The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-05
OWEN owEys,s HARD Lucx Buyr.
His Dog, Llewellep, Made n Mistake About n
Rnbbit, and Owen Went Into RetIrcmnnt.

Ills Dog, Llewellep, Made n Mistake About n
Rabbit, and Owsn Went Into Retirement.
REMsKN. N. Y, Feb. 4.-Owen Owens. Esq,
nshe tRkes great pride in being called. drove
into town yesterday and made his first appear
ance for three weeks at the Post ONCE. MIR.
Ovens is n prominent citizen Of this farming
community. being. according to his own state
nent. sprung from mans an family from
Wales who wass settle Remsen bout now CEN
tury-half ago."tand as his usual custom Is to
come to town at least every other day, no mat
ter how deep the roads are drifted. there had
been much speculation over his long absence.
Therefore. when he did appear there was u
general hail of:
"Wa'al. Owen Owens. Esqui-er 4. what's ben
ailin' We ?"
Owen took of his big fur cap and scratched
his head with a sad expression.
Plenty troubles. plenty troubles" he said.
What's wrong2 Wife amt sick. is she ?"
mo. no. She all right"
Owen took a long breath and looked al the
circle OF surrounding faces.
We'll. l tell you all about It an you make
laugh by it. only l don't make go much laugh,
whatever. 1t all by fault my dog Llewellen.
Nice birds dog. Llewellen, part s'eep an hound
an somewhat you say-mongril. but he frs
rate on mus'rat IN" woodchuck an'chase rabbit
JUS same as other two Of IL. There wass fellow
from city stay by my house for week an pay
boardin' while he make huntin' round, an
when he 70 way he lsavin' his gun an some
powder-shell an tell me for use him. an he
come again pretty soon some few day. Sol say:
Here pretty good chances for cheap hunt. so
I guess / take him.
We'll. / get Bob Hughes an we goin'. Bob
WASN'T have no guns but carry bags for a
games. He say maybe he hit him with bags IL
/ WASN'T bag him with guns. He JUS make
that for little joke-look you. Well. we 20
long out by my brus' lot an goin' by brus'
heap when Llewellen make loud banks an out
60 rabbit by ~stump-an' white tail wavin' JUS
like he wavin' on his handchekuff pockets for
me like sayin' SCOT away. owen. SCOT away
Way he 60 bounce over leaf an ground, an l
tn inkin' charge amt cos me nuthin' 30, by
Cos, anyway 1 let fly 1t. on'y 1 forget for make
aims. Make good deal noise. tho. whatever.
an do somethin' pretty hard on my right SOL
dier. l tell you. Well, Llewellen he chasin' a
rabbits an Bob Hughes he chasln' Llewellen,
30 l rub soldier an chasin' Hughes. an pretty
soon we all catch him. on'y he go under stones
pile. On far side stones pile wass big log an
brus' heap. an Llewellen he In by there scratch
an bark. l tell you. say:
bob gat ready a baCs-I crawl in by
Llewellen an SCOT him a rabbits
80 l crawl by log an make aim in thick
H"A'' W. hOaN Vi AZ all ltl ny IL DOIn
barrel by one times. Wass big noises. 1 tell
you. an smokes an soldier hurtin'. 80 I roll
of logs an rabbit runnin' right from under
me. an he turn color to white an blacks an
l see rabbit change himself for skunks. on by
Cos anyway l have pretty bad luck. whatever.
Il don't know what come by first rabbits.
but Llewellcn he make jumps an shake a
skunks till he smell himself for three weeks.
Well. Hughes he skin skunk, SO he pretty bads
too, an we thinkin' we best for goin' home. So
we comm pretty close by woods'ed's door my
womans she came runnin':
MY grassious me! / wass never hear such
smell! You spoilin' milks. skim cheese an
butter. You go out back barn an stay in
We'll. me an Bob. we got to run pretty
quicks now. l tell you. an then we smash UP
onion an rub ourself. both two OF him. with a
onions Juice all over skins. an then we take
shovel an bury clothes an bag. an | been
Twin in barn ever since. That's why | don't
come down to Remsen.
But when we was goin' by rabbit hunt
again. Llewellen. | guess | leave him by home,
for he bark JUS a same by skunk as by rabbit
or Jackey. so how man goin' for tell till he close
by, an then he don't get times for clear way