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Show page 219 Hutch never told Miss L i l l i e that she had bought a pointer named General Sherman. But Miss L i l l i e suspected as much, for she heard Hutch and Salem during the following days coaching the new pointer, saying to him over and over, "Jefferson Davis; your name is Jefferson Davis." "Historically, I don't know if t h a t ' s an improvement," Miss L i l l i e said. "Mrs. L i l l i e no one c a l l s me!" This pointer, Jefferson Davis, at the field meet won several prizes. The dog was lox^ on the meaning of history - and salty t a l k ~ but he had been acquired by Miss L i l l i e in time to be trained her special way and consequently he had a part of Miss L i l l i e ' s winning heart. |
