| Show I TRIBUTE TO MANS MAN'S FRIEND In All Countries the Dog His Has Always Alway Been a Companion Most Moat I Highly Valued JA A- A proverb pro in the time o of St. St Delnard Bernard Bernard Ber Del nard was QuI me amat amet et et ot nem Who loves lores me will love lo my dog also This IB lB exact exactly how the proverb reads rends In the book and It Is 18 true Whether the owner be bethe bethe bethe the on the throne or the tramp ln In n the road the dog Is the best beat of ot his friends whether the dog log be bo cur curr or r hunter bunter of ot high degree In one of the tho most famous cases Senator Vest of ot Missouri ever tried before a n Jury jory he be paid a wonderful tribute to this humble friend of man and to this day daymen daymen daymen men write to the senators senator's son for tor copies of ot his fathers father's tribute which tins has become n R classic Some years ago ngo another dog died In one of the Southern South South- ern era towns and his owner who happened hap hap- happened to be the editor of ot a newspaper newspaper newspaper per per paid this tribute in the the editorial columns to Joe Joe was n a dog but he be was far tar more He Be was his masters master's masters master's friend and companion Whether the he hour was early or late or the weather hot or cold cola in calm and storm In rain and sunshine night and nod day he be waited waited waited wait wait- ed for tor the familiar footstep and gave an honest welcome He could not speak but his heart henrt wa was in his dark brown eyes and in the wag of ot his graceful tall tail there was more eloquence eloquence eloquence elo elo- elo- elo quence by far tor than could be expressed in 10 any spoken tongue He was far better than his fellows fellows fel tel lows for tor he came of aristocratic stock His Bis strain was perfect on both sides and his blood showed in every curve of ot his beautiful body In the poise of his princely head In the sweep of his splendid brush in the glory of ot the sunlight which had been caught in his silken coat He was wasa a dog but he was a n gentleman He gave offense ottense to no one he was admired admired admired ad ad- mired by alL His manners manners were charming his Ills disposition perfect He was the delight of women and little children and his master loved him him him- he was so beautiful so patient so faithful so true The friendship between a n man and his dog Is as old as the human race When Tobias was going down into Media with the angel Raphael his hla father tather Tobit the prophet said Go thou with this man and God which in heaven prosper your Journey and the angel of God keep you company and the narrative reads So they went forth both and the tho young mans man's dog with them |
