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Title: London characters, or, Anecdotes, fashions, and customs, of the present century
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Sketchwell, Barnaby, Sir
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Publisher: London : Printed for B. Crosby and Co. : Sold by the booksellers in Bond-Street
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â â â â , > :ââ â .n The faithful Dog. thousand apologies^ when the moon, inher fillip peeping from under a eloud,darted the briiliancj of her silver raysoa the Ladjs face^ and manifested beau-ties of an uncommon rate. The electricshock of lightning is not so sudden asthe impression it made upon Mr. Ford;, andthe effect of it was an irresistible propen-sity to follow the fair where she chose tolead him. A fine Newfoundland do^used to accompany him wherever he went;andj therefore, faithful to his master, hetrod upon their steps till they arrived ata good-looking house at the corner of asquare. The bell was rung by the lady;a well dressed footman opened the door;but expecting no fees from the quadru-ped, took care not to let him in. A roomelegantly furnished, with an ottomanejiiaced opposite to the chimney-piece, re-ceived the w ell-pleased visitors, who tooka light collation, and in their chat forgotthe hour. It was then bctwetn two andthree in the morning. Tired, and well
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W\ Zord Tiad a Dog and the Do^ vj>â¬dj to fbHoiv 7ns Ifaste?^ wJiere eier lie went - â¢< , Tide. Vol 2.:^a^e 5d. THX BOARD OF CRITICISM. 69 A Discovery. he mighty with waiting, scraping, gap-ing, and howling under the portico, th«dog thought best to go home; and arriv-ing there, threw by his appearance thewhole family in a fret, and Mrs. Fordin violent hysterics. What is the mat-ter? says one. *^ Master is murdered,sure enough, says another; ^^andSanchocomes to tell us. ^ Ah! said the shop-man, let me go with the dog, Fil betyou any thing he will lead me straightwhere master is.* Unfortunate thought !however, he sets off, and the dog leadsthe ^ay: what was his surprise, whenafter following his too faithful guide, hefound himself at the door of a certaii^:.house of bad fame, not quite unknownto him. His hand was lifting up theknocker, when the door, as if spontane-ously, opened, and his master half nakedand abashed stood before his eyes. Agreat reward wag offered, by the way^

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