The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-07-25
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AccordIps Ia the Nashville Banner
State Sens.or John Thompson 10 sbou
one Of The best story .elien 10 these par,
snd Lis tspsstoirs inclBdes . les oi goo
ones, aih and cthersise. Ga the trait
inipcss Of some be siil sisks his reput
lien Tor vefseiiy. bot be tells one vhicl
he slvsys preHxs With the ststement ths
II ss told him by . minister Of the &C.
pei. DR.. B.rdvsll. remembered By th,
older inhabitants % the ssslsisot OF DIR
Edgar, OF revered memory, Who vas pc,
,or Of the Fire, psssby tsrisr ch7rch fnl
log The latter yssrs Of Gen. Andrew Jscl
sons life. spd attended the old hero II
bis last illness. Senator Thompson ssid
DR.. B1dvsll need TO visit my isthsr'l
hous when | v0 boy snd the story
en- sboat TO tell you was related TO N,
90 the occasion Of one OF these visits.
Speaking Of dogs. ssid DR.. BndvslI,
reminds me Of dog which belonged 10 :
friend oi mias 10 Mississippi bad beef
invited 10 hold services at . church ne q
this friends honse aud wrote him to meet
me At the station. some six miles from his
house, on the Saturday afternoon before
Sunday. the day Of the appointment
He wss on time with horses and ws
started TO bis home. l noticed that .
vssy handsome bird dog followed us, and
having heard that some one 10 that neie h
borhooi owned an especially vsll.rainsd
trick dog. ! sskei my friend about IL.
That's the dog. st the same time point
to his dog which bed run shssd OF us and
was waiting ct the fork OF ths rosd.
Issked him to make him preiorn q
trick. he got down from his horse, csll
ed the dog, sui taking ont his pock ct
book held held II to tbs dogs nose. He
then took ont silver hsli.ioliar and walk
ing some distsnos into the woods raised
up large rock and put the money under
il. We then resumed our journey, aud
when probably bali . mile away. my
friend called his dog aud told him TO 60
bsek for the money.
The dog. without the lssst hesitation,
stsrted back on the run. and my friend
explained ss the rock was heavy the dog
would be unable to turn il over, so would
have to scratch nnder II TO reach tue
piece OF money. sud he would not pro
bsbly get home before we reached there.
II then being about three miles farther on
to his house.
However, when We reached home the
dog wss not there,
Toe next morains We got up sbout
daylight and hearing noise outside, my
friend opened the door and the dog rush
cd 10 dragging with him 9 psif Of psnts
looms which be dropped 90 the floor.
OF course w were both nystiaed, but
had not long to wait On explanation. for
shortly siterward man who lived several
miles IRON ny friends house rods up on
; mule, and inquired iis dog with pair
oi psntAloons 10 bis mouth had oome into
bis house. The dog 1t this minute came
put on the porch. and the man said;
Why. there's the dog now.
Ny friend told bis caller that the dog
bad really brought pair Of pantsloons
home With him. bat he did not under
Itand IL himself
The man said thst late In the afternoon |
he day before be found the dog scratch |
ng under large rock nerr the road, and
Blinking be was after . rabbit, stopped
md lifted the rock mp. and TO bis surprise
ound bali-dollar on the under side.
he put the money 10 his pocket, and
be dog followed him home. The dog sp
'esred to be friendly and the man pstted
i'm and gave him his supper. AT night
'hen the family retired the dog was put
q the outside. bat be kept up suoh .
acket that no one could sleep on the place
nd when the man opened the door 10
rive the dog off be rushed into bis bed
DOM snd ct once became very quiet.
ring down near the foot Of the bed, where
70 slept sll night
Early in the morning. the mao said,
Q got up and opened the window, and
be instsnt be did so the dog seixsd bis
sntsloons 10 bis month and jumped ont
the window. fed.
The man followed o. soon % he could I
et the mule. 4
Hearing this story my friend got the
and 90 searching the pockets Z
,und the hsli-dollsr which he had bid /
nder the rock the afternoon before.