The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-12-12
Florence Nightingale and the Dog.


Florence Nightingale and the Dog.
When the celebrated philanthropist
Florence Nightingale was a little girl
and living i'm Derbyshire, England,
everybody was struck with her thought
fulness for people and animals. She
even made friends with the shy sQuir-
rels. When persons were i'll she would
help nurse them, saving nice things
from her own meals for them.
There lived near the village an old
shepherd named Roger, who had q
fayorite sheep-dog called Cap. This
dog was the old mans companion, and
helped i'm looking after the flock by day
and kept him company at night Cap
was q very sensible doc, and kept the
sheep in such good order that he saved
his master a deal of trouble.
One day Florence was riding out with
| a friend, and saw the shepherd giving
the sheep their night feedi but Capwas
not there, and the sheep knew it, for
/ they were scampering about in all di-
reetions. Florence and her friend
stopped to ask Roger why he was so
sad, and what had become of his dog.
ooh, he replied, 'sCap win never be
of any more use to me- I'll have to
hang him, poor fellow, as soon as get
| home tonight,
"Hang hmr' said Florence. go
ROGER. how wicked of youl What has
poor old Cap done?'
''Ic has done nothing" replied
/ Roger: "but he viii never be of any
more use to me, ind / can not afford to
| keep him One of the mischievous
sch6ol-bovs threw a stone at him yes
/ terdav and broke one of his leGs. -"
| And the old shepherd wiped away the
| tears which filed his ewes. 'iPoor
/ Can. d" he said. che was as knowing as a
/ human being
oBut are You sure his legi is broken?''
asked Florence.
u0b yas Miss H. is brol-an sure
eDongb. he has not nut his foot ON tbe
1.,.,,,,,7d no :,
. T,eD Florence and her friend rode
ON
1--WE will ro and see poor Cam said
tbe gentleman II don't believe tho
/ iio,- E, ra5Ii,- Lr,l,eD IL. ,youId take n
/ bi7, stone ind "a hard blow to break the
/ lee of a nrrat doc like Can.
Ss,OL # Won co77Id Inf cnro him how
olad ROGER ,vouId bel' eZclaimed Flor
ence
When tbav rot i'm fine oottape fbe
noor doc. Law t6ere ON tbe hare brick
Hoor HE hair disbeveIed and his ewes
sn9rI,Iino. With anoer at tbe intrudSrs.
Rnt wien tbp IiftIe oi,l called him
..noor Can. he Grew n9cired. and be-
g5n to wao his short tail. Then he
crept from under the table. and Law at
her feet She took hold OF one Of his
nav ,,o, natted his rougb head and talked
/ to kim while the oentlanan examined
the injured leo. Ifwas badly swollen,
and bnrt him ye1.g nnnb to have IT, en-
ahmed. but the DO knew twas meant
l,iDdIv. and tbouGb he moaped and
winced with main he licked the hands
tbot were hurting him.
sTt's only n had hIuise. No bones
are broken'' said the gentleman. crest
is All Can needs: he win soon be well
aUain.
Il am so gladr' exclaimed Florence.
.sBut can we do nothing for him? He
seems i'm such pain.
aPleptv of hot water to foment the
mart would both ease and help to cure
him.
.,WeU then 50 said the little qirI. "I
will fonent moor CAMS leU.n
Florence lighted the fire, tore up an
old flannel petticoat into strips which She
yyr1no ont i'm hot water and laid on the
moor doo's bruise. ii was not Iono be-
fore he BEGAN to feel the benefit Of his
applicatio8. and TO show his gratitude
. D. D.. Ia,