Jack Scroggins, whose recent appointment to the office of “Master of the Bull Dogs.” we noticed in our last, met with a strange accident on going down to the Easter Hunt on Monday with his dogs. Having stopped at Tommy Rounding's, at Woodford, he turned his Rozinante, which had been respited by Jack Hatchellor for the day, together with his dogs, into the stable.
The horse having but three legs, thought it prudent to give them a little rest, and lay down-- upon which the dogs, who fancied he was intended for their breakfast, without further hesitation, helped themselves to the primest <sic> parts, and on Jack's return he found nothing but the head, tail, and off hind leg left for himself-- which he sold for the use of a tan-yard dog in the vicinity, and spent the proceeds in purchasing spiritual consolations.
~ The Port-Gibson Correspondent 02-Jul-1831, Page 2, Column 5
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