The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

while he debated whether he should go
over to see the Maior now, or wait un-
til it was cooler. He had Just decided
in favor of waiting, when he heard n
trampling from the side of the house.
For moment he gave it little Mt
tention. Then the long drawn bay of
hound came to his ears. The Colo
nel's feet dropped to the floor and his
head was raised. Another howl from
the invisible hound, and he pulled him
self to his feet, picked up his hat and
turned down the low stone steps in the
direction of the sound.
As he came around the corner Of the
house, there was sudden crunching
of tho gravel on the driveway, bel
low of mingled fear and anger, and
the Colonel was knocked fiat by year
ling heifer which, snorting its sur
prise, trailed across the grass-plot,
hotly pursued by the Colonel's hound.
The Colonel quickly scrambled to
his feet and looked about for the cause
of his downfall. He saw the heifer
and the hound. The pursued was
making Mt top speed for gap in the
atake-and-rider fence, where the
crushed rails showed that its head
and feet had been at work. As his
eye fell upon the broken fence, he in
dulged in some highly favored re-
marks, and followed them with an en-
couraging yell to the hound. Inspired
by this, the dog promptly bit the
heifer in the flank, nearly tumbling it
over in tho gap of the fence and draw
ing from it bawling cry of distress.
The Colonel dashed forward to urge
on the hound, but just as he
reached the fence, there was shot
from the bushes, and the hound came
scurrying back, its tail between its
legs. At almost tho same instant n
long-legged man emerged from behind
tree trunk little way off and ran
forward, all the while endeavoring to
pour powder and shot into the barrel
of the gun which he carried.
At the fence-gap he confronted Colo
mel Beebe. There was mutual start
AZ the men recognized each other.
Then the Colonel recovered himself
s'Major Hawkins" !" he broke out; II
believe you have shot my hound?"
81 have done that very thing re-
turned the Major with decision. "Aud
let me add, that / shall repeat the per.
formance every time that brute of
yours chases my cattle !"
The Major and he were old cronies,
and, though both we're hot-blooded,
they had never had serious falling
out, and the Colonel tried hard to re-
strain his temper. But this was the
third time that the Majors heifer had
broken down the fence separating the
properties and made havoc with the
Colonel's garden. The latter felt that
patience well nigh had ceased to be q
virtue, particular 9ow in view of the
Majors threats.
"Major Hawkins!" he began, and
there was Significance in his use OF
the title; 81 have no wish to foment
any trouble but most positively
shall not allow that 'cattle' of your,
on my place again. See that she il
kept of, please As to shooting my
dog, that is matter which only al
apology from you can recompense mt
for, and I trust you will render me
one immediately"
~ will do nothing of the kind
The best thing you can do is to shoot
your whelp and save me the trouble o.
doing sol" and the Major tapped
his gun suggestively.
'"Then all can say. came slowly
from the Colonels lips, sis that yot
are no gentleman
The Major started as if he had beer
stuDg. For the instant he did not re