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Show Oct Tny for Shep His Dor Killed. A farmei named Hlnw, living In Orange eoiintj owned it dog nnd paid taxes on It One night he found Ids dog had killed seven lino ewes and was teat Ing nway nt the thro it of another Parmer Shaw shot thn dog dead Then he put In u hill for ISO against Orange count) foi the) right sheep his dog had killed 'It was mv dig that did It, I know," he admitted Then tho Commissioners laughed nt him for expee ting puy foi tho sheep that his own dog hud killed Hut,' uigiuil Hlinw, ! hid pile! tax iu the county on him unci If he had killed somo othei fellow's sheep tho counts would hnvo had lo pay for them, woulein t it 7 Well, haven t I got as mans rights against holding a sheep, killing clog as my neighbors have-" I want them tflO" The Commissioners slopped laughing nnd asked their counsel what It would be best to do, and he sild ho guessed Faimer Shaw had 'em where, the hair was short, an I they had hettei pa), unci they did Putnam County llepuhllcan. |