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Show I THE" PRAYER""' OF A HORSE By Laurence E. Cash. O MAX, 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 and cold and a .-r clean, dry bed in a stall wide enough "v. for me to lie down in comfort. Do i not tie my head in an unnatural po- ' Bition or cut off my tail, which la I nay only defense against flies. Do not, I O Man, drive me rapidly down bill. O Lord, do be merciful and consider- j ate of me in hot weather, and do not j kick, strike or otherwise abuse me I when I do not understand your de- I sires. Prod me not with merciless spurs. Teach Thou me to understand I Thy desires. Speak gently unto me, ! O Lord, Thy voice means more to i me than whip and reins. I have a ! sense of humor. Play with me, and pet me, O Man, and I will gladly lend i uyself to Tliee in willing service. Have mercy on me, O Master, when ( have colic, and do give me one spoonful spoon-ful of Di-Col-Q. It will relieve me quickly. When I have scours drench me with Di-Col-Q. And, O Master, when I be galled, have sores on shoulders or back, wire cuts, scratches, nange or swellings, apply Thou Di-Col-Q to mine affected parts and I will praise Thee for relief from mine afflictions. Di-Col-Q will enable me to do Thy bidding with delight. O Man, Di-Col-Q is just as good for limilar human Ills. Remember, O Lord, Dl-Col-Q is made in mercy by New Tork Drug Concern, 401 Lafayette Street, New York City. Praise Thou this firm for their allevl- ation of beastly Ills. ! O Master, when I fail to eat exam ine my month for the cause. Do not 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 Thon be financially tinable to care for me in my old days, take Thou my life In the kindest way. Hear and answer my prayer, 0 my Lord. airTI TOUR God will reward you both here and in the hereafter. With all reverence I so pray tinto Thee in the name of Him, who was born in a manger. AMEX. |