The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24
SHEP And BILLY.
They Ran Farmer Fuiiord's PInc -. Did Thi,
Collie and Dorset -hornrd Kan.

They Kan Farmer FuifOrd's Plnc.. Did This
Collie and Dorset -hOrned Kan.
Old Johnston Fulford OF Warren county was
leaning over a sheep pen at the Wavery Fair
on Wednesday and running his fingers deep
into the thick fleece upon the broad back OF
Dorset-horned ram belonging to Rutherford
Stuyvesant's famous herd from Tranquility.
n. J. Tho ram :seemed to like 1t. and John
ston's face fairly beamed as he tiokled it.
Great stock that" remarked the old man
to Sun reporter. Had one onct. but at last
he up and died. Thought heap OF Billy. did.
Was give to me by q gent that fetched him
over. a young lamb. for his gal to play with
Got too big for gals toy. and he give him to
me one day oven at Schooley's Mountains.
Billy was better than a Watchdog round the
place. aud knowed as much as a fox. Trouble
was he took too much on himself Thought he
owned the farm. and kinder wanted to divide up
the duties Of taking care OF it with my collie
dog Shep. They were great chums. and twixt
them they bout run the place so fur as the
other stock was concerned. II things didn't
go to suit them. the one would bite and tho
other would buck and not even bull had nv
earthly show agen 'em. | seed party Of Hun
garans from the mines in my orchard one
day. and set Shep on EN-. Billy went along,
but had trouble at the fence. and the Huns
picked up sticks and stones and kept tho dog
Off. Billy see what was goin' on. and he made
run and lep the fence. 1t was n great
charge he made and he caught the biggest
one OF the fnrren miners behind and sent him
ten feet; In less than Il second every one Of
them HUNS IN. had dropPeSd his bag and a was
eoat oo ons and Biz he st
OF him when in;eriered and saved him. 70
eng 90. and they didn't bother IN fruit aesn."
geher said the Sid d'f m after at aHi pause
during which he scratched the head of the big
b s IL ns S " the e and
when 1t come to close quarters he'd jump on
the rams buck Billy Just dotted on KILN
ieet. Watched him KIN a six;f foot sfacer once.
! Si Isoa bdss that H. Eess Tor him +:
IN the s % I " hs ho9s at0e and
came down on tie reptile, That, ended the
was down in the corner ii tho pasture lot one
round somethhIng. and ran down to see what
was goin on. The There was big coPpethsad
n we @ady to quot BSh tho l%'d rS%
osDd % WITH and sts they sept In. eTSs
ground. the snake hattened himself out and
kept turning his wicked head to face them.
Then Shep and Billy seemed to come to some
understandin', and they got on opposite sides
OF the varmint and puzzled him 70 keep his
eyes on both. The ram kept getting nearer
and nearer. and finally made quick Bidewise
Jump; but he missed he snake. and. apickern
flash Of lightni n 1t struck at him, but tho
fleece was too thick for 1t to do any harm.
Billy jumped away and the snake coiled again.
Then he drawed closer a nd closer and jumped
again. but the snalie was too quick for him nd
got from under. Then Billy backed away and
watched him for half minute. was goin' In
to kill tho snake with club. when Billy made
another charge head first and cut the pilot In
half with his horns. The snake struck at tho
same time Billy did, and after he fight was over
tho head and half OF the reptile WAS hanging
from Bily's breast but It never broke the skin
the snake, together and they measured three
feot. Halfa an hour afterwnri Shep was bit by
the copperhead's mate. and killed the snake
with u hurdle stake. | picked Shep UP
to run homo with him. but. he broke
away from my arms and ran down to tho
swamp hunted high and low for him until
night, but couldn't ind him. A couple of days
later he came back weak and staggering and
covered with mud. but he got we'll. and is as
good as ever to-day, except that he has never
how to cure hisself and he did 1t. / thought
while was looking at these sheep that when
aud buy Dorset ram Just for Shops sake"