SHARP DOG.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XXI, 13 November 1897, Page 671

SHARP DOG.

The Savannah 1 News ’ has lieen trying its hand at a big story, ami has succeeded fairly well. The story in question concerns a wonderful dog. Its name, we are told, was Ananias, but that is proliably a printer’s error. If any dependence is to be placed upon internal evidence, it could hardly have lieen the dog which bore that dishonorable appellation. The owner of the dog was an enthusiastic sportsman, and pretty soon dis covered that his young pointer was one of a thousand. His special gift the dog’s, that is—was the huntingof partridges, which he could scent at a truly amazing distance. The very word partridge threw him into excitement, so keen was his enjoyment of the chase. One day his owner drove toa neighlmur ing town and took the dog along, tin the main street, the pointer, who was running on ahead, suddenly came to a dead point in the middle of the road. It was clear that there could be no covey of partridges the Southern partridge is the Northern quail in such a place and the man was entirely at a loss how to explain the curious proceeding. He got out of his waggon, stepped forward, ami gave the dog the word to ‘goon.’ Slowly and steadily the dog advanced across the street and charged in front of a shop. Then his behaviour was explained. There, over the floor, was this sign : .1. (’. PARTRIDGE, Dry Goons and Notions.