Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-07-11
THE TALE OF A DOG.
A TRUTHFUL NARRATIVE OF CANINE
TENACJTY AND SAGACl1X.

A. the Story of the Feat Was Related
by q Preacher Who Was . Party to
II Necessary.
A certain Nashville statesman ia
about one Of the best story tellers in
Tennessee, and his repertoire includes
lot Of good ones, fish and otherwise.
On the truthfulness Of some he will
stake his reputation for veracity, but
he tells one which he always prefiXes
with the statement that it was told him
by minister Of the gospel, DR.. Bard
well, who will be remembered here by
the older Inhabitants as the assistant
of DIR. Edgar of revered memory, who
was pastor Of the First Presb4 terian
church during the latter years of Gen
eral Andrew Jackson's life and attend
ed the old hero in his last illness. The
story teller said:
''Dr. Bardwell used to visit my ia
TIERS house when l was boy, and the
story am about to tell you was relat-
ed to me or the occasion Of one Of these
visits. We were out on the vcranda
smoking one evening after supper. The
doctor was fond Of dogs and was a
pretty good sportsman and naturally
the conversation turned on this subject.
"'Spcaking Of dogs said DR.. Bard
well, reminds me Of dog which be-
longed to friend of mine in MISSISSIPPI
pi. | had been invited to hold service.
at q church near this friends house
and wrote aim to meet me at the sta
ton. some six miles from his house, on
the Saturday afternoon before Sunday,
the day Of the appointment
"'He was on time with horses. and
we started to his home. l noticed that a
very handsome bird dog followed us.
and, having heard that some one in
that neighborhood owned an especially
well trained trick dog. l asked my
friend about it.
"'"That's the dog" at the same time
pointing at his dog. Which had run
ahead of us and was waiting at the
forks of the road.
II asked him to make him perform
trick. He got down from his horse.
called the dog and, taking out his peck
etbook, held it to the dogs nose. He
ten took out silver half dollar and,
walking some distance into the woods,
raised up large rock and put the mon
ey under 1t. We then resumed our jour
ney. and when probably half a mile
away my friend called his dog and told
him to go back and get the money.
The dog. without the least hesita-
ton. started back on Il run, and, my
friend explained as the rock was heavy
the dog would be unable to turn it
over. so would have to scratch under ii
to reach the piece of money, and he
would not probably get home before we
reached there. it then being about three
miles farther 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 an appearance when we re-
tired ut about 10 o'clock.
"The mex morning we got up about
daylight, and, hearing noise outside
my friend opened the door, and the dog
rushed in dragging with him pair Of
pantaloons. which he dropped on the
floor
"'Of course we were both mystified,
but had not long to wait an eXplana-
ton. for shortly afterward Il man who
lived several miles from my friends
house rode UP on a mule and inquired
If dog with a pair of pantalOons in
| his mouth had come into the house.
| The dog at this moment came out on
the torch. and the man said. "Why,
| there's the dog now"
My friend told his caller that the
dog had really brought pair of panta-
| looms home with him, but he did not
understand it himself.
| "'rhe man said that late in the after
noon the day before he found the dog
scratching under large rock near the
road and. thinking he was after a rab
bit, stopped and lifted the rock up, and
to his surprise, found a half dollar or
the underside.
"'He put the money in his pocket, anG
the dog followed him home. The dog
appeared to be friendly, and the man
petted him and gave him his supper
At night when the family retired the
dog was put on the outside, but he
kept up such racket that no one couli
sleep on the place, and when the mar
opened the door to drive the dog off ht
rushed into his bedroom and at once
became very quiet. lying down neal
the foot of the bed, where he slept al
night.
EARLY in the morning, the man said
he got up and opened the window. ant
the instant he did so the dog seized hi.