Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-06-19

by a Preacher who Wns a Party TO
the Incident No Further Testimony
Is Necessary.
A certain Nashville statesman Is
about one OF the best story tellers in
Tennessee, and his repertoire includes n
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 prehXes
with the statement that II was told him
by minister Of the gospel, DR.. Bard
well, who will be remembered here by
the older Inhabitants as the assistant
OF DR.. Edgar Of revered memory, who
was pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church during the latter years Of Cen
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 | was boy, and the
story | am about to tell you was relat'
ed to me on the occasion Of one of these
visits. We were out on the verandn
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.
"'Speaking Of dogs. said DR.. Bard
well, reminds me Of dog which be
longed TO friend Of mine In Mlsslssip.
pl. | had been invited to hold services
at n church near this friends hose
and wrote him to meet me at the sta
ton, some six miles from his house, on
the Saturday afternoon before Sunday,
the day OF the appointment
"'IIe was on time with horses, and
we started to his home noticed that
very handsome bird dog followed us,
and having heard that some one In
that nelghborhood owned an especially
well trained trick dog, | 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.
81 asked him to make him perform
trick. He got down from his horse,
called the dog and, taking out his pock-
ctbook, held It to the dogs nose. He
then took out n silver half dollar and
walking some distance into the woods
raised up large rock and put the mon
ey under It. We then resumed our jour.
ney and when probably half mile
away my friend called his dog and told
him to go back and get the money.
1.-THE dog, without the least heslta-
tion, started back on run, and, ing
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, 1t then being about three
miles farther ON to his house.
"'IIowcvcr 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.
1.-The next morning we got up about
daylight, and. hearing a noise outside,
my friend opened the door, and the dog
rushed In dragging with him pair Of
pantaloons. which he dropped on the
nOOr
"'Of course we were both mystified.
but had not long 10 wait an eXplana-
tlon, for shortly afterward man who
lived several miles from my friends
house rode up on mule and inquired
II dog with pair OF pantaloons I'm
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 pair Of panta.
looms home with him, but he did not
understand It himself
"'The man said that late In the after
| noon the day before he found the dog
scratching under large rock nca4 the
road and. thinking he was after n mb
bit stopped and lifted the rock up and
10 his surprise, found half dollar on
the underSidc.
He put the money In his pocket, and
the dog followed him home. The dog
appeared to be- friendly. and the man
pettcd him aud gave him his supper
At night when the family retired th,
dog was put ON the outside. but hg
kept up such racket that uo one could
sleep on the place and wlrn tine mau
opened the door TO drive the do, uI De
rushed Into his bedroom aud nt uur,
became very quiet. lying down mon.
the foot OF the bed, where he SLEPT all
| night
EARLY In the morning, the man said
ho got up and opened the window. and
the instant he dld SO the dog seized bis
pautaloous In his mouth and. jumping
out OF the window. ncd.
1.-THE man followed as soon as be
could get his mule.
Hearing this story, my friend got
the pautaloons and on searching the
porkcts found the half dollar which he
had hid under the rock the afternoon
before, o. Nashville Banner.