The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-19
4 rA.r,lrAR FABLE.

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One day benevolent physician who
had read the boolx), having found a stray
poodle suffering from broken leg, con.
yeyed the poor creature to his home
and after setting and bandaging the
injured limb, gave the little outcsst its
liberty again, and thought no more
about the matter. But how great was
his surprise, upon opening his door one
morning some days later, to find the
grateful poodle patiently waiting there,
and IN its company another stray dog.
one of whose legs, by some accident.
had been broken. The kind pbysician
at once relieved the distressed animal.
nor did he forget to Admire the inseruta-
bic goodness and mercy of Cod. who
had been willing to use SO humble an
instrument as the poor outcast poodle
for the intoxicating Of, etc, etc, etc.
Sequel-The next morning the be-
neFolent physician found the two dogs.
beaming with gratitude, waiting at his
door, and with two other dogs -cripples.
The cripples were speedily healed, and
the four won't their way, leaving the
benevolent physician more overcome by
pious wonder than ever The day pass
ed, the morning came. There at the door
sat now the four reconstructed dogs and
with them four others requiring recon
struetion. This day also passed, and
another morning came; and sixteen dogs,
eight Of them newly crippled, occupied
the sidewalk, and the people were going
around. BY noon the broken legs were
all set, but the pious wonder in the
good physicians breast was beginning
to get mixed with involuntary profani-
ty. The sun rose once more, and ex-
hibited thirty-two dogs, sixteen of them
with broken legs, occupying the side.
walk and half the street; the human
spectators took up the rest of the healed
brutes, and the comments Of the on
looking citizens made great and inspir-
ing cheer; but traffic was interrupted in
that street. The good physician hired
a couple of assistant surgeons and got
through his benevolent work before
dark, frst taking the precaution to
cancel his church membership, so that
he might express himself Will, the Iati-
tude which the case required.
But some things have their limits.
When once more the morning dawned,
and the good physician looked out upon
a massed and far reaching multitude
of clamorous and beseeching dogs, he
said, AZ might as well acknowledge it,
| have been fooled by the %, IS they
only tell the pretty part OF Ike s orr,
and then stop. Fetch me The shotgun
This thing has gone along far enough. !"
He issued forth with bis weapon and
CHANGED to stei, on The tail of tie origi-
nal poodle, who promptlybit him in the
leg. Now the great and good work
which this poodle had baen engaged in
had engendered in him such mighty
and augmenting enthusiasm as to turn
his weak head and at last drive linn
mad. A month later, when the benev-
olent physician lay in the death throes
of hydrophobia, he called his weeping
friends about him, and said
Beware of the books. They tell but
half of the story. Whenever a poor
wretch asks you for help, and you feel
in doubt as to what result may flow,
from your 'benevolence, give yourself
the benefit of the doubt and kill the
applicant"
And SO saying he turned his face to
the wall and gave up the ghost.