The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-28
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.


When the celebrsted philanthropist.
Florence Nightingale Ma li'sb. sisl liv-
ing in perbyshire, England, everybody
was sfrurk with her fhonghtfulness for
people and aninsaIs. She even rla,ie
friends with the Shy squiraels- When
persons were i'll she would help narSe
them, saving nice things from her osn
meals for them.
There lived near the village ass old shop
herd named Roger. who had fayOrife
sheep dog called Cap This dog VAS the
old mans only companion, and helped
in looking after the fock by day, and
kept him company al night Cap was a
very sensible dog, and kept the sheep in
such order that he saved his master a deal
of trouble
One day Florence was riding out with
friend, and saw the shepherd giving the
sheep their night feed but Cap Was not
there,Iand the sheep knew il, for they
were scamperins about in all directions
Florence and her friend stopped 10 ask
Roger why he was 80 sad, and what had
beccme Of his dog.
Oh" he replied, Cap will never be
of any more use 10 me; III have 10 hang
him, poor fellow, ~ son as 90 home
tonight
Hang him g said Florence. -Oh Ro-
ger, how wicked you are, What has OIL
Cap done 81
lie has done nothing" repIiesl koger.
= but he will never b. Of any more use b
me. and cannot afford 10 keep him.
One Of the nisehieyoHs sehooihoys threw
stone at him Yesterday and broke one
of his legs and the old shepherd wiped
AWAY the ,ears that filed his ewes Poor
Cap" he said, he was A. knowing A. a
human being"
But are you sure his leg + broken -
asked Florence.
oh ye-s. mis-. il l. broken sure enough:
he has not put his foot on the srpund
since
We viii % and SEE poor Cap said
the gentleman Il don't believe the leg
Is really broken. 1t would take big
stone and harl blow To break the legof
great dog ike Cap
oh. if YOU could cure him how glad
Roger would be- exclaimed Florence.
When they got in the cottage the poor
dog hay there on the bare, brick ficOr, his
hair disheveled and hiS eyes sparkling
with anger At the intuIders. But when
the young girl called him poor Cap he
grew pacifiesi. and began t. wag hiS short
tail; then he erept from unler the table
and lay down at her feet. She took hold
of his paws, patted his head, and talked
To him while the gentleman examined
his injured leg 1t was badly swollen,
and hurt him very much to have it ex-
amined but the dog knew il was meant
kindly, and though he moaned and Einc-
ell with pain, he licked the hands that
We're hurting him.
It's only bad brui~e; no bones are
broken, said the gentleman. Rest i
all that Cap needs; ne viii soon be wei
again"
But can We do anything for him? He
seems in such pain
Plenty Of hot water TO foment the
pain would both ease and help 10 cure
him"
~WeII. then" said the little girl. =
will foment Caps les."
Florence lighted the fire, tore up an old
flannel petticoat into strip, which she
wrung ont in hot water and laid on the
poor dogs brlli-e II was not long before
he began 10 feel the benefit Of the apPli-
cation. and TO show his gratitude in looks
and wagging his tail On their way
home they met the shepherd coming
slowly along with a piece Of rope in his
hands.
-oh, Roger" cried Florence, You are
not to hang poor old Cap. We have
found that his leg Is not broken after
ALL
No. he viii serve YOU yet" said the
gentleman.
Wen. ] am most glad To hear 1t. siid
the old man and many thanks to You
for going To see him.
The next morning Florence was up
early to bathe Cap. On visiting the dog
she found the swelling much gone down
She baihed il ag'in, and Cap vas grate-
ful a. before.
Two or three DAYS later when Florence
and her friend were riding etcgether they
came up To- Roger and his sheep Cap
was iherp too. watching the sheep. When
he heard the voice of the little girl his tail
waeged and his eyes sparkle'i
Do look at the dog. miss said the
shepherd. hes pleased To hear your
voice. But for you. would have hang
ed the best dog ever had"
This i a true story II happened ma
ny wears ago. and is now told with pleas
ure Of that lady who in later yean grew
NJ 10 be the kind. brave WOMAN who
nurssd 80 many soldiers through the Cri-
mean war. and has done - maEy other
things for the poor and suffering wherev-