The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-07-24
our heavenly Father. But | cannot tell
how il would now be, if you had taken Ne.
70 OFT TO school with you this morning.
SWhv ,natho. ,.,L.. Al NJ.

70 OFT TO school with you this morning.
Why, mother, what did Nero do?'
Listen, and | will tell you. After !
icallcd the dog back, he came and laid him
sell down on the mat telore the door, and
placing his head between his fore paws,
shut his eyes, and seemed to be sleeping.
lie remained lying thus, for nearly an hour,
when, oil at once, saw him start up, lis
ten, and look about him. Presently, he
ran of, and went all around the bouse
lie seemed uneasy about something FRS,
he looked in one direction, and then in an
other; snulfed the air; put his nose to the
groand, and ran a little way from the house.
and then came back again.
Whats the matter, Nerog ssld l..
'fIe came and fixed his eyes upon m,
lace, with look that to mo seemed anx-
lrus, stood Tor a few moments, and then
went to his mat again. But he did not lie
there more than an instant, before he arose
and started off up stairs. In little while,
he came down, and seemed more uneas,
than ever. began now to feel strangely.
where is Ph9be?' | now called out TO
Margaret, who was in the Kitchen.
lam sure ! don't know replied Margds
ret; 4 thought she was with YOU
al this moment, with short bark; Ne.
70 sprang away toward the spring. saw
this, and fearing that Phoebe might have
wandered off in that direction, followed
quickly. But ere had gone half why, !
behcld the noble dog returning with your
little sister in bis mouth, and The water
dripping from her hair and clothes. She
appeared TO be quite dead, when | took her
INTO my arms and did not show any signs
II life for nearly half an hour afterwards
Then she began slowly to recover. Oh,
ny son! think what might have been the
consequence, if our faithful Nero had no,
been Mt home
Harry covered hi. face with his bands.
aud burying them in his mothers lap, sob
bed bitterly.
'And will Phoebe get well mother?' be
asked, looking up with fearful eyes, after
be bad grown calmer.
'Yes, my son. replied Mrs. Long: sshe is
%, Of all danger now. God has permitted
her still 10 remain with u.s.
'Oh, if she had been drowned!' said liar,
ry, the tears flowing airesh.
'But for Nero, this painful event might
have taken place
Suppose he had gene to school with me 2?
the boy sadIened as he spoke.
Sad, sad might have been the conse,
qnences Of your disobedisnce, my son.
You now understand what | meant by our
wrong acts aft citing others as we'll as our
selves. In right-dp Henry, there is
always safety. Never forget this. Ma,
the lesson yon have now received, 90 with
you through the remainder Of Your lten
Just ,hen Phoebe awoke, and rose up in
bed, Harry ran 10 her, and putting his arm
abou, her neck, kissed her tenderly. Nero
came in soon after, and shared the Joy and
caresses Of his young friend, with whom.
not many hours before, he had joined in
willing dsobedience. But Nero was moi
TO blame in this; for he followed the in
stinc, of his nature. Henry was alone 10
blame; for be had reason and reflection.
and knew that the act he mediiated was
wrong, because il was an act Of dsobedl-
ence.--N. Y Organ.
YANKEE Tricks AT THE WORLDS FAIR
From the admirable London correspon-
deuce Of the Boston Transcript, we make
the following extract:
A sensation was raised a day or two
since bv the exploi, of Mr.. A. G Hobbs.
locksmilh. from Lockport. He picked the
heretofore supposed unpckable Chubb lock
(which laughed at all English locksmiths
and rogues. II is the reliance Of bankers,
and secures the archives of the govern.
mcnt He opened the chest in just fifteen
minutes, with some sort of crooked Yankee
mil lie carried in his vest pocket. He of,
fered ten thousand dollars for the privilege
of trying to open the lock of the safe in
which The great regal diamond, belonging
10 the Queen, valued at two million pound
sterling, is deposited nightly at the close Of
the daily exhibition. But no one dare
trust him near il with that strange look
ing hook.
A paddock is hanging up in Piccadilly,
with reward Of two hundred gllineas 10
whoever opens il by fair means. MIR. Hobbs
proposes to give it a try the first leisure
hour. And il is the opinion Of those who
know something Of his extraordinary me-
chancal endowments, that he can qui
city ease the lock OF the money.
A Mr. Herring, from New York, has a
plain counting room safe in the exhibition,
over which is a sign, thus: "T'his contains
Two hundred sovercigns. Tho key is nj
Ihe Office ofthe u. S. Commissioner-at the
service Of any one, and the money shall
be the reward Of the person who opens IT,
Now these are regarded as queer doings.--
There the KEY hangs, aud Mr.. Herring has
posted off to France, confident That his gold
is in the only place where it will be per
fec,ly secure.
Two young ladies living in the lower
part of the city, appeared yesterday on 'he
streets in the Turkish costume. The mi
spector was very remiss as unfortunately
me Of The wearcrs had a prodigious hole
n the heel Of her stocking, which displayed
foot by no means A la Chinoise. Louis.
.:U, Dom