Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-22
RlRYS LITTLE DOG.

Mary had n little dog,
His hair WAS black as let:
And everywhere thar Mary went
Thai dog went too. you bet
lie followed her to town, one day,
But A. she had OF times done before,
Suggested that n stay al home,
A. she WIS to visit NOycs' Drug store.
Now Mary had read IN the papers.
And hIId heard the neighbOrs say.
That the display OF goods at NOyes' store
Were sight To behold any day.
How the shelves ana counters were loaded
With goods fron every CLINE:
How Inc half mile OF showcase glittered
With goo'ls for the liOlIday time.
She hail listened. almost doubling her senses
Uf the variety OF books that they saw.
How they mad seen Shakespere, Campbell
and Coleiidge.
And Byron, who wrote the Giaour.
Then there were Kirk White, Tennyson and
Southy.
Aud Whlitler's Well of Loeb Marce,
Poe, Lover, Herbert. Moore,
An Mrs. Browning's Aurora Leigh.
Next comes Wordsworth, Pope and shelly,
And Bret Harie's Heather Chinee,
Leigh Hunt. Milton and Dryden,
And Edgar PUe'S Annable Lee,
Gray. Mrs. Hcmans and Charles Lamb,
Mrs. Browning. all complete;
keble, Hogg, Scott and Cowper,
And Winters Tent on the Beach;
Also upper. Lowell and Bryant.
Locksiey Hall and Lalla ROokh,
Lady Of the Lake, the Divine Tragedy,
And Nary Hewitps exquisite book.
Leaving the books with barely glance,
Although a subject always pleasant,
few other things may be noticed
Which viii make an elegant present.
There, are vases in elegant patterns and
finish.
A toilet or a smokers set
Bibles. Albums, trinkets and Pictures,
And 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
Wen return to the subject of our tale,
And see. as the sequel will show.
That the wisest Of dogs may fail.
AS we said at the commencement of thi.
Mary had started for Noyes' shop;
She had arrived-was on the point of enter.
When in that dog did pop.
When vary beheld her flithless dog
Her back at once rose up,
And IN w9y that meant business
She went for that are purp.
She addressed him in language
That had less elegance than vim.
For she intiInated in the plainest terms
That she should put head on him.
That dog, he eyed his mistress
In way that was defiant and queer,
But when the interview ended
lie walked or On his ear.
| When Mary's dander had settled
She began to look around.
To see il ali ths 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 store
Must be Il delightful recreation.
She said she had not come to purchase,
| Sut To see what WAS in the holiday line,
And she should como and bring all he
| friends,
On that glorious Christmas time,
On her way home she espicd her dog,
| Lying apparently in soundest sleep,
| Lttla dreaming the revenge he had planned
Till lie became quite tamilialtwith the horse
hind feet.
That nag. not relishipg this sort of sport,
At the animal let his heels fly.
That dog went up hve hundred feet
Now how Was that for high?
In going p he thought ii rare sport,
And coming down would have had quite
| treat,
Had it not been for This sad circumstance,
He WAS II elomolphosed into the finest SAL
sage meat.
If all the dogs in Christendom
For similar fate would do their best,
Butchers would not seen so dog ged al the
business,
And We should relish sausage with u create
zeSt.
If 10 criticise this dcg,e you should feel il
clned,
ut once admit it is dOg-oned bal,
But plead this ~ my only excuse,
1t in not from the muses., but only our I'D
Not to mention Stationery, Chromos, DiariC
and Cutlery,
If from the most elegant stock you woul
take your choice,
To Make presents to your friends on the hol
days,
Remember the Druggist, P. j. Noyes.