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Show THE PRAYER OF A HORSE Br Lauranca E. Cash. O MAN, my Lord and Master, hear thou my prayer: Water me, feed me, keep me clean and work me in reason. O Lord, when my day's work be done give me shelter shel-ter from rain, wind nd cold and a clean, dry bed In a stall wide enough , for-me to He down In comfort Do not tie my bead In an unnatural petition pe-tition or cut off my tall, which la ' my only defense against files. Do cot 0 Man, drive me rapidly down MIL O Lord, do be merciful and consider-ate consider-ate of me in hot weather, and do not kick, strike or otherwise abuse me when I do not understand your de ; tires. Trod me not with merciless spnrs. Teach Thou me to understand Thy desires. Speak gently unto me, O Lord, Thy voice means more te me than whip and reins. I have a sense of humor. Play with me, and pet me, O Man, and I will gladly lend 'nyself to Thee In willing service. Have mercy on me, O Master, when t have coltc; and do give me one spoonful spoon-ful of D-Cel-. It will relieve me irickly. When I hare scours drench wMh DI-Col-Q. And, O Master, nnen I be galled, have sores on shoulders or back, wire cuts, scratches, Tiange or swellings, apply Thou Dl-0oi-3 to mine affected parts and I ivlll praise Thee for relief from mine r afflictions. Di-Col-Q will enable me te Qo Thy bidding with dellcht O Man, DI-Col-Q ts Just as good for similar human Ills. Remember, O Lord, Dl-Col-Q is made In morcy by New York Drug Concern, 101 Lafayette Street, New York City. Praise Thou this firm for their alleviation allevi-ation of beastly ills. O Master, when I fall to eat examine exam-ine my womb for the an.se !V fcr work me when I can not eat Be merciful mer-ciful unto me, O Man, and I will serve Thee and Thy family many years with a glad heart Finally, O Lord, when my youthful beauty and .strength be gone, and my days of service ended, neither turn me out to starve and freeze, nor sell me to some cruel man to be tortured. 0 Man, If Thou be financially unable to care for - me in my old dais, take Thou my life In the kindest way. near nd answer my prayer, O my Lord, aifj YOUR God will reward you both here and In the hereafter. With all reverence I no pray nnlo Thee In the name of Him, who waa born In a manger. AM EN. |