Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-03-30
The Dog and the Blind Man.

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A Blind Man had drank rather freely
at a public house near Paris. Although
he had with him his dog and stick, he
could not possibly recover his way. In
of re-entering the city, he turned to the
left, securing the country far and wide,
until he fell into deep ditch, while he
was singing with all his might. Doublv
Supplied by the liquor and by the fall, he
remained mOtionless during The night, in
his new lodging. He would have been
there now, peEEaps, but forthe vigilant
little dog, who acted as his conductor.
The animal. dreadfuIly distrest. remain
ed faithful at the edge of the ditch, tax
ting care Of his master until daylight.
As soon as day dawned, to get rid of his
embarrassment, he employed means,
simple enough in a reasonable being.
but astonishing in brute, deprived of
the faculty of associa:ing ideas.
The main road was not far distant.
The dog ran thither and began 10 bark
as loud as he could, at the first traveller
ne met. This was a little boy, who took
up stone with which he threatened
him: he then fled Immediately TO the
ditch and there began to yelp more vi
olently than before. The boy followed
him. and threw the stone with all his
might. II was not sufficient for the dog,
by reiterated barking, to get some one
to pursue him; it was necessary to make
known his object, and TO idicate, by an
expressive sign, that there was within a
short distance, a man lying in a deep
ditch, abandoned, and in the greatest
peril; and he proceeded 10 making this
known. As the stone rolled along the
bank of the ditch, he Jumped into it,
and remained there without making the
least noise. His sudden disappearance,
and the silence that followed it. excited
the curiosity ofthe boy, whe ran instant
lv to see what had become of the dog
What was his surprize, when he beheld
him lying down by the body of man,
who appeared to have been assassinated.
He spoke TO the blind man, who answer
ed him as in a dying voice, requesting
assistance.
Travellers came up soon after. The
unhappy man, whose thigh was broken,
was carefully extricated from the ditch.
placed upon litter, and carried to the
hospital, where, with the usual good
luck of drunkards, he was very soon cur
ed.
The blind man, astonished at his ad-
venture, never failed, after his cure, to
relate it to all he met; and it afforded
him pleasure to tell how he had been
fuddled; had fallen into the ditch, and
owed his life to the sagacity of his
dog.
"Pickled CockIes.-A parrot, the prop
erty of a lady, was one day detected by
the enraged cook, for the filtieth time,
in the act of larceny, stealing picked
cookies. The manner was upon him,
and she inflicted summary punishment
on the green delinquent. what, you've
been at the picked cookies again have
you? p said she, hurting a adle of hot
soup at him. The feathers of his head
were scalded off; from being excessive
ly talkative, he suddenly became dumb
he was mute, bald, and solemn for near
ly a year. AT last the stubs began to
peep out on his pate, and the mistress's
father came from the country to see
her. the old man was bald the bird
had never seen him before, and was
doubtless struck with the coincidence of
naked heads for the moment the old
gentleman entered the parlour, the par
rot broke his long silence, by vocifera-
ting with immense emphasis and glee,
what, you've been at the picked cock
les again, have YOU"
An Irish counsel, being questioned by