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     ;Oh�     �I wasn't doubting it�察─�said my uncle�察 �only it's just occurred to 

me that as you understand the knack of these things�察�perhaps _you'd_ like 

to come in and   try _your_ hand on   the dog�拭             �We can   give you a  room 

quite to yourselves�察�and I'll undertake that nobody comes near to interfere 

with     you。      And      ifif�察─ �continued      my    uncle�察    �with    that   kindly 

thoughtfulness which ever distinguished his treatment of others�察 �_if_�察�by 

any chance�察�you should miss hitting the dog at the proper critical moment�察�

or�察�if _you_ should get cowed and exhausted first�察�instead of the dogwhy�察�

I   shall  only   be   too  pleased    to  take   the  whole    burden     of  the  funeral 

expenses on my own shoulders�察�and I hope you know me well enough to 

feel   sure   that   the   arrangements   will   be   tasteful�察  �and�察  �at   the   same   time�察�

unostentatious� ─�

     And out my uncle walked。 

     We next consulted the butcher�察�who agreed that the prize´ring method 

was    absurd�察   �especially    when    recommended        to  a  short´winded�察    �elderly 

family man�察�and who recommended�察�instead�察�plenty of out´door exercise 

for the dog�察�under my uncle's strict supervision and control。 

     ;Get a fairly long chain for him�察─�said the butcher�察 �and take him out 

for   a   good   stiff   run   every   evening。 Never   let   him   get   away   from   you�察�

make him  mind you�察�and   bring him home always thoroughly  exhausted。 

You stick to that for a month or two�察�regular�察�and you'll have him like a 

little child。; 

     ;Um��seems   to   me   that   I'm  going   to   get   more   training   over   his   job 

than anybody else�察─�muttered my uncle�察�as he thanked the man and left the 

shop�察 �but I suppose it's got to be done。            Wish I'd never had the d´ dog 

now� ─�

     So�察�religiously�察�every evening�察�my uncle would fasten a long chain to 

that poor dog�察�and drag him away from his happy home with the idea of 

exhausting him�察�and the dog would come back as fresh as paint�察�my uncle 

behind him�察�panting and clamoring for brandy。 

     My uncle said   he   should never have   dreamed   there could have   been 

such stirring   times   in   this   prosaic   nineteenth   century  as   he   had�察  �training 

that dog。 



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     Oh�察  �the   wild�察  �wild   scamperings   over   the   breezy   commonthe   dog 

trying    to  catch    a  swallow�察   �and   my    uncle�察  �unable    to  hold    him   back�察�

following at the other end of the chain� �

     Oh�察�the merry frolics in the fields�察�when the dog wanted to kill a cow�察�

and the cow wanted to kill the dog�察�and they each dodged round my uncle�察�

trying to do it� �

     And�察�oh�察�the pleasant chats with the old ladies when the dog wound the 

chain into a knot around their legs�察�and upset them�察�and my uncle had to 

sit down in the road beside them�察�and untie them before they could get up 

again� �

     But   a   crisis   came   at   last。 It   was   a   Saturday   afternoonuncle   being 

exercised by dog in usual waynervous children playing in road�察�see dog�察�

scream�察 �and   runplayful   young dog   thinks   it a   game�察 �jerks   chain   out   of 

uncle's grasp�察�and flies after themuncle flies after dog�察�calling it names 

fond parent in front garden�察�seeing beloved children chased by savage dog�察�

followed      by   careless   owner�察   �flies  after   uncle�察  �calling   _him_     names 

householders come to doors and cry�察 �Shame� �also throw things at dog 

things don't hit dog�察�hit unclethings that don't hit uncle�察�hit fond parent 

through the village and up the hill�察�over the bridge and round by the green´ 

´grand run�察�mile and a half without a break�                �Children sink exhausted 

dog gambols up among themchildren go into fitsfond parent and uncle 

come up together�察�both breathless。 

     ;Why don't you call your dog off�察�you wicked old man�拭─�

     ;Because I can't recollect his name�察�you old fool�察�you� ─�

     Fond   parent   accuses   uncle   of   having   set   dog   onuncle�察  �indignant�察�

reviles fond parentexasperated fond parent attacks uncleuncle retaliates 

with umbrellafaithful dog comes to assistance of uncle�察�and inflicts great 

injury   on    fond   parentarrival    of   policedog    attacks    policeuncle    and 

fond parent both taken into custodyuncle fined five pounds and costs for 

keeping   a   ferocious   dog   at   largeuncle   fined   five   pounds   and   costs   for 

assault   on   fond   parentuncle   fined   five   pounds   and   cost   for   assault   on 

police� �

     My uncle gave the dog away soon after that。                 He did not waste him。 

He gave him as a wedding´present to a near relation。 



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     But the saddest story I ever heard in connection with a bull´dog�察�was 

one told by my aunt herself。 

     Now you can rely upon this story�察�because it is not one of mine�察�it is 

one of my aunt's�察�and she would scorn to tell a lie。               This is a story you 

could tell to the heathen�察�and feel that you were teaching them the truth 

and doing them good。          They give this story out at all the Sunday´schools 

in our part of the country�察�and draw moral lessons from it。                 It is a story 

that a little child can believe。 

     It happened in the old crinoline days。           My aunt�察�who was then living 

in a country´town�察�had gone out shopping one morning�察�and was standing 

in the High Street�察�talking to a lady friend�察�a Mrs。 Gumworthy�察�the doctor's 

wife。    She ��my aunt�� had on a new crinoline that morning�察�in which�察�to 

use her own expression�察�she rather fancied herself。             It was a tremendously 

big one�察�as stiff as a wire´fence�察�and it ;set; beautifully。 

     They   were   standing   in   front   of   Jenkins'�察  �the   draper's�察  �and   my   aunt 

thinks that itthe crinolinemust have got caught up in something�察�and an 

opening   thus     left  between    it  and  the   ground。    However       this  may   be�察�

certain it is that an absurdly large and powerful bull´dog�察�who was fooling 

round about there at the time�察�managed�察�somehow or other�察�to squirm in 

under my aunt's crinoline�察�and effectually imprison himself beneath it。 

     Finding   himself   suddenly   in   a   dark   and   gloomy   chamber�察  �the   dog�察�

naturally enough�察�got frightened�察�and made frantic rushes to get out。 But 

whichever way he charged�察�there was the crinoline in front of him。 As he 

flew�察�he�察�of course�察�carried it before him�察�and with the crinoline�察�of course�察�

went my aunt。 

     But   nobody   knew   the   explanation。       My   aunt   herself   did   not   know 

what had happened。         Nobody had seen the dog creep inside the crinoline。 

All that the people did see was a staid and eminently respectable middle´ 

aged lady suddenly�察�and without any apparent reason�察�throw her umbrella 

down in the road�察�fly up the High Street at the rate of ten miles an hour�察�

rush across it at the imminent risk of her life�察�dart down it again on the 

other side�察 �rush   sideways�察 �like   an   excited   crab�察�into   a   grocer's   shop�察 �run 

three times round the shop�察�upsetting the whole stock´in´trade�察�come out 

of the shop backward and knock down a postman�察�dash into the roadway 



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and   spin   round   twice�察  �hover   for   a   moment�察  �undecided�察  �on   the   curb�察  �and 

then away up the hill again�察�as if she had only just started�察�all the while 

screaming out at the top of her voice for somebody to stop her� �

     Of course�察�everybody thought she was mad。                 The people flew before 

her like chaff before the wind。          In less than five seconds the High Street 

was a desert。      The townsfolk scampered into their shops and houses and 

barricaded the doors。        Brave men dashed out and caught up little children 

and bore them to places of safety amid cheers。               Carts and carriages were 

abandoned�察�while the drivers climbed up lamp´posts� �

     What   would   have   happened   had   the   affair   gone   on   much   longer 

whether   my   aunt   would   have   been   shot�察  �or   the   fire´engine   brought   into 

requisition against herit is impossible�察�having regard to the terrified state 

of the crowd�察�to say。        Fortunately for her�察�she became exhausted。               With 

one despairing shriek she gave way�察�and sat down on the dog�察�and peace 

reigned once again in that sweet rural town。 



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