Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-06-02
THE MAN THAT THE DOG BiRKED AT.

A few days ago, we noticed man walking
along one Of our principal streets, whose APP
peurance indicated that ho was SIN peck of
troubles" ne looked cross enough To bite
tenpenny nail in two something very serious
had disturbed his eqnanimlty. While We were
wondering what IL could have be.n-wheihsr
or not he had failed ~ business, or lost money
by somebody else who had iailed-whether or
not his wife had eloped with his best friend,
all formed strHnge problem. The iaco Of
matters wonderfully changed by quite SIM
pie incident We had not absolutely deter.
mined ~ our own mad the nature OF ms
grievances, when an impudcnt little terrier,
squatted upon the sidewalk, discovered some
thing offensive III the appearances Of the man
TO whom wo have alluded, and jumped to-
wards him with sharp aud angry bark. This
was altogether too great an indIgnIty, and hlIed
the cup Of our travellers annoy To over
flowing. lie turned iercely towards the dog,
aud while he insuled him with a blunt oath,
attempted TO kick him. The cur was altogcth.
sr too nimble, aud as he lsaped aside To AVOID
the punishment he had earned, barked more
iuriousy than before. The man anger knew
no bounds the more the dog barked al him,
the more anxious he seemed to b0 10 succeed
in kicking him. The figure thoy cut rs the
terrier capered into the middle Of the street,
the man after him, the dog yelping, aud his
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dicrous in the extreme.
II People gathered upon the sidewalks in
crowds. The ladies looked on aud gIggled :;
the men bracrd themselves against the wall
and shool, their sides bravcly ; and the boys
yelled oui in great delight, ego il, old fellow,
20 it while you're young" The man who
was making so Imaginable an exhibition of
himself soon discovered that the dog was al
together too agile for him, and gave up the
chs IN 4, Ia,
observed that in his anger he had made fool
Of himself lie hastily drew down his hat
over his brow, aud walked rapidly away.
/ When mcrrlment had subsidized, we could
not help thinking how much this little incident
resembled human life that is, the life Of
many specimens Of humanity. II the man
whose story we have told had only walked
quietly on his way, and taken no notice Of the
outcry Of the eur, no matter whether the cur
was governed by wantun or malicious motives,
lie would have excited by his conduct neither
laughter in others, nor diminished his own
,olf-rospect. So IN thousand things in life.
lie who pursues his own path fearIessly aud
calmly, without needing the puerle assaults of
those who cannot by any possibility affect his
destnics, will act part dictated bv good sense
and wisdom. "Tis passing strange, that in Il
life NJ briei as this, when II is in the power Of
each one to add to the others enjoyment,
there should DC so many cnrs The business
Of one-haf the people Of this world seems tn
be TO render the remainder uncomfortable aud
unhappy. There might be some slight eX-
tenuaton. il by making others miserable they
could add TO their own happiness but no
such result follows their labors. Indulgence
in their own malicious propensities not onl,
annoys others, hut keeps themselves in ga
perfect stew by no means conducive to COM
fort. The true way To manage these ours is to
pass them quietly by-ihelr yelping is alto.
gether lnnocuous. The moment you mcddle
with them, you find yourself in the identical
position of the man who attempted to kick the
dog--aughed at and derded, without the
healing balm of seiEapproval in compensation
~. o. PtcayUne.