Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25

Ezry." said Hiram: but yen never see
tibet golf dog Of his agin.''
Did ye say golf dog, Hi?" asked Ezra
Hiram. Il thought We all knew tibet dog
OF Jeds was golf dog
Il hev heerd, Hi" remarked Ezra. "of
tarnation lot of diff rent kinds of dogs.
but durn my buttons eff l ever heerd tel
of golf dog afore Hi"
Wall. Ezry,' said Hiram, I'm alludin,
to thet dog of Jed 8 ez golf dog fur tn,
reason tibet eff tn crltter warn't tibet. he
warn't nuthin' else tibet know Of
g.. IN er,1ter:' said Ezra. "warn't much
ness
Tibet shows, Ezry," was Hiram's re-
ply, tibet We warn't 'quainted with
neither Jed nur tibet critter of his. Thet
EN- to any tolerable extent. Yit ye must
hev knowed tibet there warn't much Jed
couldn't dew with dogs an tn like N tn
trainin' of EN-, an tibet dog, when Jed
he'd got through his trainin of him. was
jes bout tn most ALFRED smar lest crit
ter in his line ihet We ever heard tell Of"
What was TIN critters line, HIP" asked
Ezra and several others.
"Retrievin' of golf balls. Ezry." replied
Hiram.
Retrieving Of golf balls?' repeated
Ezra.
'.Nuthin' else then tibet, Ezry,'' said
Hiram, IAN they dew tel tibet Jed made
RICH, smart sum off tn critter.''
"Ye see." continued Hiram, after long
look down the road to assure himself that
the mail coach was net in sight, lit
warn't long after that dog crept intew
Jeds barn one night an proceeded to
in in his mind jes how tew make tn
critter earn his keep, Jed bein of tn
opinion tibet ev'ry crltter should be smart
enough to dew tibet, or else made smart
critters We ever see. led soon come to
know tibet dog was tn durnest, an fur
long time Jed was kept calclatin' jest
what tew put TIL critter at But one day,
bein' over by tn golk links, where them
city folks waste most Of their time knock
in little balls bout with sticks. Jed no.
ticed tibet considerable of them balls got
lost in TIL weeds an rocks Jes outside
them golf grounds. an when tn Teller
tibet had charge Of them grounds was
tellin Jed tibet some of them balls cost
them city folks much ez a dollar apiece
Jed get to thinkin' an thinkin' bout it,
"Of course" said Hiram after another
look down the road for the impatiently
awaited stage coach. LED was one o.
them folks tibet think for, purpose. Yit
what he thought Jed kept to himself. but
next mornin. havin' worked tn matter
out to his satisfaction durin' most
of tn night. Jed starts in trainin
tibet dog in a way to carry out his
purpose. But afore he'd gone fur in tn
matter. he knowed he would hev to hev'
tn help of the Teller tibet kept tn golk
links. But jed bein' OF tn diplomatic
kind. warnt no time In gittin tn Teller
jes where he wanted him. an afore ye'd
guessed 1t. Jed an tn Teller was maxim
a burned sight mere money outer tibet
dog of his than either OF 'em ever cal
c'1ated on
After another long look down the road,
Hiram said:
Jed. ez say. warn't no time in ar
irwin at tn pint where tn Teller tibet
kept tn golf links was to come in, tn
fellers part of tn transaction bein to
see tibet all tn golf balls them city folks
used was fust rubbed with cert'in con-
coction tibet Jed he'd trained tibet dog
of his to- 'sociate with golf balls. OF
course. tn Teller tibet kept tn golf links
couldn't git tn chance to rub ev'ry one
of them balls tn city folks played with
with tibet concoction. but there was durn ].
few Of 'em he didn't git hold OF under
one pretense or nuther. tn result bein'
tibet In no time bout evry ball them city
folks knocked bout with them little sticks
Of theirn carried tn odor in question.
'of course" continued Hiram. after