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He carried his new Kodak up the mountain and paid the young men to pose. For Old Man Aaron Nicholson, the King of the Free State Hollow, he spelled “scissors,” earning both respect and fresh brook trout with the feat.
But he didn’t depend solely on the good will of the local folk for security. Mr. Pollock advertised in the metropolitan papers for “the most savage dog in Washington. One that will really bite and is actually dangerous. ” According to the account in Sky land, he got an answer from the Georgetown junk man, who offered a mastiff weighing 150 pounds. Reportedly, the brute had belonged to an Army officer in Arlington until he’d killed every dog in the neighborhood.
Mr. Pollock took Old Dutch home in muzzle and chain. For two days, he let the huge beast go hungry. Then from the safety of an upstairs window, he tossed down small pieces of beef while commanding Dutch to come.
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