The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-12-16
THE YOUNG FOLKS.
The Dog ana the sparrow.

tne OOE ana tue sparrow
There was once Shepherds Dog,
which had very bad master, who
never gave him food enough for his
services and one day, having made up
his mind to endure such treatment no
longer, the Dog left the mans service
and took his way, though with much
sorrow. On the road the Dog met n
Sparrow, who said Brother Dog, why
are you 81 glum9"
The Dog replied, II am hungry and
have nothing to cat"
"Oh," replied the Sparrow; "come
with me, and 1 will soon satisfy YOU"
SO they went together to the town,
and, when they came to butchers
shop, the bird said, "Wait "a bit here, /
will peck you down piece of meat;'
and fy lug into the shop, aud looking
round to see that no one observed her
she pecked and pulled at joint which
hung just over the window till it fell
down. The Deg instantly snatched 1t,
and, running into corner, soon devour
ed 1t. When he mad done, the Sparrow
| took him to another shop aud pecked
down second piece of meat, and, when
the Dog had finished his, the Sparrow
asked, "Are you satisfied now, Brother
| Dog ?"
YES" he replied, "with flesh but l
have touched no bread at all yet."
So the Sparrow, saying, "That you
shall have if you will come with me" !"
led him to bakers, and pushed down
a couple of loaves, and, when the Dog
had finished them, she took him to
another shop and pushed down more.
AS soon as these were consumed the
Sparrow asked again if he was satisf
ed, and the Dog replied, "Yes; and now
We'll walk awhile round the town"
Off they started now upon the high.
road /; but it being very warm weather,
they had not walked far, when, as they
came to corner, the Dog said, ~ am
tired and must go 10 sleep"
| "Very WELL" replied the Sparrow !;
"meanwhile will sit on this twig !"
So the Dog laid down in the middle of
the road and was soon fast asleep.
Presently Carrier came up the road
driving Wagon with three horses,
| laden with two casks of wine, and as
the Sparrow saw that the man did not
turn aside, but kept in the middle Of
the road where-the Dog lay, she called
out, "Carrier, take care what you do,
or will make you poor -
But the Carrier, grumbling to him
self, "You make me poor, indeed ="
cracked his whip and drove the Wagon
straight on, SO that the wheels passed
over the Dog and killed him. "You
have killed my brother the Dog, and
that shall cost you your horses and your
cart !"
"Horses and cart, indeed ~ said the
Carrier "what harm can you do me ?"
and he drove on.
Then the Sparrow, hopping under
the Wagon covering, pecked at the
ounghole of one of the casks until she
worked out the cork, so that all the
wine ran out without its being perceiv-
ed by the Carrier but all at once the
man looked behind him and saw the
wine dropping from the cart, and tr,
ing the Casks, found that one of them
was empty. Ab,' cried he, "now
am poor manm yet not poor
enough ~ said the Sparrow, and, fly
ing on to the head of one of the horses,
she pecked out one of its eyes. When
the Carrier saw this he drew out his
hatchet and tried to hit the bird, but
she flew up, and, instead, he cut his
own horses head, so that it fell down
dead. "Ah," cried he, "now I am a
poor man!'
"Still not poor enough ~ said the
Sparrow and. while the Carrier drove
further on with his two horses, she
crept again under the covering of the
Wagon and pecked out the bung of the
second cask, so that all the wine drip
ped out. When the man found this he
exclaimed again, "Ah, now l am a
poor man !" but the Bird replied, mot
poor enough yet !" and, settling on the
head of the second horse, she pecked
out its eyes also. Again the driver
lifted his axe and made cut at the
Sparrow, which few away, so that the
blow fell on his horse and killed it.
"Ah, now / am poorer still !" cried the
man; but the Bird replied, "Not yet
poor enough J" and perching on the
third horse, she pecked out its eyes also
In terrible passion the driver aimed q
!. blow with his axe as before at the Spar.
row, but, unfortunately missing, hii
his own horse instead, and so killed his
, third and last animal. "Ah me poorer
and poorer !" exclaimed the Carrier.
mot yet poor enough !" reiterated
, the Sparrow "now / will make yol
> poor at home;" and so few away.
The Carrier was forced to leave hi
Wagon in the road, and went hOm,
full of rage and passion. "Oh." saiC
he to his wife, "what misfortunes
3 have had to endure my wine has al
. run out, and my horses are all thre,
dead woes me !"
f "Ah. my hush nd !" she replied, "ant
what wicked bird has come to thi
: house: she has brought with her all tn,
e birds in the world, and there they 81
I among our corn and are eating ever!
ear of It."
The man stepped out, and, behold
thousands on thousands of birds ha
alighted upon the ground and had eater
up all the corn, and among them sa
the Sparrow. "Ah me, / am poore
: than ever! |" he cried. "Still not poo
g enough, Carrier it shall cost you you
o lifeW replied the Bird, ss she flew