Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-12-20
Mary's Little Dog.

Mary had little dog,
His hair was black as Jet;
And everywhere that Mary went
That dog went too, you bctl
lie followed her to town, one day,
But rs she had oft times done before.
Suggested that he stay at home,
As she was TO visit Noyes' Drug store.
Now Mary had read in the papers,
And had heard the neighbors say.
That the display of goods at Noyes' store
Were sight To behold any day.
How the shelves and counters were loaded
With goods from every cline:
How the hall mile of showcase glittercd
With goods for the Holiday time.
She had listened, almost doubling her senses.
OF the variety OF books that they saw,
How they mad seen Shakespeare, Campbell
and COleIidge.
And Byron, who wrote the Giaour.
Then there were Kirk White, Tennysoh and
Southy.
Aud Whittler's Well of Loeb Maree,
Poe, Lover, Herbert, Moore,
And Mrs. BrOwning's Aurora Leigh.
Next comes Wordsworth, Pope and shelly,
And Bret llartc's Heather Chinee
Leigh Hunt. Milton and Dryden,
And Edgar POe's Annable Lee,
Gray, Mrs. Hemans and Charles Lamb,
Mrs. browning, all completes
keble, Hogg, Scott and Cowper,
Ana winters Tent on the Beach;
Also Topper, Lowell and BRYANT.
Locksley Hall and Lalla Rookh
Lady Of the Lake, the Divine Tragedy,
And Mary llewitt's exquisite book
Leaving the books with barely glance,
Although subject always pleasant,
few other things may be noticed
Which will make an elegant present.
There are vases in elegant patterns and
finish.
A toilet or smokers set
Bloles, Albums, trinkots ana Pictures,
And costly goods not often met.
For the little folks, toy books and games.
Smashed-up ships, locomotives and build
All the rare and exquisite books,
And best of all the Chatterbox.
If the reader will excuse this wide depression
Wen return to the subject of orr t1lr
And see, as the sequel Will show.
That the wiscst of dogs may fail.
AS we said at the commencement of this
story,
Mary had started for Noyes' shop;
She had arived-was on the point of enter
ing,
When in that dog did pop.
When Iary beheld her faithcss dog
Her back at once rose up,
And III way that meant business
She went for that are purp.
She addressed him in language
That had less elegance than vim.
For she intimated in the plainest terms
That she should put Il head on him,
That dog. he eyed his mistress
In Il way that was defiant and Queer
But when the interview ended
He walked OF on his ear.
When Marys dander had settled
She began to look around.
TO see if al the things she had heard about
Could possibly be found.
Her pleasure. it knew no bounds,
AS she extended her investigations,
Declaring that life in such II store
Must be delightful recreation.
She said she had not come to purchase,
But to see what was in the holiday line.
And she should come and bring all he
friprdS,
On til, g. ,rious Christmas time.
On her way home she esped her dog,
Lying apparently in soundest sleep,
Little dreaming the revenge he had planned
Till he became quite tamilliallwith the horse
hind feet.
That nag, not rcIishing this sort of sport,
At the animal let his heels fly.
That dog went up five hundred feet
Now how was that for high?
In going rp lie thought it rare sport,
And coming down would have had quite
treat,
lad it not been for this sad circumstance,
He was II ctomorphoscd into the finest sau
sage meat
If all the dogs in Christcndom
For similar fate wOuld do their best.
butchers would not seen so d0ggcd at thei
business.
And we should relish sausage with create
ZUst.
TO criticise this dog.erel you should feel in
Clined,
at once admit it is dOg-oned bad,
But plead this as my only excuse.
1t is not from the muses., but only our al.
Not to mention Stationery, Chromos, Diaries
and Cutlery,
If from the most elegant stock you woult
take your choice,
To Make presents to your friends on the holi
days,
Remember the Druggist, p. j. Noycs.