Show probably the most faithful r abw friend to man outside q mans most IV lost faithful of the horse is the dog friend Is his dog we soul may a have sorrowful an anguished heart by ALLEN STEVEN chicago longing for companionship or wish to pour out our secrets where we can see sympathy and feel fed it ret returned arned it makes no difference what occurs we may unburden ourselves to the faithful brute and lie he will not be a talebearer or backbiter he whines out his sympathy or licks one ones a hands he may still remember that you took him in when he had to travel hither and yon in was like a man without a country and the middle of the night 0 when many people are protecting themselves with shooting irons with the possibility of mistaking a member of the family for a burglar the watchful doo dog 0 guards you from all harm he will defend you from all intruders or give a bark that will startle the neighborhood bo when you speak to him in the night thump thump thump thump thump 3 comes back the answer as his tail strikes the floor you shout back keep still and thump thump thump comes back mother another message aa m ge with poss possibly i ba y a yawn thrown in as much as to say on one e and all is well you then turn over and sleep like a baby feeling absolutely secure until the dawn of day in the streets one sees two men on each side 0 of f a boxed up wagon with looped wires in their hands ready to hook the first unlicensed dog they see As one of th these ese men starts after a thirsty half starved cur which is unable to run fast with that spirit of american liberty that flows in an ones ones veins one hopes deep in his heart that the poor brute has strength enough to make his getaway but no he is looped and he lets out a short yelp as he is thrown in with the other jailbird jailbirds jail birds a to be tried convicted and shot without a jury trial unless some one appears to take his part buy him a license to live pay his back board and take him home if one does this hut but fails to give him good cold water to drink whenever he wants it and necessary nourishment it were better that he had bad been left where he be was it behooves every person who owns a dog clog to give him the necessary care to avoid the terrible rabies there is untold satisfaction in caring for the dumb as well as for those who can speak |