New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-25
CITY ITEMS

Why don't you advertise Let the word know
what you have lo't or wha; you have go, to sell
Whats the usel"
That's Just tie answer bs. we expected. We have
heard 1t beEore-heerd il quite lstely. Whs.s the
nee, Will be seen when tel you little story. j;
Is the story Of dog Not much Of dog either.
little dog-"a dear little pet dog" such a. little chill
dren love snd made happy by loving, for the
brute teaches the human animal lessons Of fidelity.
Such dog was lost. ssrsyed or stolen, who
knew Eobooy-yei nobody ssid 4" Let him 90,
" don't care" for everyb ody loved the dog. He
80 plsyf1l-so cunning-sO intelligence affection
ste-sDd above all be vss not ike some Of the tSo-
legged ones-"s dirty dog.
Well, early one morning the dog went away. Per
bSps only 10 teach bis betters how much better il
would be for them 10 be Ike him, early 20 bsd and
early 70 nee. and out 70, 9 morning walk.
And % he dog wen; away, and no one thought
whittier be had gone al breakfas,-iisne and then il
wa cseoyered tia; little FidsIe-they called him
Del, for short Dsne-dd not starr up and bark and
run TO ibe door when the breakfast bel rung and did
not come and at down by he mistress chair looking
up FOR routhfuL No, be came not, fJr Like many
another rover be he'd gone swsy from home and the
seoDciiens Of The world hindered bis return Up sod
down, Ell through the street. II every bssenect IN
alley ceurt and backyard the Little pc, was hunted
score Of boys were offered doisr 10 bring him
back, and swsy they started, for there is magic
power in dollsr Ii Il seis the word ia rnotion How
they did run, those boys pulling every little gin By
The sleeve with hurre4 word" have you seen q
little white dog ?"
How they did soour mp and down, looking for " the
" lost cog" BY and by the lady ssw her pet. or
thought sbe did IN the arms Of en old negro woman
going Up street, past the corner. How the hun
tern scamper now The old woman is lame and walks
but poorly. She viii be overtaken for the pursuers
zee the head Of Their prize her shoulder II was
IN exciting Observation-Disclosures One is
abead. Nov two comes up and passes him. Who
would not run for dollar WIS viii bet who wine
one or two Both viii lose, for Gov three is ahead
Now he If up and has the old woman by the skirt.
She turns around, and there snuggled IN her arms
the dog the los; dog No there 10 negro baby
with white wooden cap on its head.
So for three dsys hope went out IL the morning
and disappointment came home at night, and sorrow
slept there, for the dog was lost.
il NOT mucb-true, trihe-but life and
human happiness are mode up Of trihes-s bsndie o.
trifes one was lost and the bands were loose and
when few more ure gone the sheaf viii fall asub-
der and the grains Of life be scattered.
Del DC ne never VIII come hOiht
again. And ~ the children cried, and mother shed
sympathetic team. Hope went on; and came not in
again.
A good genius whispered to cal back hope:
Why don't you advertise ?"
Whats the use nobocy reads advertisements
Don't they? Try it tis only half dolars
"yes, do Ma. Come, viii give my half dollar
And then the reward ?"
". l.,t kh.
bVys."
True, 80 have; and if you think If viii do any
good will Try II but whats the use A litsie nd
vert cement like thai-will ANYBODY See II l'
"Try il There if nothing like trying is al old
proverb.'
"Very well viii you write it 2'
Yes Never mind paper-here If al old letter
and pencil
So under the head of Lost and Found, IN Tn
TRlBrEE, next morning there was al advertisement
DOG Lost from No. - So-and-so street. on tuesday
morning last young poodle, clean and white, .ex-
cept tan color about the can. Answers to tue
"nsme Of Del A handsome reward viii be paid by
~ the owner"
Reader did YOU ever see one Of Hoes Steam
Power Presses at work You are walking over one
every time you pass the door Of Tn TRIBUNE Build
iur II If right under the sidewalk. Go down there
some duy Thursday is tue best time, for then It
works all day and little army-aimost a. big az tue
one thai took Sevsstopo month too sooD-are a.
WORK sending of Lost and Found or any other ac-
ve-tsement faster than al the boys IN the City could
nm about the streets and tel the story.
So the advertisement printed by steam anu
tine papers few az by the wind, and Al breakfast time
one was IN q gentlemans house IN Brooklyn
breht.eyed sweet little CIR was watching ior Il a.
the carrier came along the street and tossed II down
by the basement door, and hurried Oh a. though NE
depended upon his speed.
An what DO YOU think that little girl wanted OF that
.uer7 She wanted t. read the advertisements
Whats the use Who reads advertisements
That little girl did. Why On iast Tuesday morn
ipg Aunt Mary" came home irc, New York, WIN
little white dog and that little grl said
ooh. Aunt Mary where did you get him MAY
have it,"
"It came running after me il Broadway. II wa
lo.t and wanted 10 come with me. could not drive
him back and be would not 60 with anybody else
suppose wa dressed like his mistress, or else ne
wanted come one TO be hs friend and take him home
So took him in the stage and brought him along
"Oh, then, may have him for my pet =
'Yes If the owner does rot come for him. lie Is
somebody elses pet. Perhaps come other little gar
or some lady Is in trouble because DC Is 1881 ano vi"
BE- very glad to get him again
But they won't know where he is How can
they p
They may advertise Il Dog Lost, and describe
him and then We should know whose It was, and 4
would be wrong if We did not return their little pet
"Then, if they don't advertise may have him ?
YES"
And 90 that little girl ran every morning iof Inc
paper and read the advertisements, and this mornins
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