The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-06-18
THE ROMANCE OF & DONKEY.


Poor f4ai of an oppressed race.
eve the languid patience Of thy face
h5Ed Oft with gentle had gave thee bread
And clap thy ragged GOAT, and PAL thy head
- tOLbRIDGE.
/ Among tkeyariogs stories Of pet animals
We do hot remember any regarding tn
DO key. The creature is~-to object, to'
much of a dru lge, to tie thought intellIgen
o. capable OF showing affection in return
for Kind Treatment. That kindness, hos
ever, viii DO, be thrown away On thls
humb lie and willingly useiu. animal, We
/ propose to tell story of i" Donald y a
small donkey, native Of Ireland, who
was bought by q hard-working saddler at
Laarhead, village near Edinb,rgh. The
saddler, though young, Was NOT lubqst. \
to make the purchase of donksy, in the
hope that Hhen properly iualaei and
equipped with small spring cart, he might
be Of Use in driving about the neishbor-
hood. The first thing the sadaler did waS
to train Donald to ran in harness, and the
training was affected with care and geutLe
ness that won universal admiration. Good
u age was not thrown away. The animal
diligently, and We might almost say with a
degree Of gratitude, exerted himself IN the
work to which he was put.
The saddler's illness was grisvOus mis-
fortune. He was attacked by consumption,
and daily becoming more feeble, he could
aeitLer aenedt by drying about with Don
aid, nor could he work. His business fell
off; it ceased. Day by day, poverty crept
over the miserable establishment. Tie
luxury of giving Donald erusts of bread.
They had bugely food for themselves, and
were faic to make up for Deficiencies by
brlngin. in from the road side double al
lowarce Of thistles and grass fer Donald.
Ia bis last days, in order to enjoy the
sunshine, the dying man had a seat outside
his dwelling, and on such occasions the
donkey las. if conscious Of his masters in
trinity, was pleased to stand BESIDE him,
looking noarn:uily N lis face. When the
invalid spoke few kind words, Donald
came Unfortunately to him and laid his
head f6nlly on hi- shoulder and 50 he
would remain till lis master had done
speaking. When tue sadl!er became SO Ill
50 as to be confined to is bed, the donkey
would stand for hours at the window list
ening for his master voice, and was glad
70 be called into tie sick room to be patted.
1t vas affecting to see how deeply tie in
valid was Interested in the faithful animal.
" hen barely able to sit up in bed, he called
for Donald harness, which needed a lite
mending and tAss vas the last piece Of
work that he was able to execute. What
was t. come Of the family when the heal
of the house was removed The dismal
state OF affairs was at times Diseased by
the dlscspsoiate husband aud wife. 1t WAS
blank look out TO discharge obga-
tons, every atom of property would prob
ably have to be sold OF.
"Je,p,e'' said TIE .aelJar f,ioflv =
Nv or ~, L.C,re III. 5c.th at sb,urJ
like you to keep Donald for my sake but
fear ye, Ii hae tn part vi him - canne
keen him. thought we could haze made
him psefu' beast, by lettin' him cut for
hire and sac h,inyin IN , little s;ucr II
We could mnpaee To- keen him. it woulI i,a
a GRAND thipr for Won and ,Le bairrs
.vb,n r,o TN a,,ov
7, va. .-,a,,., a., ,,.o 49, -;,,
the ne, .,nKev as II, same sort = ,,e.,,s c.r
livehL.oJ for b,s bsrcayaJ ra,,ilg
uIIo ,,,,,, l., tho v.,t az. I.,rso min
r,Il,,,. ,, H., o,..,r.ol or,. H.. u,.
viIli,. II. vo.,Ii y,.rk TN h.. "a. J,oo
never k,nn,d sic = vilI;,, cyarnr And
his 81, q g.i1...,.,~.l -. t.o.t;.r Ks.,.
,onr,.r EASY. Andrew ahout Dona,i
We.lI try to make tend. r,jn, vnn5.r
In. y a ,o;,bt mako half ,.cr,c, , aay o,,t
%, him ond n,,,I1 ro rr..,, ,bo ,,rr -
4. r o,,r. IF tha +,,na i,,,o,a;,,,,
,,,.,. ria, ell, .r, l;..l, ,;,.l ,,.'.. al
and EstIa.s 10 di1 ma, ,,,ohoI ,ho,, ,s
was his wont neither did .,e ,seL to stretch
himself before the kitcbe, fire in tho ,o-
,ic,r ofua ol,;.i,a. ;oI,,l,.+ Jar
of lis masters lie he visited the d,or af
the sick room tbr,xiny forward ,,.i s;do
wise hi, lone ears. ia herr if rossib,c an,
o,,ss oh; n ,ni.,b, J.. .,,t,I-e.,.,4 >, ,.,.,
On the circumstances being renortel +,
the saI1lor Donald was nern,;,ts3 onco
more to enter the anartmeut II WAS \
mournfur SCENE We and chiltra, ware
assembled roand the death bed. to which.
drasn by affection, Donald closely lyanc
ed. is # to bid a final n Aleu- 10 one he dear
IL loved. With lite 1eetjny fast avav tho
invalid could only with kind Io,l Iav h..
ual,iJ hind IN tbe ,,sek r,,aoc tha r,,+I'f5l