Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-08

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From the Nashville Banner
State Senator John Thompson Is about
one Of the best story teiiers in these parts,
and his repertoire includes lot of good
ones, fish and otherwise On the truthful
ness of some he will stake his reputation
for veracity. but he tells one which he al
ways prefixes with the statement :aat it
was told him by a minister of the Gospel.
DR.. Bardwell.
DIR. Bardweli used to visit my fathers
house when / was a boy, and the story l
am about to tell you was related to me On
the occasion of one of these visits. We
were out on the veranda smoking one even
ing after supper. The doctor WAS fond OF
dogs, and was a pretty good sportsman,
and naturally the conversation turned on
this subject.
Speaking of dogs said DR.. Bartiwell.
reminds me of dog which belonged to
friend Of mine in Mississippi L had been
invited to hold services at church near
this friends house. and wrote him to meet
me at the station. some six miles from lis
house. on the Saturday afternoon before
Sunday. the day of the appointment
He was on time with horses and we
started to his home. 1 noticed that a very
handsome bird dog followed us. and having
heard that some one in that neighsorhood
owned an especially well-trained trick dog
I asked my friend about 1t.
That the dog. at the same time point
ing at his dog which had ran ahead Of US
and was waiting at the forks Of the road.
II asked him to make him perform a
trick. He got down from his horse. called
the dog, and taking out his pocket book.
held it to the dogs nose. He then took cut
lance into the woods. raised up a large
rock and put the money under it. We then
resumed our journey. and when probably
half mile away, my friend called his dog
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money.
1.-THE dog without the least hesitation.
started back on run, and my frien1 ex-
planned as the rock was heavy the dog
would be unable to turn it over. so would
have to scratch under it to reach the piece
OF money and he would not probably get
home before We reached there. 1t then being
about three miles further on to his house.
However, when We reached home the
dog was not there. We ate supper and still
the dog did not come. nor had he put in a
appearance when We retired at about 10
O'Clock.
THE next morning we got I'D about day
light, and hearing a noise outside my
friend opened the door and the dog rushed
In dragging with him pair of panta.oons
which he dropped on the floor.
"Of course We were both mystified but
had not long to wait an explanation. for
shortly afterward man who lived several
miles from my friends house rode up on a
mule and inquired if a dog with a pair of
pantaloons in his mouth had come into the
house. The dog at this moment came out
on the porch and the man said: Why,
there's the dog now
My friend told his caller that the dog
had really brought a pair Of pantaloons
home with him, but he did not understand
It himself
THE man said that late in the afternoon
the day before he found the dog scratching
under large rock near the road. and
thinking he was after a rabbit stopped and
lifted the rock up and to his surprise
found halfdollar on the under side
He put the money IN his pocket and the
dog followed him home. The dog appeared
to be friendly, and the man petted him ard
gave him his supper. At night when the
family retired the dog was put ON the out
side. but he kept up such racket that no
one could sleep on the place. and when the
man opened the door to drive the dog of he
rushed into his bed room and at once be-
came very quiet. lying down near the foot
OF the bed. where he slept all night
EARLY in the morning, the man said, he
got up and opened the window, and the In
slant he did the dog seized his pan.a-
looms in his mouth and jumping out of the
window fed.
THE man followed as soon as he could
get his mule.
Hearing this story. my friend got the
pantaioons, and on searching the pockets
found the half-dolIar which he had hid
under the rock the afternoon before"