Show I AUTHOR OF STORY OF CUTTING DOGS TAIL OFF BY INCHES I Chicago Fob Feb l eb 20 The Rev Re David Da Id C Marcus of oC the McCormick Theolog Theology Theological ical teal Seminary claims the tho authorship cf one of the most popular of the Abra Abraham ham Lincoln stories that about out cut cutting ting off the dogs tall by b inches to 10 see seo If the animal could stand It H Dr Stevens one of the participants in the Hampton Roads conference told me that President t Lincoln related an entirely different stor story there and then Ulen I told the story of the man who hat hail a sick dog dot and made ma his negro cut off Its tall said sa d Dr Marcus larcus The negro I remember thought so much of the dog that ho he cut oft ot the tho tall a piece at a time to see if the dog could d tho the shock shook The next night I happened to attend a meeting and Dr Stevens told my mr story stony ston as hav having ha having ing originated with willI Lincoln and on Lin Lincoln Lincoln coln coin always received credit for It after I that |