The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1858-03-25
The Lost Child and the Dog.

about half century ago, in the Grampian.
mountains Of Scotland. ssSg -
In one Of his excursions to his distan,
tiocks in the high pastirages, a shepherd
happened TO carry along with him ono OF
his children, an infant about three wears
old. After traversing his pasture for. some
time, attended by bis dog, tho tho shepherd
found himself under the necessity of ascend.
ing summit at some distance, to have n
more extensive view Of his range. AS The
ascent was too fa6guing for the Child, he left
him on a small plain of the bottom, with
strict inJunctions not TO stir from it until his
return Scarcely, however, had he gained
the summit, when the horizon was suddenly
datkened by one Of those impenetrable mis,s.
which frequently descend SO rapidly amidst
these mountains, as, in the space of a few
minutes, almost to turn day into night
Ibe anxious father Instantly fastened back
to find his child !; but owing 10 the unusual
darkness, and his own trepidaton, he unfor.
tunately missed his way in the descent
After fruitless search of many hours AMONG
the dangerous morasses and cataracts with
which these mountains abound, he was at
length orertaken by night Still wander.
ing on, without knowing whittier, he at
length came TO the verge of the miss, and
oy The light ofthe moor, discovered that he
had reached the bottom of his valley, and
was within n short distance of his cottage
10 renew the search that night was equally
fruitless and dangerous. He was therefore
Obliged to return TO his cottage, having lost
both his child and bis dog, which had at
tended him faithfully for years.
Next morning by daybreak, the shepherd,
accompanied by band of his neighbors
set out in search Of the child, but, after a
day spent in fruitless fatigue, he was Mt
length compelled by the approach of night
10 descend from the mountain. On return.
ing 10 his cottage, he found that the dog,
which he had lost the day before, had been
home, and, on receiving piece of cake, had
instantly gone off again.
For several successive days the shepberd
renewed the search for his child and still
on returning at evening disappointed to his
cottage. he found that his dog had been
home, and, on receiving his usual allowance
of cake, had instantly disappeared. Struck
with this singular circumstance, he remain.
ed at home one day, and when the dog, as
usual, came and departed with his piece of
cake, he resolved to follow him, and find
out the cause of this strange procedure
The dog led the way TO cataract, at some
distance from the spot where the shepherd
had left his child. The banks of the cataract
almost joined at the top, yet tseperated by an
abyss of immense depth, presented that ap.
pearance which SO often astonishes and ap
pals the travellers who frequent the Gram
pian mountains, and Indicates, that these
|stnpendous chasins were not the silent work
OF time, but the sudden effect of some yio
lent conyulsion Of the earth. Down one OF
these rugged and most perpendicular de-
cents, the dog began without hesitation to
make his way, and at last disappeared in n
cave, the mouth of which was almost level
with the torrent. The shepherd with diff
Guilty followed; but on entering the cave,
what were his emotions when he beled his
infant, eating with much satisfaction the
caks which the dog had just brought him,
while the faithful animal stood By, eyeing
his young charge with the greatest compla
cency.
From the situation which the child was
found, il appears that he had wandered to
the brink of the precipice, and then either
fallen or scrambled down I'LL he reached the
cave, which the dread Of the torrent had
prevented him from quitting. The dog bv
means of his scent, bad traced him to the
spot, and afterwards prevented him from
starving, by giving up 10 him his daily al
!owance. He appears never to have Quilted
the child by night or day, except when il
was necessary 10 60 for his food, and then
he was always seen running at full speed 10
and from the cottage.
PAIEFUL RErRIBUrIoN, IL TRuE.-The
Newport Spectator says there is young
man in q town of Vermont, who cannot
speak to his father Previous 20 his birth,
some difference arose between his mother and
her husband, and, for a considerable time.
she refused 20 speak to k;n. The difficulty
was subsequently hes.seaa ci:,a was
born and in due time began 10 taIk--but
when sitting with his father was invariably
silent. 1t continued so until he was FIVE
years old, when the father, having exhaust
ed his powers of persuasion, threatened it
with punishment for Its stubbcrnness. When
the punishment was inflicted, it relieited
nothing but sighs and groans, which told
but too plainly that The little sufferer was
yainly endeayoring to speak. All whowe
present united in this opinion, hat IL scas
Impossible for lts child to speak 10 his ia.
fher--and time proved their opinion 10 be