The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-07-18
FUE TALE OF A DOG.
l,rArtJL NARRATIVE OF CANINE
.ruAC,TY AND SAGAClTv.

np,lTHFUL NARRATIVE OF CANINE
.eNAClTY AND sAGAclTv.
s.ory Of the Feat Was Related
preacher who Was . Party to
4 incident Nh Further Testimony
!. Nccessars'
.rtain Nashville statesman Is
:, one If the best story tcllers in
~ ssce and his repertoire includes a
: GOOD ones. fish and otherwise.
,i.. ,ru,hfulncss of some he will
:. his reputation for vcracity. but
..is one which he always p-e!!ycs
tie statement that II was told him
,..uistcr Of the gospel, Dr. Bard
L. uho viii he remembered here by
.hfar inhabitants rs the assistant
~ Edgar III rcvcrcd memory. who
.s>tor Of the First Presbyterian
during the latter years Of Gen
NJ Aalrew .IackSon's life and attend
,s..ll hero in his last illness. The
Ia 'eler said:
.Jr Far,lwcll used 10 visit my IA
=. l.,g,r when | was a boy. and the
- ala about to tell you was r,ia.-
4. fs,.al, the occasion Of one Of these
80 w, were out on the vcranla
,oEjn. ne evening after supper. The
,ar VAS fond Of dogs ALL was a
~ good sportsman and naturally
conversation turned on this subject
Sf.ahin. uf dogs said Dr Bard
III. reminds me Of dog which he-
h,.ul 10 a friend of mine in Mississip-
hal been invited 10 hold services
4 ehnrrh near this friends house
h,l wrafe lin 10 meet me at the sta
tn >s,.e six miles from his house. on
;. saturday afternoon before sunday.
= daf 4 the appointment.
~. wa> on time with horses. ana
started - his home. | noticed that 4
frr !Aaa,om. bird dog followed rs,
M having heard that some ono IN
M lt l.l.aarhood owned an especially
q trained trick dog. | asked NY
EaHlahaal it.
""Tlafs tie dog" at the same time
H.ng II Ills dog. which had rgn
sal III MS and was waiting nj the
|rh> II lA" road.
] asked him 10 make him perform n
IT, He eet down from his horse.
I'LL the dog and. taking out his pock-
iaok held il 10 the dogs hose. H.
M teak out 4 silver half dollar and.
.lhlug some distance into the woods.
sod up Il large rock and put the mon
uader Il. "" then resumed our jour
+ and wi4cn probably half mile
ay Hy friend called his dog and told
u 70 - back and get the money.
iile DOC, without the least hesita-
VI. started back on n run. and. my
l'aa Explained. rs the rock was heavy
J" de- would lc unable 10 turn IL
=. i" would have 10 scratch under II
feaeA III" piece Of money. ana h.
''..l mot probably get home before We
a. A"d There. II then being about three
.'"s farther Oh To his house
however. when we reached home
~ Was not there. w. ate supper,
stii! u" dog ,lil not come. nor had
l.i h an appearance when we re-
~ ny about 10 o'clock
iAe next morning we got up about
@-'a aNd, hearing n nols. outside.
Ht"ui opened the door. and the dog
"''i tx dragging with him n pair Of
."''aAS. which he dropped on the
course we were both mystiiied,
"|N not long 10 wait an cxplana
'"F Aortly aftcrward man who
several miles from my friends :
's' Toy" UP Oh n mule and inquired
'''- With a pair Of pantaloons in
'.oa'h bad come into the house.
'~ 't this moment came out OH
i"r'h' and the man said. "Why.
!, n" dog now"
~ lrl"nd told his caller that the
"'' F'ally brought n pair Of panta-
1 '''l" with him. but he did not
S'dlld II himself.
'"e man said that late in the after
J.. ,"' DAY before he found the dog
~ "'hs under large rock near the
anu thinking he was after n rab-
!, N'pp"d ana lifted the rock np. and,
Hprise. found half dollar ON
nhder>idc.
l. ! i'i' The money In his pocket. and
,,, pos followed him home. The dog
49,, "''l TO be friendly. and the man
n'' = Hl'n ana gave him his supper.
- "Sn' 49,, when the family rctir.d the
n, "'s put on the outside. but he
~ such racket that no one could
,cna' VA ia" place. and when the man
b>,'.n we door to drive the dog of he
Mn, INTO his bedroom ana Mt once
bo ,n very quiet. lying down near
al, ' OF the bed. where he slcp, all
-1r'y in the morning, the man said,