Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-16
LETTER FROM TOWSER
Tells Of His Experienc While Trying to
Be Little Helpful.

Dear Chronicle II find it gooC
plan to be optim,s ,stic and look on the
bright side of everything, but if there
IS no bright side, crawl under the
barn floor and wait until the cIouc
passes over. Would suggest that all
grouchy dogs and men try this plan
and see If it doesn't prove to be emi.
nently satisfactory.
I'm feeling pretty coed except that
| got one ear. one mind foot ana four
inches of my tail trost-bitten the other
morning. 1t happened while | was out
sheep hunting and | dldn get much
mutton either.
It's bad enough to have a sore foot,
but that isn't circumstance as COM
pared with a sore tail, as the latter
won't let dog sit down at all. and in
lying down. it is neoessefy TO co so
front end foremost, like a COW.
This has Deen the dog 'ondest cold
spell l ever experienced IN all the sew
en- years since I've been q dog. I'm
afraid ii It lasts much longer there
won't be anything left Of me but the
framework, and you all know how the
cold wind Goes whistles amo one rafters
and jolsts.
"Oft' in the stilly night" as lie in
my bed OF corncobs. long for the
good old summer time, when | can
hide IN hrush pile, where old Germ
Nose can't find me, and fight fieas in
peace. wit 10 fear Of freezing or be-
ing made i! to bologna.
Mr.. Edit r. if you have a dog, | wish
you would let him come and see me
next sumner SO We can get acquainted. |
Ne might get to be friends. which
would suit me mighty well 40 my
friends are few and far between. /
you will give him some Of my own
special brand Of fieas. They're reg
liar dandies. Guaranteed to be a sure
:ure for Iaziness.
Alexander Chuggins' razor back SOW
rot into our field the other day and the
I'd man who lives with me suggested
hat help him get her out. Of course
. being GOOD dog. promised to do the
est could. so we went out where her
owship was plowinR up the clover
atch and circled around. sizing her
p from all angles. Finally. when
verything seemed favorable, l landed
ght on her back. The next thing 1
new was about six feet up in the
ir. When l came down. 1 MT the
round running, with the SOW right af-
,r ME. As ran. selected q hole In
1e fence, but when | got there the
ole was little too small and--No,
10 SOW didn't t get me, for just then
le old man warped her over the nose :
ltn pole, which changed her train {
thought and she dashed off around /
le barn, while got behind stump. I
s the sow rounded the corner of the |
,rn, she ran slap between the legs of |
erm-Nose, who was coming in a great a
lrry, and knocked three square IN
es of bark off his Sims. When he a
IT up / could see germs sticking out II
him like porcupine qullls and he t
lied. dad, what did you hit the sow
r? Why didn't you hit Towser2 Sea b
nat found in his corn cob bed" il
ID he held up piece of sheep skin II
out thirteen inches square. WowlI T.
in t stay to hear any more. but Just 8
issd up all my feet and few. AsI
d under the barn floor. I heard Germ t,
'se say. "The next time 1 get hold a
him. III wiring his NANCY neck" il
I've heard of men being so scared +,
1t their hair stood on end. but l tell ie
y mine positively stuck straight to
cad. "
Very truly, II,
Towser. -