| Show U S senator vest s famous eulogy on the theT do Doi gentlemen of the he jury the best friend a man m an has in the world may turn against hini him and become his enemy his son or daughter that he has re reared ared with loving care may prove ungrateful those who are nearest an and d dearest to us its those whom we trust with our happiness ani and our good name may become traitors to their faith the money that a man has lie he may lose it flies away from him perhaps when he needs it most A mans reputation may bo be sacrificed in a moment of ill considered action the people who ire are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may he be the first to throw tile the stone of malice when tail fall ure semes us upon our nean lead the one absolute unselfish friend that man can call have in this selfish world tile ono one that never deserts him the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his bis dog gentlemen of tle jury A mans dog stands by him in ili prosperity and in poverty lit in health and in ili sickness ho he will sleep on tile the cold ground where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely laif JE only lie he can be near his masters side lie he will kiss the land hand that has no food to 0 o offer he will lick the wounds and sores that come in ili encounter with the roughness of the world lie he guards the sleep of his pauper master as if liti lie were a prince when all other friends desert lie he remains when rich es take wings wines and reputation falls to pieces he is as constant in ili his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens it if fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world friendless and homeless the faithful log dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger to fight against his bis enemies and when the last scene of all conics comes and death takes the master in its embrace and his bo boly body ly is laid away lit in the ho cold ground no matt e r it if all other friends pursue their way there by ate graveside grave side will the noble log dog be found his lead head between his paws his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness watch till ness faithful and true even to death our dumb animals |
