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Literary
May 1, 1823
Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A lap dog breaks its leg and seeks treatment from a familiar surgeon, Morand, who sets it. The dog returns repeatedly in gratitude and later brings another injured dog, but the surgeon refuses to treat it.
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Full Text
"Translated for the Charleston Courier."
From "L'Histoire des Chueux Celebres."
THE LAME DOG.
We read in the Memoirs of Surgery, a singular trait of sagacity and gratitude on the part of a lap dog. One day running about the street he had his leg broke by the wheel of a chair. Having frequently accompanied his master to the house of Morand, a distinguished surgeon, and having seen him there attending the wounded, this dog immediately repaired thither, and making piteous moanings, he lifted up his wounded leg to the view of the amused physician. "Very well," said the surgeon, "I understand you, your leg is broke, and I will set it for you." The operation was immediately performed, and the dog was safely carried home to his master. But from that time he never failed to make repeated visits of gratitude to the surgeon who had relieved him.
The author of this anecdote adds a circumstance, which is almost incredible. He states, that five or six months afterwards this dog conducted to the surgeon another dog, whose leg had been also broken: but the surgeon's patience had expired, and he drove both away, exclaiming, that "he was not the surgeon for all the dogs."
From "L'Histoire des Chueux Celebres."
THE LAME DOG.
We read in the Memoirs of Surgery, a singular trait of sagacity and gratitude on the part of a lap dog. One day running about the street he had his leg broke by the wheel of a chair. Having frequently accompanied his master to the house of Morand, a distinguished surgeon, and having seen him there attending the wounded, this dog immediately repaired thither, and making piteous moanings, he lifted up his wounded leg to the view of the amused physician. "Very well," said the surgeon, "I understand you, your leg is broke, and I will set it for you." The operation was immediately performed, and the dog was safely carried home to his master. But from that time he never failed to make repeated visits of gratitude to the surgeon who had relieved him.
The author of this anecdote adds a circumstance, which is almost incredible. He states, that five or six months afterwards this dog conducted to the surgeon another dog, whose leg had been also broken: but the surgeon's patience had expired, and he drove both away, exclaiming, that "he was not the surgeon for all the dogs."
What sub-type of article is it?
Fable
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Lap Dog
Broken Leg
Surgeon
Gratitude
Sagacity
Anecdote
What entities or persons were involved?
From "L'histoire Des Chueux Celebres."
Literary Details
Title
The Lame Dog.
Author
From "L'histoire Des Chueux Celebres."
Key Lines
"Very Well," Said The Surgeon, "I Understand You, Your Leg Is Broke, And I Will Set It For You."
But From That Time He Never Failed To Make Repeated Visits Of Gratitude To The Surgeon Who Had Relieved Him.
He Drove Both Away, Exclaiming, That "He Was Not The Surgeon For All The Dogs."