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Tuffy Todd's Adventure.
TUFFY TODD'S ADVENTURE.
A TRUE STORY,
By SAMUEL DOGGEREL, Esquire,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
PRINTED FOR
Private Circulation.
COPYRIGHT 1886 BY GEORGE BARRIE.
TO
MR. AND MRS. ORRIN TODD,
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE HAPPY HOURS SPENTAT HILLSIDE HOME,
AND TO
THE HIGHLY VALUED FRIENDS
GATHERED FOR A TIME UNDER THE SAME HOSPITABLE ROOF-TREE,
The accompanying Rhymes are affectionately dedicated
by
THE AUTHOR.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE.
"Tuffy Todd's Adventure" is the record of an incident which actuallyoccurred during the past summer while the writer was spending hisvacation in a retired but charming part of the Catskill Mountains.
It was written for the amusement of the guests at Todd's "HillsideHome," to whom the facts as set forth were familiar, and who willrecognize in the following lines the story as it originally appeared inthe so-called Dry Brook Evening Mail.
S.D.
Philadelphia, Nov. 22, 1886.
TUFFY TODD'S ADVENTURE.
Is Tuffy Todd, who has the same
Wise look as many a dog you've met;
And is a well-bred house-dog pet,
But quaintly called in rhyme a hound,
To please the poet's ear for sound.
Round as a mole, he's fat and fair,
And robed in coat of whitest hair;
His soft brown eyes are bright and clear,
His little ears are quick to hear.
He has a kind expressive face,
With every feature full of grace;
In disposition meek and mild,
He's gentle as a little child;
But has his own peculiar way,
As all who hear will surely say.
You'd think he'd never bark or bite,
But strangers climbing up the hill
Will shout in vain: "You hound, be still!"
And traveler late in midnight dark
Is sure to hear Tuff's loudest bark,
While tramps who come about the yard
Must flee