An Impoetant Dog. — A certain witness, in an action for assault and battery, mixed things up considerably in giving his account of the affair. After relating how Dennis came to him, he proceeded : " So, yer homier, I jest hauld off and wiped his jaw. Jest then the dog come along, and 1 hit him again." " Hit the dog j*"' "No yer honner, hit Dennis. And then I up with a stun, and threw it at him, and it rolled him over and over." " Threw a stone at Dennis ? " "Atthe dog, ver honner. And he got up and hit me agin." "The dog?" "No, Dennis And with that he stuck his tail betwixt his legs and ran off." " Dennis ? " "No the dog. And when he come back at me, he got me down and pounded me, yer honner. " " The dog come back at you ? " *' No, Dennis, yer honner ; and he ain't w. , w mi." -. Who .tot hurt >».'
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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 272, 1 June 1866, Page 2
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156Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 272, 1 June 1866, Page 2
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