He said, "I say, old pardy--I dunno your right name--I'm trying to sell a watch-dog; that one there; and I thought maybe you might be hungry to get a valuable animal who can watch the head off of any other dog in this yer county, so I concluded to call and throw him away for the ridic'lous sum of--" "I wouldn't have him at any price." "What! don't want him?
Don't want a dog with an eye like a two-inch auger, that'll sit and watch a thing for forty years if you'll tell him to?
Don't want a dog like that ?" "Certainly I don't".
"Well, this _is_ singular.

There don't appear to be a demand for watch-dogs in this place, now, does there?
You're the fourth man I've tackled about him.

You really don't want him ?" "Of course not." "Don't want any kind of a dog--not even a litter of good pups or a poodle ?" "No, sir." "Well, maybe you could lend me five dollars on that dog.

I'll pay you back to-morrow." "Can't do it." "Will you take him as a gift, and give me a chaw of terbacker ?" "I don't chew." "Very strange," he muttered, thoughtfully.

"There's no encouragement for a man in this world.