
Call of dat dog. Nanny" he
shrieked; but NANNY only pegged
away harder than ever. and ali the
sound she uttered was the hoarso and
husky wall of So"
why de dehble don't We call off
dat dawg?" he cried again In a rage
out still there was no reply. Instead
the legs, tails and petticoats few
faster than ever If possible.
just then the line of battle wheeled
sharply around aud by making a ter
rife burst OF speed across the corner
nanny succeeded in catching Towser
by his hinder continuation just as he,
husband fell into line behind her and
she hung to it till IL threatened 10 come
uniointed every instant.
let go dat dawg's handle be.-
lowed daddy. Yen done pull it out
by the ruies ef ye hain't keerful, but
mammy's hold never relaxed.
The dogs feet cleared the ground n
yard as the COW and nanny tugred
on him in opposite directions aud
Towser must have thought that he
would be twias every minute But a
crisis was at hand.
Spying small opening in thorny
hedge the calf dartcd through 1t with
a blare OF terror After him rushed
his mother. enlai ging the hole some
what but streaking her sleek sides
with numerous long and bloody
scratches. Next the unfortunate
Towser was hauled through the under
brush. and then
Well the caravan was under such
hcadway that Nanny could not have
lot go OF the dogs little end even IL
she had wished. Through the hedge
she also went speedily coming out
again on the other side with a little OF
her wearing apparel still on in spite
OF tho atfectionate olinging OF the
thorns and briers. And still the race
continued
Dandy had crawled through the
hedge also and now he tried his best
TO head OF the strange tandem. bawl-
ing away all the time in terrific
bass voice. Co boss" git out Tow
ser" aud stop yer brack ole fool
niggorr in about equal proportions
But they would not seem 10 CO. +"
git OUT or stop.
Suddenly aad unexpectedly the
whole procession sweryed toward the
almost exhausted Daddy. He tried
his best 10 get out OF its line OF march
but his rheumaticky old legs were no;
spry enough. He succeeded in dodg-
ing the COW. but the clothes line took
him across tho shins with n violence
that shifted ends OF him in an instant
He was hurled more than ten feet and
eamo down on his head in duck.
pond above which two monstrous
b-ogans hoated for an instant like
twin thunder-clouds above a moIntair
gorge; then no went under and shu
the door.
.Ow! owl owr' no roared tho very
| instant his head appeared above the
surface again. de debble's done 20
me fur shuah. o Lawd hab mass,
on dis po' ole good -fur-nufiin bracA
| niggers SOU"
Tho old man scrambled aud goun-
dered ashore In paroNysm OF terror
dragging out the supposed devil who
was still clinging to one OF his legs
and worse looking devil prob
ably never was seen - but it was
was only what was left OF old Nanny.
She had been snapped of the tail end
of the line when it collIded with Dad.
dy's legs. and she also had found ar
unsayory baptism in the foul and
muddy depths OF the duck pond.
Slowly and mournfully .he demoral.
lied old darky limped off homeward.
and for more than week it was all
that Nanny could do to crawl about
the house. The COW. accompanied by
her calf. was found the next day in an
adjoining township. n small chunk OF
gritty sausage meat still trailing from
her neck at the end OF fuzzy looking
clothes line. IL was all there was left
OF poor old Towser.
..De idee oh hitchin' kyow ter a
dawg's neck ter milk heri" suorted
old Daddy when he heard the facts in
the case. ANY ole fool niger mou,
"a known better'n dat But dari
some won't laru muffin eben IL dey does
lib with a projidy oh wisdom all dere
.t-,.aI lffo - Ghicopo SIM