The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-16
JIM hUSBY,S PUP
Triumphs Were His Until His War Paint
Wore OFF

Wore OF.
"I never realized till last week the
force of Virgil's sentiment. we are
able because we seem to be able"
observer former Supervisor Sackett
this morning, as some of the country
solons were telling what they would
do to fortify Monroe County in event
of war between Russia and Japan.
Pressed for an explanation, Mr.. Sack
EFT said:
"a neighbor furnished a demonstra-
ton of how appearances go for a
great deal in this world. Jim HUSKY
has a dog, probably the most ornery
cur that ever walked on four legs. The
pup has no more courage than dove.
He has been licked by every canine
in the neighborhood.
"Jim said he couldn't stand it much
longer. He declared that the pup
must win few. battles or leave the
farm. He decided that the dog, to be-
gin with, looked too cowardly: so with
black paint he decorated the dogs
face in a most horrible manner. If
man Of a bibulous turn of disposition
could meet that canine in the cleaning
he would forswear rum and lead q
temperate life. I never saw dog il
lustrated in so fierce style before.
He was a regular Roycroft edition Of
all that is to be feared in dog. After
Jim had applied the last stroke and
had accentuated the jaws with several
bold outlines he turned his pet loose.
"The pup didn't realize what q
change had been made in his counter.
ance and went Sinking down the road
to be licked by big st. Bernard. Well,
the big fellow no sooner saw the pup
coming than he made ready to fret
him. With q growl and a rush he
doomed out into the road, and then
catching a good view Of the ours BAN
dit-like expression, he paused and eyed
him in amazement and some trepida.
ton. The cur thought the big dog
wanted to be friends and crept for.
ward. The big dog detected something
sinister in the slow approach. and
turning with q long drawn howl fed to
the barn. The cur was puzzled. At
the next house he met bulldog,
which came out to shake him up. But
as soon as the bull saw what he was
up against he began to tremble and
retreated in abject fear. Then the cur
began to get chesty. The next dog he
met he chased for two miles and scared
almost out of his senses.
"For the next three days he did moth.
ing but hunt his old enemies. He neg
lected his meals in order to keep on the
warpath. Nothing was too big for
him to tackle. Jim held a mirror up
before him that he might know: what
to thank for his transformation. The
pup was proud. He began to be reg
ular nuisance. No dog could pass the
farm but what he must hike out and
throw down the gauntlet.
"This got to wearing on Jim's nerves.
so one day he washed the paint off.
An hour later the cur sailed; out and
was whipped to a finish by water
spaniel. He dragged himself to the
barn and thought it over. Then nos
ing about, he got the pail Of paint,
and, taking it by the bail. lugged it
out to Jim and mutely begged for an
other coat of paint. Jim again used
his artistic talent. Again the pup was
monarch Of all he surveyed, and now
realizing that it was the paint, and
fearing it would be removed, ne
sought no more duels. He remained
content with being let alone.-Roches-
ter Post-Express.