Arizona republican., 1909-11-25
NOT A NAME, AN EXCLAMATION
Words That Awakened the Zeal Of
 Squirrel Dog

It was Friday. October 18th. Black Friday for the pheasants and squirrels in Pennsylvania. the day the hunting season came in.
 The day before Amos Higginbotham, of Tidioute. had gone out toward Round Top mountain to visit his cous- in and to remain over night so as to be on the ground early in the morning to hunt. At daybreak Barney Dinkle- heitzen. the cousin, sent Amos around the bluff to borrow a squirrel dog from John Frackenmeyer. By the time Bar ney had the guns and ammunition ready Amos returned leading long cared. short-legged. hollow backed. de jected looking hound.
 At sight of the guns the hound look ed up cheerfully and even entEu- siastically The rope was taken off his neck and the men. each grabbing a gun. started for the woods, expecting the dog to run ahead or at least to fol- low behind. but the hound stopped at the edge of the woodpile and turned his head toward his own home.
 "Here,, Herei Come on! Come on Whats the dogs name?" called Bar ney to the dog and to Amos.
 Blamed if I didn't forget to ask what his name was" replied Amos.
 Well. we'll call him Jack, that's common name for a dog. and he'll an swer to it. Here, Jacki Here. Jack, Here! Come on. Jackl Hunt 'em up. Jack! Herei We're going hunting. He-yer,"
 aC ,rtfl ing his picture taken. and all the call ing. coaXing. entreating. promising and threatening both Barney and Amos could bring to bear failed to move that hound one inch Barney went back and took him by the ear and tried to pull him along. but the hound only howled and broke away. Presently he slunk into the barn and laid himself down on some straw
 It's funny" said Barney "A hound will usually answer to any old name and hunt for anybody that's got a gun. don't believe this hound is much of hunter. You run around to Johns and tell him that his dog don't know the first principle of hunting. or he's sick or strange or something"
 So Amos again hurried around to Frackenmeyer's house and informed him how his dog was acting
 You fellers don't understand that dog. that's all" said John. "I'n go along back with you"
 Back they went, and as they ap- preached Dinkleheitzen's house John took off his hat. swung it around in the air and whooDed-
 -Hurrah for Jackson. Whee-ee, Whee-ee."
 Instantly the hound shot out of the barn. over the barnyard fence. across the road and fetched up at Johns side in frenzy of joy and seemingly pull sating with eagerness for a hunt. He leaped into the air. ran up the road and then down, examined eight fence corners and a pile of lumber. jumped over into the orchard and routed a rabbit out of a brush heap. all in two or three seconds
 We'll m be damagedi" exclaim- ed Barney. That's a queer name for dog And he stuck two shells into his gun. expecting the rabbit to come around shortly.
 That hain't no name: that's just a exclamation corrected John. You see I got the dog from old Cap'n Jackson's widder soon after Cap died. an he hain't forgot the old man yit He's been mOurnin' ever since. "Cap'n used to drive into town every night an he allers took that dog along Bout midnight he'd start home feelin' purity exclamatious an carryin' the