The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
.SHOTAT
Hank OsWbsHT Was histaak for a
Thief & Nearly Killed as you
Might say--His Own Dog Went
Back on Him---Hank LsaTn a Les
son By This

Hank Dewberry comes in for ! free
advertisement in this issue OF the
Bugle. Hank had experience last
Thursday night which We CalkIlate he
viii remember Tor some time 10 come
unless his memory goes back on hIm,
and this experience entities Hank 20 be
wrote Up IN the Bugle as iollers:
Last Thursday p. m. sometime n the
P ~, Hank left home telling his wife
that he was agoing to walk over 10
Snake Bend 20 see II he couldn't Dor
TOW few dollars II possible from his
Uncle Caleb Winslow, who lives there,
to purchase the bare necessities OF life
as YOU might say. Hank told Mrs
Dewberry that he would be back BY
supper time sure. Well. when Hank
reached his Uncle Caleb's and ast him
iOr the loan OF S Caleb refused to
give Hank any money, but he give him
something Just as good and which
cheered Hank Up almost as much as
money, which was hard cider. BY the
time Hank had absorbed . few pints OF
hard cider he forgot about telling MS
wife that he would be back for supper
By supper tinc-in fact. Hank didn't
care much then when he got back, 50
he stayed 70 supper with Caleb and
didn't start 10 walk back 70 BingviIle
until most 8 p. n.
Now Snake Bend IS only FIVE miles
from Bingvillc foT I sober man. but
for Hank ii proved to be several times
that far and Hank he wandered around
so much that By the time he arrived
home it was nearly midnight. In the
meantime Hanks wife, AImira. had got
tired and disgusted waiting up for
Hank and being as she thought he had
decided to stay with his Uncle over
night she locked up and went 10 bed
about 9 o'clock, and when Hank arrove
home she was doubtless sound asleeD.
When Hank went to step I'D on his
plazzer low growl come from Hanks
old hound, who was alying outside the
front door. This dog is nearly fifteen
years of old and is def and can't see
very well, but he IS a powerful good
watch dog
Howsumevcr Hank didn't paw no at
tenshlon 10 Nero" which IS the
hounds name, but walked right on the
pIazzer and said, Cit out. YOU ornerv
mans dog" and was about 10 open the
door when the hound jumped at Hank
and sunk Its teeth in the calf OF his
leg. Hank was so tux BY surprise that
he fell and him and the dog rolled over
and over on the piazzer until the dog
finally realized who Hank was and
snuk of around the house turrible
ashamed OF hisseif because lie had went
and bit his master.
Hank then tried the door. bur to HE
awful disgust he found II locked Fe
listened tor spell and decided becauss
ne heerd no noise in the house thar Al
MIRA had slept through all the rscLet
ana Hank he didn't think It was advis-
able for several reasons TO wake her ,,o
TO let him IN, being as she would o-ob
ably detect the fumes OF hard cider =,
his breath, and he knowed she would
give hlm turrible tongue IasI,ing :
she did. Besides he had promised her
ne would be home by supper time and
nc I:ad not did so and he kDowed sbe
wouldn't like that either. so HanI, Ls |
took of his boots and decided he would /
climb or the piazzer roof and sneaI, |
into the house through the upstairs bsT1 |
winder
Well, he elm up on the piazzer roof
all right and had jest GOT inside tie