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In one part of the gardens called the Champs Elizees, (elysian fields) there was a grove,, laid out in imitation of our English* Vaax- hall, and went under the same denomination* At this place of fashionable resort, there at- tended a number of pickpockets, very skil- ful in their profession. Their pupils were obliged to perform many feats of address, before they practised in public. A woodeir image, dressed like a man, was suspended from the ceiling of an apartment by a rope, fastened to a bell. The young practitioner was obliged to take a snuff-box, handkerchief, 8s[C. from the pocket of the fictitious person- age, without making the bell ring. By re- peated experiments of this nature, they at- tained a degree of perfection which appeared like enchantment. But the greatest triumph of these Gheva* Hers (Pmdustrhe was over foreigners, and country squires, (newly arrived at Paris) whom they knew half a mile ofi) followed vvnerever they appeared, and often entered into conversation with, pretending to mistake them for their countrymen, friends or rela- tions. A rich gentleman from the northern part of Poitiou^ went to Paris, for the first time, to terminate a lawsuit. Yauxhall was then the fashion, and thither he repaired one eve- ning- with his wife. I'hey had not advanced many sd ps into that part called the liaby- rinth, when a purse, a snuff- box, and a watch, were lost in the turn of a hand, , The evening being extremely warm, the lady called for some refreshment. Tea, lem- onade, and ice, w^ere immediately brought ; but when the gentleman \vanted to pay, lie missed his pitrse : the honest country s<^uire feared he should pass for a swindler ; what a dilemiBa ! Sir, (said he to the \vaiter) 1 shall leave my watch, as a pledge, and re- turn in a few moments to pav you.V — No watch was there, in his fob !-^iie would have had recourse to his snuff-box, hut that too had vanished. The good gentleman's face now became of a deep crimson ; and ii \vouid be difficult to describe the peturbed ccunte- nance of his consort. Yet the squire did not long lose his pre- sence of mind ; he demanded an officer of' me ponce, told his name, residence, and un- fortunate adventure ; then said, lie intended lo aid the offeer in his resea; cb, xed going to his* carriai][e, returned with his great 'water- 3|rar*i^l^ who Itaci bccn. left wii-b iHo at the door. The creature entered, rejoicing at the sight of his master, and no sooner heard the words, i have lost— seek out,” then he rushed into the crowd, and presently iayed his paws -on the shoulders of a gentle- man, who was dressed in a #re suit of em- broidered clothes. The police officer took the beau to a private apartment, and on #x- amination, there were three w^atches upon him, one of which, was that described by Seeker's master. The offender was immedi- ately taken into custody. The search was now renewed ; but no trace was discovered in the garden recesses, or the great room. At last, the spaniel was observed to scratch violently at the door of a small edifice : the party asked admittance ; . on receiving no answer, for some time, they forced the door open, and discovered a little Abbe, who declaimed emphatically against the insolence of disturbing sober people in so rude a manner. Rightly judging what had happened^ the mock Abbe (while he held the above language) slipt his hand into his pock- et, and threw something behind him, which resounding against the flags, v/as found to be the squire’s purse. The mock Abbe was requested to walk in- to a private apartment : the number of guin*- eas contained in the purse was found to an-* * swer the loser’s description ; the Abbe was nokccl If lie bnd not (p^^enance^ foixmJ a mvjf-box? and as he raised his arm to avoid the grasp of the dog, the article inqui- red for, dropped out of his sleeve. Curst brute, (exclaimed the Abbe) m'ust I, after following tl>e profession for ten years——’’ Thus were Lillians, who had eluded the vigilance of the Trench police for so matiy vt^.rs, discovered by a water- spaniel ! The register of police, which contains this story, states, that there were found, in the possession of these pick- pockets, bags of guineas, and a vi^t quantity of swords, pis- tols, and canes ; hundreds of fans and muffs, with magazines of ettwes and handkerchiefso - 00 - CAPUCIN. A knight of St. Lewis, who had served his king and country thirty-seven years, was recompenced with only a pension of tw^enty pounds per annum ; a stipend very insuffi- cient to maintain him the whole year. It has been the fate of many a brave soldier to want bread, while the cringing valet obtains a handsome indejjendence. The valiant officer above mentioned, had been covered with wounds ; had lost his nose in the battle of Tieunis ; an eye in the pas • L 9 j over the Shine ; and an arm in the en gagement of Steinkerk ; his left thigh at Mulplaquet ; and during the siege of Vah lencienne his lower jaw was carried away by u cannon ball ; a jaw of silver was substi- tuted, which performed well enough its func- tion of mastication. The question was to find it imployment.! What to do, with only a few pence a day- and so many evils ? The knight had a dog, who supplied the wants of his poor master. When provisions came short he shewed Cap- iictn the empty larder, saying, ‘‘ Seek out, seek out the animal understood Landalet\i gestures and significant language ; he tied a leather scrip round his dog^s•neck, containing billets to the charitable souls, who had com- passion on his misery. Tlhe four-footed carrier, presented himself at the accustomed houses, with an air of hu- mility, raising his head to give an opportunity of taking out the circular letters. While he waited an answer, '^Capucin gen- erally took the way to the kitchen, where he got many nice morsels* Attentive to orders, he returned for an answer, which was always accompanied with a piece of silver. This active dog used to make twelve or fifteen vis- its a day, and ituoe be to the stranger who would attempt to tickle his ears. Having finished his rounds, Capucin re* turned honie, and was voxTived v.-itli neattj caresses from his master ; who emptied the satchel, which contained many shillings, and sometimes crown pieces. Bravo ! cried the veteran, this will procure us good cheer for a •fortnight. ^ 00 — DRAGON. A celebrated English comedian, who was extremely fond of walking, used sometimes, (when the duties of his profession permitted) lo extend his excursions on foot, ten or twen- ty miles from London. As the roads were often infested with that kind of robber de- nominated a foot pad ^ the actor, (who we shall call Blyfield,) provided himself with a great dog, rvtttied Dragon. One morning as Bly- field entered a wood leading to Lord H ’s country se^t, he w^as accosted by a beggar, who demanded alms and received one shil- ling ; presently a second and third applied with equal success. In a few minutes, two men advanced with long white beards, and ecceh a wooden leg ; affecting dumbness, they held out their hats in signal of distress, in which was dropped two pieces of silver. — - Blyfield began to wonder at this numerous assemblage of raggamuffins, and looked round with some inquisitude, when one of the pre- ?^ended mutes presented a pistol to his breash crying in an audacious tone, Your purse, or life;’’ that instant the purse was deliv- ered, without any further pailey; the other mute just found the use of speech also, anfl asked the hour of the day ; he took the hint, and gave up his watch directly. Our comedian now felt perplexed ; he re- lied much on his dog, who he knew waited only the signal of attack ; but Jive armed men against one unarmed^ was a contest too une- qual, and the villains might also have a dog in garrison. He was resolved rather to give iip his coat, than be assassinated ; and he wa^ soon reduced to that sad alternative ; for the other wre tchesjseeifig the success of their com- panions, demanded the clothes he had oho lllyfield gave up every thing they asked, ex- cept a miniature picture, to which he was particularly attached ; but his insatiable foes cryed out, with one voice, We must have all, we must have alld’ The proverb says, Grasp all, lose all.’' The traveller indignant was resolved rather to die than part with that dear resemblance of a beloved wife and son, deceased a lew months since# Miscreants, (he exclaimed,! rather shall ye deprive me of life, than this treasure ; then called Dragon, who immedi- ately fastened on the throat of one of the rob- bers. There were five swords drawn against him. Blyfield was wounded in the head, and and seeing the villatiis siirround the dog, [ 12 ] . . (who made a furious defence,) he took to flight. In a few minutes he gained the high road, and from thence a public house, where he related- his misfortune. Four wood-cut- ters sat attentive to the tale ; “ Come, (said they,) let us take our hatchets and punish these inhuman wretches.’^ V This little band was soon in motion, and had not advanced an hundred yards, when they met Dragon, covered with wounds. — - His head was greatly mangled, and part of a sword blade stuck out of his shoulder ; he dragged the remain,s of a cord about his neck. At this sight, Blyfield greatly shocked, swore vengeance. The poor deg carressed him, seeming to indicate that his enemies were vanquished, and that he might come and take his effects. ! The traveller and his wood- cutters, were not a little surprised on arriving at the place of attack, to find trDo of the villains stretched ; dead on the ground ; another occupied stop- u ping his wounds, and the remaining two em- } ployed in despoiling their deceased compan- ; ions. At the sight of Blyfield and his friends, they threw away their false beards, | laid down their crutches, and were preparing J to make off ; but providence punished their ] hypocrisy, for from want of habit, they had I each almost lost the use of one leg, and were easily caught by the wood-cutters, brought to ■ 1 C 13 1 prison, and soon suffered the punishment so justly due to their crimes. ^ It appears wonderful that a dog soould brave five armed men, kill two, and make the ‘Others decline farther combat ; but we may suppose that each of these ruffians, after Blyfield’s retreat, chose rather to secure *'.vhat spoil he coMld, than assist his comrade , and Dragon by this means encountered them singly. But the unfortunate beast did not long survive his glory J he died of his^ wounds, * in a few daj^s, to the great regret of his master. — 00 — DIANA AND DUCETTE. A little girl named Lucette, had by neglect of a careless nurse, contracted the habit of incessantly sucking her fingers. Her parents did not take sufficient pains at first to break her of that bad trick, so the young lady be- came incorrigible. At the age of fourteen, Miss Lucette would watch when her papa or mamma left the room, to indulge in her favourite habit ?• and instantly put her finger into her mouth, and suck it like a stick of barley sugar. Her mother employed threats and prom- ises, presents and privations, praises and re- proaches, to cure Lucette of this disgusting i 1 - ]■ trick, bat in vain ; at last she was obliged to have recourse to severe chastisement. 1 he little girl had from her infancy, a white Italian grey-hound, called Diana, who was so goodnatured, that she shared her mistress’ chagrin and her gaiety. If she looked de- jecttd, Diana, by a thousand caresses, tried to console her. If her mofrier offered her ?.r^nuai correction, Diana took an active part in defence of her mistress. ' By constantly seeing Miss liucette blamed, -Oiaiia at iasc actually found out the cause, ano renuered the ojfence less frequent.— Whenever she saw her mistress put her hand vO h^T TYioiitn^ sne pulled h^v by the ^oivn^ v/hich reminded her of her transgression. In tnis manner did her little dog save Miss Lu" cette much anger; equ^JIy vexatious to her, and her tender mother ; who always did vio- lence to her teelings, when obliged to reprove hf^r dear girl . ’ . , . GASPARIN. • i ^ A poor funner, in the neighbourhood of Canterbury, was at work with his children at a distance from his dwelling, his wife gone to a fair, and no creature remained at home except Gasparin, who was left to keep guard. In the mean time three villains, took adyan- « [ ] tage ©f the family’s absence^ forced the cgI- tage dooTj and broke open a chest ot lineii* which they searched for money, Gaspario, though an excellent watch, not finding hitnseli the strongest, made no resistance, but quietl} leaned out of the window and ran to his mas-’ ter, he then barked so violently, and figetted about in such a way, pulling the farmer by his long frock, that the latter recollected his wife was from home, hastened thither, sus- peering something was the matter. As he approached the door he perceiv’’ed that the thieves were dividing the booty. He was a stout, strong fellow, and being armed with a pitch-fork he entered and gave them several blows, so the ruffians thought it best to make their escape j but Gasparin followed them with such incessant clamour that the neigh- bours were alarmed, came out, and soon overtook the culprits and conveyed them to prison. — 00 — MGFTRY. A certain farmer, named Paliser, had re- ceived five hundred pounds, and was return- ing home with great satisfaction, well mount- ed, his cash in a bag in front the saddle, and followed by his dog Mufty, of whom he was very fondo Baring his journeyriie was L IQ 1 obliged to dismount to open a gate, mean- while he left his bag of money upon a tr^e^ that he might remember to replace it at his leturn. In a few minutes he got on horse- back and trotted oif, but forgot his cash*— - Mufty, who had observed his motions, fol- lowed barking violently, pulling him by the 1 clothes, bit the horse’s feet, and did all in his power to make him retnrn. Paliser, lost in si contemplation, still kept off his dog. Mufty now oecame ungovernable, he leaped violent- | ly 042 his master, with continual uproar, who j aid not yet comprehend his meaning ; and astonished at his unusual agitation, concluded him seized with madness i and at last, fear- ing the consequences of such a dreadful mal- ady, he took a pistol and lodged the contents m the poor dog’s body, on which he rode away in full speed, that he might not witness his favourite’s sufferings, saying, "What would I not have given to save thee, my deaV Mufty At these words he recollected his oag of money. The unaccountable beha- viour of his dog was now explained. Cur- sing hi5; own precipitancy and want of reflec- tion, he galloped back to the fatal tree. But imagine his feelings when he beheld Mufty, ^ the faithful Mufty, though ready to expire, endeavouring^ to draw the bag along to his master. '' L Z n J THE SOLDIER’S DOG. Superficial critics may perhaps regard ma- ny of the anecdotes in this little work as fab- ulous : such an opinion would do no honor to their knowledge of nature. The celebra- ted philosopher De Carte’s niece, made a good remark on the return of a favourite swallow to her window after a long absence ■> Let not my uncle disapprove,— Must ! not believe this bird can love P 1 concur in the niece’s opinion against the uncle, who mentioned that the brute creation were only machines, which neither felt or were capable of any sentiment of affection or dislike. I am confirmed in my way of thinking by the following extraordinary in- stance of intelligence in a water-spaniel, to which I was myself a witness. An old officer of a cheerful comic disposi- tion, had a spaniel who served him as a valet de chambre, laid by his hat and^ cane, and fetched his slippers, and awoke him at a cer- tain hour every morning. If the major wan- ted his pip^i he said ^ Tobacco, tobacco, and the dog presented the pipe in a moment.— One day the veteran intending to divert himself with his four-footed valet, said, ^ Something to light my pipe !’ in a loud voice. The dog leaped and scampered about the room, expressing his wishes to oblige.— The same words were again repeated to no C 18 J eilect ; at last the dog hearing his inastei'^t- seiteratecl commands, Jumped to the gratc-i but soon retired a little singed ; he then ran to a broom which lay near, and tearing off a sprig, carried it to the fire, and actually light- ed and brought it to his master, who exclaim- ed - If this had not been done before mine eyes, I could not have believed it.’ — 00 — THE BENEVOLENT MASTIFF. The mountains of Switzerland are in some places covered with snow, which conceals frightful precipices. Vast heaps also accu- mulate on the tops of craggv rocks, which thus clad seem to touch the clouds, and often fall with a noise like thunder, hurling de- struction on men and cattle. To obviate, in some measure, the danger in this wild region, houses of refreshments have been made, and dogs trained to seek the strayed traveller, and lead him thither. Those animals have bottles of brandy fasten- ed around their necks, which they offer to whoever they meet, serving as cautious and safe guides along dreadful precipices. One of these dogs, in making his usual rounds, met a boy of six years old, whose mother had perished in the snow. The poor child almost frozen, lay stretched on the I 19 ] ground crying bitterly. The dog advance^ and held up his neck, but the poor boy, who did not understand his meaning, was in an agony of fear. The good-natured brute now presented his paw, and then began to lick the child’s feet. Encouraged by these marks of regard, little master attempted to rise, but his feet were so stiff with cold, that he could no longer use them. The dog lay down up- on his belly, and crawling thus totyards the child, made signs for him to mount on his back, which he did with difficulty, and was carried to the next inn, where he received all possible attention. This instance of a dog’s goodnature and sagacity was much talked of in the Cantons. A rich gentleman took charge of the orphan boy, and had his interesting adventure drawn by a fine artist. The picture was hung in the inn to which tlie benevolent dog belong- A COLLEGIAN’S DOG. A boy who attended at the college of sis, had taught a mastiff to carry hia books to college and fetch fhem back when ordered. One morning when he arrived he heard cries of lamentation, and knew his master’s voice. The faithful dog attacked the pprter^ and C 20 ] suddenly made his way to the scholar, who was menaced with a flogging only for a slight fault, and the operation was beginning, when the mastiff flew on the tutor, who prudently retired. The poor brute then took the boy by the skirt of his coat and conducted him home with exultation. — 00 — THE WATER SPAN f EL AND THE CROWN PIECE. There is no animal more intelligent than the water spaniel. One of these creatures was taught to carry money in his mouth to his master s friends ; and being one day em- ployed in this service, he was attacked by some of his comrades, and was obliged to bear much ill treatment unreturned | at last he ran and hid his crown piece in a neigh- bouring alley, then challenged his companion, obtained satisfaction, and went to pick up his money again ; but it was no longer where he had left it. The poor dog disappointed and terrified, slunk away ; and as he went along sorrowfully heard the chink of money in a banker’s counting-house, of which the win- dow lay open, he popped in and picked up a crown from the desk, with a velocity which defied pursuit* His master hearing the story, sent him to the banker’s next morning with the crown piece he had purlomed* L 21 j RANGER. This dog was such a prodigious lover of oh, timt, whenever he could obtain any, he nevei lett a diop behind; but, the vessel, in which this unctuous re- past was generally kept, impeded his desires, ana he often acted the part of the lox, invited to dine with the crane, and was obliged to content himseli with licking the mouth of the flask. ^ ^ One day, when the cook had got a provision of oil, he filled a large jar, which he left in the pantry, forgetting to cork it. This was a raie felicity foi Ranger, who, finding himself aloue, mounted a step- ladder, and by means of\a light paw and tongue, stretched a foot in length, (for his nose and the nedc of the jar were of very different dimensions) he re- galed at leisure ; but by dint of sipping, the con- tents of the vessel became outoi reach. It would be difficult to give credit to the strata- gem this cunning animal made use of to make the oil ascend, wei^e it not recorded by the grave histo- rian Plutarch. Seeing he could no longer satisfy bis palate, Kan- ger fetched some pebbles from the garden, and dropping them in the jar, raised the juice of t le olive, and drank it to the dregs. _ 00 — THE HOLSTEIN DOG. We shall see in the following story, the influence of education. Happy are those who receive early instruction ; and happier still those who profit ol that estimable advantage ; since it can mstii even in the bruie creation^ obedience in the severest iri alsj and self command in the most urgent tempta- tions ; as we may observe in the sequel. A game-keeper belonging to the castle of Hoi- ^Xem, returned one evening from a long and fatiguing cha^j and deposited the game in the larder, with- out being aware that he had locked up his dog at the same time. Business called him away in an hourj and he did not return for five days j when being re- minded of his^a??ie, he ran to the larder, and beheld his dog stretched dead at the door. The gamekeeper stood extremely affected; but what were his sensations, when he saw on the table, brace ofpartriges, and five grouse untouched. Ih's admiration increased his grief, when he found the poor dog had suffered a cruel death, rather than transgress liis commands; and' he could not for a longtime forgive himself for being, by his heedless- 7}cssj the cause of such a shocking accident. 00 - THE BACON DOG. 1 vt as myself a witness, says the chevalier De i itaval, to a singular instance of sagacity in a dog, at the castle of Slonjustin. This creature, though extremely large, contrived to himself into a small space between the threshold and door of a iadd^, where hung a large flitch of bacon, which ne visited until its ^ize was considerably diminish- ed. Mons. De Monfustin \vas informed one morning that the freebooter was feasting away as usual in the ladder. On this inteiligence, the gates were shirt^, sjervauts |>osied at difierent places^ and all means of escape cut oft. Mons. Monjiistin called for his gun, and pro- nounced sentence against the offender. After wait- ing a short tinle,the dog appeared in the court-j^ard licking his chops 5 he advanced a few steps merrily, then looked round surprised, and stopt short ; found all the gates fastened, eyed the men standing on every side with sticks 5 observed the master fearful- ly, with a gun in his hand ; all announcing the im- pending doom of him who steals another man’s -property* Resistance was vain 5 escape impossi- ble. He threw himself on his back, holding up his four feet, in the attitude of supplication, seeming to ‘ crave pardon. iVIons. He Monjustin moved b\ his petition, returned his gun to his servant, and 01 del- ed the gates to be opened ^ on which the aog slunk away, with his tail between his legs. The author adds, Would a cat, have extricate’d himself in such a dilemma ? would he have had the . address, to appeas his irritated antagonist.” COLLECTOR. There lived in the time of Henry II. of France, an Abbe, named Dutrichard. He subsisted with- out benefice, pension, patrimony, or employment. Yet he always had excellent fair — at tM expence of others. He was represented in the caricatures of the times, as ghittony personifed^ preaching tem- perance ^ or perched on the roof of a house, observ- ing the quantity of smoke that issued from the chim L 24 J V 01 tiie principle houses at Paris ; also hasteu|j^^ from one feast to another on stilts, that he might partake of several dinners the same day. Not content with filling his vast paunch at these entertainments, Dutrichard (taking occasion to dk yert the company's attention) used to slip a larded fowl, or a partridge, &c. &c. into a tin box, con- trived in his pocket for that purpose. The Abbe’s abilities at slight of hand, though great, were at last discovered by the saucy footmen who waited at table, and they informed their ma» ters. The Abbe was now placed at dinner, so as to ren- dered certain dishes inaccessible to his agile fingers : and the mistress of the house redoubled her atten- tention, to save him the trouble of helping himself. By these means, prog became scarce. All these attentions did not suit the Abbe ^ he therefore found It necessary to change his plans. lie purchased a ' dog, called him Collector^ and had him taught to dance, and carry a basket. Towards the latter end of a dinner, he called Collector, who danced a hornpipe, accompanied on the flagelet by his mas- ter, who excelled on that instrument. Collectoa' then tossed Ills basket several times in the air, and caught it with great dexterity; he then took it be- tween his teeth, and saluted the master and mistress of the house, they took the hint, and helped to fill the basket, with which the dog proceeded round the table, bowing to the guests, who all followed their host’s example. On a signal from the Abbe, Col- lector now ran home, but more discreet than Dut- richard, the poor dog never touched a morsel ’till Ms master’s return - C 25 J PURVEYOR. xi.t.vi lived ill the reign of Louis Xlfl. oi FrancCja painter^ named Runieiiil. Painting at that time was not so lucrative a piofession as it is at present. Dumenil drew striking resemblances, yet his likenesses were not flattering, so his poverty was extreme. During the coldest winters, he wore only a suit of grey paper, which looked like cloth, but the resemblance went no farther. Reduced to the constant diet of a few biscuits and water, Dume- nil trained a spaniel to the chase, who soon profited Byhis lessons. Hare, partridge, &c. now hung in the painter’s larder, (no game laws then subsisted ill this^part of the country). Dumenil (like many • neople who are never long satisfied with anything) grew tired of good fare. “ Variety (he said) w^s the spice of life, and lent it all its flavour.” He be-^an to wish for poultry : Purveyor (that was his dog’s name) did not find a chase after chickens and ducks so fatiguing as hare and wild fowl, so he pro- vided his master with ease and success. ^ At last the latter was one evening surprized carrying home a roasted turkey, which Purveyor had brought him from a cook’s shop. , , - For the above offence Dumenil was taken before the magistrate, where he declared himself an honest man. ‘ Your dog,’ said the judge, ‘ carried you the turkev, with which you were procet^ing home. ‘ Then let my dog be hanged,’ said the painter. The jud riosity or show, and, in appearance, is both beauti- ful and majestic. The form of a wolf-dog resem- bles that of a grey-liound, except that his limbs are • more robust : his eye is peculiarly mild and placidj^ and the hair in general is perfectly white. His dis- position is remarkably gentle ; yet he is endowed with an uncommon portion of strength ; and, though he is never known to provoke the mastiff to combat, beds sure to conquer if they engage. In several convents situated among the mountains that divide France and travellers assure us a custom prevails which does honour to human nature? 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