Charles
Wood, a blind man, with an organ and his French dancing dog, which Charles
declared to be “the real learned French dog, Bob.” When
Charles heard someone stop, he exclaimed, “Ladies and Gentlemen,
this is the real learned French dog, Bob, please to encourage him, throw
anything down to him, and see how nimbly he’ll pick it up, and
give it to his poor blind master. Look about Bob, be sharp, see what
you’re about, Bob.” When money was thrown down, Bob picked
it up and put it in his master’s pocket. “Thank ye, thank
ye, my good masters," Charles then said. "Should any more
Ladies and Gentlemen wish to encourage the poor dog, he’s now
quite in the humour, he’ll pick it up almost before you can throw
it down.” Charles and Bob generally plied their trade by the Privy
Garden Wall.
