Mercur Miner | 1904-02-24 | Page 3 | Dog Brought a Basket

DOQ DROUGHT A DA8KET. r H BBSSSSB Story Is True, Dut No Affidavits Go B With Dr. Murray of Carrollton tells the HH following remarkable story to tbo Re- HHb puhllcan-lteeord of Carrollton, Kaa, HBb about his dog. Ho Insists tho story HH Is true, but wisely refrains from throwing in an affidavit with It: HBl "A short while ago somo -boys from saaawJ Mr. Murray's neighborhood went to VXfl tho mineral springs, and tho dog fol ' lowed them. Near tho spring the dog )BVJ discovered threo little dead pigs ly ,HJ ing In n ditch, and ho brought them tliVoVJ up to tho lavet ground and laid them fflS out In a row. Ho tried several ways $VoH to got hold of all three pigs, so that he ' could carry them homo, but failed In HHl each effort. Ho loft them lying on the leaaH bank and was gono quite a while, and HBl when he came bark he had a bucket HHJ In his mouth. Depositing the bucket ' HBl on the ground, he picked the pigs xp HBl ono at a time, dropped them Into the iHHJ bucket, picked tho bucket up and 'Jasaaaai trotted homo with an air ot triumph. Cl Several of tho neighbors say tbey tav iHVJ the dog passing with a bucket In hla sBBj mouth, but admit thejr-'dld not know " -JTT-eBH what It contained." ""s '