Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-15
MlRY'S LITTLE DOG.

Mary had little dog.
Ills hair was black rs Jet;
Aud everywhere that Mary went
Tha' dog went too. you beti
lie followed her to town. one day.
But as she had OFT times done before,
Suggested that ne stay at homo,
As she WIS TO visit NOyes' Drug Store.
Now Mary had read In the papers.
And had heard the neighbOrs saw
Ihat tie display at goods at Noyes' store
Were sight To behold any day.
How the shelves and counters were loaded
With goods fro u every elm
HOW Inc half nile of showcase gliitered
with Boo'ls for The Holiday time.
She hal listened. almost doubting her senses,
Ot the variety OF books that they saw.
HOW they n;tt seen Shakespcrt, Campbell
and Cole. idge.
And Byron, who wrote the Giaour.
Then there were Kirk White, Fennyson and
And Winters Will of Loeb Marie,
Poe, Lover. Herbert. Moore.
An Mrs. Browning's Aurora Leigh.
Next comes Wordsworth, Pope and shelly.
And Bret llurle's lIcathen Chinte,
Leigh Hunt, Milton and Dryden,
And Edgar Poe's Annable Lee,
Gray. Mrs. Hcmans and Charles Lamb,
Mrs. Browning. all complete
keDlr, HOgg, Scott ami COwper,
And Writers Tent on the Beach;
Also upper. Lowell and BRYANT.
Locksley Hall and Lalla ROokh,
Lady of the Lake, the Divine Tragedy,
Ana Mary liewitt's exquisite book,
Leaving the books with barely a glance,
Although a subject always pleasant,
few other things may be noticed
Which will make an elegant present.
There are vases in elegant patterns and
finish.
toilet or a smokers set.
Bioirs. Albums, trinkets and Pictures,
Ana costly goods not often met
For the little folks. toy books and games
Smashed-up ships, locomotives and build
ing blocks,
All the rare aud exquisite books,
And best of all the Chatterbox.
If the reader will excuse this wide DEPRESSION
We'll return to the subject of our tale,
And see. rs the sequel Will show,
That the wlscst Of dogs may fail
AS we said at the commencement of this
story.
Mary hitd started for Noyes shop;
She had arrivcd-was on the point of enter
ing,
When IN that dog did pop.
When airy behcld her fiithless dog
Her back at once rose up,
And Ill II WY that meant business
She went Tor that are purp.
She addressed him in language
That lad less elegance than vim.
FOR she lntl'natcd IN The pluineI terms
That she should puta head ohhim.
That dog, he eyed his mistress
In II way that was defiant AMI queer,
But when the interview ended
lie walked or on his car.
When Mary's dander had settled
She began to look uround.
To see il all the things she had heard about
Could possibly be found.
Her pleasure; it knew no bounds,
As she extended her investigations,
Declaring that lif" in such Il store
Must be II delightful recreation.
She sail she had not come to purchase,
sui 10 see what was in the holiday line,
and she should come ana bring all her
friends,
On that glorious Christmas time,
On her way home she espied her dog,
Lying apparently in sOundeSt sleep,
Lltle dreaming the revenge he had Planned.
III lie became quite lnnIiiiaiiwith the iioI SEES
hind feet.
That nag, not rclishing this sort of sport,
AT lie ahilllai let his heels fiy
That d)g went up live hundred feet
Now how was that for high?
In going p he thought it rare sport,
And coming down would have had quite q
treat.
Had 1t not been for this sad circumstance,
He was II einmofphoscu INTO The finest stu.
sage meat.
If all the dogs in Chrstendom
Fora similar fate won'd do their best.
butchers woula not seen SO doggcd ut thciI
business.
And We should relish sausage with great
zgSt.
If 10 criticise this dogcrol you should feel in
cilneu,
ut once admit it is dog-oned bad,
But plead this rs my only excuse,
II ~ not from the muses.. but only our adj.
Not to mention Stationery, Chromos, Diaries
and Gallery,
II from the most elegant stock you would
take your choice,
To Maize presents To your friends on the holi
days,
Remember the Druggist, +. j. Noycs