A Dog, A Man And A Mule

A North Carolina wngoner sold his dog lo a LanrPiis couuty man the other day for lialf a bai-rel of sorghum sirup. ïlie dog, however, refused to be sold and took refuge under the wagon. The Lanrens couuty man crawled after him with n piece of meat in one hand and a ropo in the other. Altliongh thore woro severnl spectators of the seeno that j sued it ia diíficnlt to get at the facts. All agree that. there was a cscníHe onder the wagon, accompanied by yelps aud yells ; but no one is willing to aifirm that the man had the dog or the dog liad the man. Fiunlly, the dog, as it wculd seem, brusücd up ngaicst the hind legs of the off mule and tin n all was still. It ia not certain what killed the dog. One of the tpectators said he thought he heard a trace-ohain rattle, bilt wneta he went around to examine the mnle she i wns asleep. The man had lost his hat, his coat and the greater part of his tronsers, and subsequent examinaiion proved that the dog died with one ear anda handful of hair in his mouih.- ■ Atlanta Conxtiiution. Üennington, Vt., is to have a monument to commemorate hrr famous battle, or its late oentonnial, or possibly both. The State of Vermout lms appropriated $15,000, Mas8achii8ett8 87,500, and New Hamp8hire 85,000 for the purpose, but the funds are not availablo until the sum of $5,000 beeides haft betn ruiscd, I ;md Benningtou ia wraicliiug iuroiulu to j get the money, j