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Florence Nightingale and the Bav.

Florence Nightingale and the Bor.
When the celebrated nhilantbvo,,..
Florence Nightingale was a little giri
and living in Derbyshire, Englas55
everybody was struck with her thourbt.
fulness for people and animals. ~
even made friends with the shy so,,ir.
rels. When persons were i'll she wonla
help nurse them, saving nice tbinoa
from her own meals for them.
There lived near the VILLAGE an ala
shepherd named Roger, who had :
tavorite sheep-dog called Can. This
dog was the old mans companion. ami
helped in looking after the Aoek by dav
and kept him company at night. Can
was very sensible dog, and kept tbe
sheep in such good order that he saved
his master q deal of trouble.
One day Florence was riding out with
a friend, and saw the shepherd giving
the sheep their night feed; but Cap was
not there, and the sheep knew Il. for
they were scampering about in ali al
rections. Florence and her friend
stopped to ask Roger why he was %
sad, and what had become OF his dog.
"Oii,n he replied, ''Cap viii never be
of any more use to me. I'll have 10
hang him. poor fellow, as soon as / ret
home tonight"
"Hang him!' said Florence. 30
Roger, how wicked of you! What has
poor old Cap doneP'
HE has done nothing replied
Roger; "but he will never be Of aur
more use to me, and / can not afford is
keep him. One of the mischieyous
school-boys threw stone ct him yes
terday and broke one of his legs. =
And the old shepherd wiped away the
tears which filed his eyes. siPoor
Cap" he said, she was as knowing as q
human being"
''But are you sure his leg is brokcn'"
asked Florence.
.'Oh, yes, Miss, it is broken sure
enough; he has not put his foot on The
ground since"
Then Florence and her friend rode
on.
1--WE will go and see poor Cap, said
OhO SCA1AJulaHs QOu UtlltN6 dlo
leg is really broken. 1t would take
big stone and hard blow to break the
leg of great dog like Car"
''Oh, if you could but cure him how
glad Roger would bel'' exclaimed Flor.
ence.
When they got in the cottage, the
poor dog lay there on the bare brick
floor, his hair disheyeled and his eyes
sparkling with anger at the intruders.
But when the little girl called him
poor Cap" he grew pacified, and be-
gan to wag his short tail Then he
crept from under the table, and lay at
her feet. She took hold of one of bis
paws, patted his rough head and talked
to him while the gentleman examined
the injured leg. It was badly swollen.
and hurt him very much to have it ex-
amined; but the dog knew it was meant
kindly, and though he moaned and
WINGED with pain, he licked the hands
that were hurting him.
''It's only bad hruise. No bones
are broken said the gentleman. REST
is all Cap needs; he viii soon be well
again.
Il am so glad!'' exclaimed Florence.
'.But can we do nothing for himg Ae
seems in such pain"
PLENTY of hot water to foment the
part would both ease and help to cure
him.
"Well, then" said the little girl, Il
will foment poor Caps leg
Florence lighted the fire, tore up an
old flannel petticoat into strips, which she
wrung out in hot water and laid on the
poor dogs bruise. 1t was not long be-
fore he began to feel the benefit OF BIS
and to show his gratitude
in looks and wagging his tail. On Their
way home they met the old shepherd
coming slowly with piece OF rope n
his hands.
20 Roger!n cried Florence. '.yoa
arenot to hang poor old Cap. We have
found that his leg is not broken, aiDer
ALL"
''No, he viii serve you yet, " said the
gentleman.
swell, am most glad to hear i,
said the old man; land many thanks 70
you for going to see him.
The next morning Florence was up
early to battle Cap. On visiting the dog
she found the swelling much gone down.
She bathed it again, and Cap was az
grateful as before.
Two or three days later, when FloE+
ence and her friend were riding togeth.
CT, they came up to Roger and MS
sheep. Cap was there, too, watching
the sheep. When he heard the voice q
The title girl his tail wagged ana ms
eyes sparkled. A
'Do look at the dog, Miss" said tne
shepherd, ''he's so pleased to heAI
your voice. But for you ] would nasa
hanged the best dog ever had IN INV
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