"Quit Kickin1 My Dawg Aroun1 '

Ev'ry time I come to town, The boys keep kickin' my dawg aroun'; Makes no dif'rence if he is a houn' They gotta quit kickin' my dawg aroun'.

Ever since some unspeakably degraded character stole his hunting dog, Arkansas' 81-year-old State Senator William Abington has conducted a vociferous and indignant legislative crusade--to make dog theft a felony (instead of a mere misdemeanor) within the borders of the "wonder state." When Senator Abington's "houn'-dawg bill" was put to a vote last week, his fellow legislators were ready.

"Abington," cried the clerk, as he began the roll call.

"Aye," said the senator in sonorous tones.

That was the last human sound for minutes. All other members of the senate responded by barking; some cried "arf," some cried "woof," and others imitated the long-drawn bugling of the redbone hound. After the last legislative yip, the presiding officer quickly ruled that the bill had passed unanimously.

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