The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-07-17
A Dog Story.

these parts, and his repertoire in
cludes lot of good ones, fish and
otherwise. On the truthfulness Of
some he will stake his reputation for
veracity, but he tells one which ho al
ways pre6xes with the statement that
it was told him by minister OF the
gospel, Doctor Bardwell, who will
be remembered here by the older in.
habitants as the assistant Of Doctor
Edgar, Of revered memory, who was
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church during the latter years Of Gen.
Andrew Jackson life, and attended
the old hero in his last illness. Sena-
tor Thompson said:
doctor Bardwell used to visit my
fathers house when | was boy and
the story am about to tell you was
related to me on the occasion Of one
Of these visits. We were out on the
vsTanaa smoking oac o-cnins aftorsup
per. The doctor was fond of dogs and
was pretty good sportsman, and natu-
rally the conversation turned on this
subject.
Speaking of dogs said Doctor
Bardwell, reminds me of dog which
belonged to friend Of mine in Mis-
sssippi. / had been invited to hold
services at church near his friend 8
house, and wrote him to meet me at
the station, some six miles from his
house, on the Saturday afternoon be-
fore Sunday, the day of the appoint
ment.
lie was on time with horses and
we started to his home. l noticed
that very handsome bird dog fol-
lowed US, and having heard that some
one in that neighborhood owned an es-
pecially we'll trained trick dog, asked
my friend about it.
"'"That's the dog" at the same
time pointing at the dog which ran
ahead Of US and was waiting at the
forks of the road.
~ asked him to make him perform
q trick. He got down from his horse,
called the dog, and taking out his
pocketbook held it to the dogs nose.
He then took out silver half dollar
and walking some distance into the
woods raised up large rock and put
the money under it. We then resum-
ed cur journey and when probably half
mile away my friend called his dog
and told him to go back and get the
money.
"The dog, withou. the least hesita-
ton. started back on a run, and my
friend explained as the rock was heavy
the dog would be unable to turn it
over, 80 would have to scratch under
it to reach the piece Of M ley, 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 sup
per and still the dog did not come,
nor had he put in an appearance when
we retired at about 10 clock.
1.-the next morning we got up
about, day ylight, and, hearing a noise
outside, my friend opeL ed the door
and the dog rushed in dragging with
him pair of pantaloons, which he
dropped on the floor.
"sOf course, we were both mystiGed,
but had not long to wait an explana-
ton, for shortly afterward man who
lived several miles from my friend 8
house rode up on a mule. and inquired
if q dog with pair of pantaloons in
his mouth had come into the house.
The dog at that moment came out on
thu porch, and the man said: why,
there's the dog now"
"'My friend told the caller that the
dog had really brought pair of pan
falcons 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 q
rabbit stopped and lifted Tie rock up,
and to his surprise found half.dcllar
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 and gave him his sup
per. At night when the family re.
tired the dog was put out on the out
side, but he kept up such racket
that no one could sleep on the place, and
when the man opened door to the drive
the dog off he rushed into the bedroom