The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-09-25
WHOLE NUMBER 282
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r Even Ge,rgctte found fault with the
poor mastiff, though she owed him so
G much so that from little to much, they
hin'ed to Daniel that he ought to turn
his dog away. .sa
Nay, then, said Daniel, this is
good opportunity for carrying a scheme
| have had in my head this long while
He then whispered to Blackie to fol-
low him, and they went beyond the Pa
cuerctte, to some waste land near a
wood. Daniel proceeded to cut down
four young saplings, which he stuck into
the ground, and then rooted them with
straw and stubble, and heather, so as to
make kind of hut. .... ..... .-...
This shall be your house, Blacky,'
said he. - ..... .-..
The dog waggcd his tail as if he un-
derstood, and took possession of bis new
home.
What have you done with Backy,'
asked the miler's wife that evening, of
Daniel ........
'Oh, I have set him up in house of
his own, said Dan. Il don't mean him
to 60 on being idle; he must earn his
bread like myself. l shall give him
flock to mind
"a hcck Of what, pray'' asked the
miller, sneerinsly. ..
A nock of sheep to begin with, an
swcrsd Daniel.
Everybody laughed, and she miller
asked him how he meant to get the
sheep. ...
Daniels hand d;ved down into lit
tie wooden box that had been lant him,
and fished up a worstod stocking, from
whck elegant purse he drew forth the
sum of eight and forty franks, the fruit
Of his long savings, and his heroic self
d NAL
That's the produce of three years.
saving of my wages, and three years.
sale OF the fish / have caught, and it will
serve to purchase me fock, said he.
Next day he erected stabling for his
future flock on the waste land, which be
built after the same fashion as he had
constructsd Blacky's dwelling. 1t may
be objected that he had had no business
to build on the heath, and that he might
become amenable to the law for SO doing;
but Daniels apology must be that he
knew little about the law, aud after all,
only made use of piece of ground that
benefited nobody.
When his buildings were completed,
he went to ncighboring fair and pur.
chased five sheep.
Blacky now entered upon his new
duties, aud faithful shepherd dog he
proved. At the years end the flock
was in most prosperous condition, aud
Daniel had been able to add to their
number by fresh savings. ''-
ID you know he has got quite
flock = said the miller to his wife.
Aud I shall have farm before long,
added Dan.
Nor was this vain boast. Fine
sheep always fetch good price. No
sooner had he fattened five or six
sheep than he sold them to the butchers
in the nearest town and bought young
ones, aud he finished by nun bcring ffty
heads of cattle ia his stable.
Its Blacky that guards them ALL
said Dan to the miller. Yesterday he
refused his dinner, and why, do you
think Why, because he had dined in
the night on bit of thief who attempted
to steal one of my lambs
BY degrees, as his little heard kept
increasing, Daniel added a pig-stye and
next jackass to his establishment.-
And next he was enabled to purchase a
good piece of waste land from the par
ish, which was sold him cheap enough
as the soil was in reality very psor.
He then employed his leisure moments
in clearing his land and sowing his corn.
In due time he gathered in his harvest,
and built a mud wall round his estate.
l declare if you haven't quite farm
said the miller
And Blacky is farmer, replied DAG.
BY this time Georgctte, whom the
dog had rescued from drowning. had
grswn up into young wsman. She
was rather short and thickset, bat fre'h