Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16

II they practice all their lie on IT,
Anyhow, he said he had been in town SO
long that he didn't know whether he could 40
it any more or not and wanted to see II ne
still could, and he got down on his knees ana
closed his eyes and raised his head up, snifi-
ng the air, and then begun crawling through
the grass with me behind him. He done
pretty good too: he pointed two OF them right
of and knowed Just how close he was ana
everything and didn't stir them up but held
his point until called out. Rush. boy!' ana
he give leap forward and the bird come
flutter1ng up. 1t was pretty good thing TO
be able to do and guess it is about the best
way ever seen to train bird dog. ] mean
you can try everything you want to with
dog and he might not point right, or might
not hold his point and things like that, but
then you get Bart out there and let him get
down that way and go shifting along until he
gets scent, and then point and everything
the way he does, and mean it does some
thing for dog. I've seen dogs that never was
the same afterward, once they seen Bart do
that.
A Great Pointer
Anyhow, We wasted good bit of time that
way because got interested in it because
always have liked to watch Bart smell out
quail, and nearly forgot the time. But when
I did think about 1t. made 1t right clear to
Bart that ! had to be getting on into town,
and for the next three or four miles. we made
some pretty good time But then he got wore
out with the pace and when we passed this
mule and wagon along the road, wouldn't
nothing do but we hitch ride for while for
him to get rested up. There was an old gray
headed colored man driving it and he said we
could go along and we got on. but I don't
think ever seen anything slower in my life
] guess the mule was about as old as the
driver was. and they looked something alike
too, and We just barely moved along, 1t seemed
like. So after decided couldn't stand it no
longer. got down, and told Bart. "You just
ride on in IL you want to, why don't you? III
see you in town later on"
But he come climbing down right after me
and followed along because by that time he
had decided to go see about the draft him
self. He said, II sure as dog don't see how
come they amt said nothing to me about it.
do you? It's that fellow Mckinney. think.
We amt ever got along so good" And after
little while. he had his head SO set on it that
there warnt a chance on earth Of trying to
talk him out Of it.
He said he was goin right in and ask Nc
Kinney why they didn't ask him too and he
was going TO get an answer one way or the
other. He begun blinking his eyes talking
about it, and kept on with 1t until begun to
feel right bad about 1t myself. didn't figger
there was chance in the world he would ever
make 1t. though. He couldn't read and that
was probably the reason they hadn't asked
him In the first place, but Of course couldn't
tell him that. If had. he would have gone
around after that telling everybody was
Dragging and everything and never would
have forgive me for 1t. So / didn't say
nothing, but Just listened to him fussing
about it. and agreed with him that they
hadn't acted right to keep him from feeling
akn0I1f har hn no. 40
The more he thought about it, though,
the more he blamed Mckinney. and before We
got to town, he was good and mad about it.
He took on about it and cusSed and ranted,
or at least tried to cuss and rant, but he
warnt no good at it, but anyhow he Tipped
his teeth up and down and talked real loud.
and couldn't calm him down bit, So when
we got there and it was nearly dark and we
seen that the courthouse was all closed up,
didn't feel too bad about it because it didn't
seem like we would get to see Mckinney no.
how. said. well. Bart, looks like amt
nobody here. didn't quite make it after ALL"
Don't Worry. Wen Find Him
But then he said You just come with
me, Will. know right where he lives. Don't
you worry about it. I'll tell him why you're
late and I'll AK 1t up so I can go along too.
Don't you worry about It,"
And then think he kind of halfway got
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closed down the Office just because he knowed
he was coming by. and that made him all
the madden He come about as close to real
cussing about that time as / ever heered
hum. He took off stomping down the court
house steps heading down the street waving
his hands and taking on. and there warnt
thing could do with him except follow him
along and calm him down as best could. 1t
was dark and the street lights had come on,
and he kept trying to find the house: We went
down this one street and Bart stopped and
said. mo, believe 1t is up this way, and
then he turned and went UP that way, and
then stopped and said. mo. it's down yonder.
I think" and was Off again looking from
house to house. And then he decided 1t was
on the other block and we went over there
but We couldn't find it there neither, only he
thought he had one time and went up and
banged on this door, yelling. Mckinney, you
come out here" except that it warnt Nc
Kinney at all. but little old man with
glasses on who locked the door and turned
out all the lights and peered out the win
dow at us.
So then we went back to the first block
again, and this time Bart stopped and looked
at the house across the street and said, by
hell, win, there 1t is right there. We done
passed by 1t two times"
We'll, look said why don't we :"
but ne was already headed across the street.
moving Eastern I ever seen him go before
leaning so far over that his legs just went
lickity split trying to keep UP with him. He
stomped up the steps and drawed his fist
back and went to beating on the door so that
you could hear the windows rafting. Then
YOU could hear people inside jumping up and
running around the house, and calling to
each other. and some women saying, What
or earth. what on earth" And then Bart
opened his mouth to below, only it warnt
much of a below because he got to suffering
right in the middle of it, and said, Mckinney.
you come out hyer or I'm coming In and
b-b-bring you out b-by your ha-ha- hair!"
Quite an Audience
You could hear it all up and down the
street. too. heered some doors open and seen
people sticking their heads out. and then Bart
took to beating on the door again. And about
that time thu liht a,,t out isasid tta< ha,,sa