Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-03-07
F,om The Vermont Chronicle.

The dog that waked up The .Minisier.--Tn my
neighborhood there lives minister. And II Is
well known among US, when he undertakes an
enterprise that, in his estimation, is grand, he will
make every sacrifice with the greatest facility, un-
iii the object is won. Sleep leaves him 4; his mind
kindles, and burns, and flames like comet And
he never fails to have enough who think ms lie
does, and are ready to uct with him. Every thing
else is forgotten aud looks small TO HIM. Even
his own fniuily must do without his special nten-
ton. And MS he goes on, all things either stand
out Of his way, or turn in and help him on. The
winds, the tempest, The sun and moon and stars,
seem TO I've pushing on his enterprise, until the
triumphant blow is struck. But the only difficult
~ is 10 get him walked up so as really To take hold.
Now ii came to pass that, all round about us,
inlemperance ragged like bedlam. He had often
hcen handsomely invited to take hold of it, But
he as often declined or gave it up To others But
there was a nun living in small house not una
ny rods off who did the ministers work. That
man was a drunknrd. The drunknrd has dog,
whose nntue is Watch. Watch is n faithful dog.
tie wns raised just before the washington Tenn
perence" cause began to prosper.
Well for about four or six months Watch has
given the minister and his family Temperance
lecture as often rs Two evenings in week. His
master is drunk, nearly drunk, as often as eight
times IN n mouth. But Watch Stays at home, rs
"A general rule. When his master is drunk, or
hRs been gone to the village little TO long, Watch
sets up most doleul bowling aud barking. He
will first run 10 the grocery, aud then back to the
minister's house, still bowling. This he does oil
night, unless his master comes home sober when
he becomes Immediately quiet. Watch some
times finds his master drunk in the street. lew
days ago poor Watch found his master drunk in
the village, lying oil the snow. The boys gather
cd around this man, and tired to set the dog on his
master all screamed, bite hun bite him.
Watch went up TO his master in the true WASH
ingtonan style, and tried TO help him up. He
would put his paws upon his neck and lick his
face, mud then look upon The men and boys very
wishiuly, seeming to say, "llave pity on my mas
ter do ply my mistrhss too, for she lies on the
! bed ut home, sick" And back the dog ran as
fast as he could 90, TO speak TO the minister But
when lie could not start him, he came back again
and fell To- licking his masters tears away, and
rubbing the lrolh away from his mouth. And
| then he would caress him, and seemed to say, "my
master, what is the mater' Do get up aud go
| home. cannot leave you. The mea and boys
will not pity you. cannot raise the minister
and there is none to have pity. My master works
faithfully for the minister, but now he can sleep
all night Willie he is drunk"
Now our minister has studied several languages
but Watch talks 10 him in n language that he nsy
er understood until quite lately. Now he under
stands every word In this way, Watch has bar
| ked, and h0wled, aud cried all night long, and
when he could no longer bark, he has actually
his eyes. But when his master is at home the
dog is perfectly quiet. The minister now canno
sleep when Watch begins to bark and set up h'
doisful cries. And indeed, from what can learn
| | should think he sleeps but little for he has at
tended fourteen fifteen temperance meetings il
| less than three weeks past. The dog has nov
fladc himself understood We have adopted the
.,an .f going to every school house in town
| But the minister is not alone in IL. Esq e., ESQ
H., Col. l., and MIR. J.ltaks turns and 20 with on
minister. These men some of them at least
are powerful lecturers, and influential men in tht
place After two regular addresses, the men il
the district are called upon one by one to give
their opinions in social way. And if ever MAJ
plead The cause of weeping wives and starrin.
children, ouI folks are doing it about these days
We make it our rule to follow the example set u
by poor Watch, TO treat the drunkard we'll Ant
the result is that in few days we Obtained ,ht
names of more than $50 persons, pledging them
selves 10 total abstinence from Intoxicating liquors
And the work SENS but inst begun. And nov
there are more applications to our minister AM
other lecturers here, to attend temperance meet
ings in the vicinity, than they can attend unit
February. | understand Watch is to have pres
ent, from his friends, OF brass ring with som
appropriate words on il, 10 wear on his neck.
Jun. 6, 1912. NIMRop.
As am an nhabitapt of the town in which the laid