L. — Fights and Feuds 



I DON'T know why it is, but every time there 

 is something interesting going on, like a 

 political meeting or a dog-fight, I am always 

 away from home or I have a previous engage- 

 ment of some kind. Here is Sheppy having a whole 

 series of fights to maintain the supremacy of the 

 farm, the freedom of the concession line, and his 

 place in the sun, and I haven't seen one of them. 

 According to the uncensored and detailed reports I 

 have received, the fights were well worth seeing, and 

 Sheppy acquitted himself in a creditable manner. 

 The trouble is all due to a couple of dogs belonging 

 to a gang of ditchers working in the neighbourhood. 

 These dogs — a big hound and a little terrier — have 

 done so much coon-hunting in their day that they 

 consider themselves at liberty to roam wherever they 

 please. Several times they insolently crossed our 

 fields and that is something that Sheppy will not 

 stand for. Any dog that ventures on this farm has 

 to put up a fight for the privilege. Up to date 



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