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Tribute To A Dog
The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the
one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous,
is his dog.
A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in heath and in
sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, when the wintry winds blow and the
snow drives fiercely,
if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food
to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the
roughness of the world.
He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other
friends desert, he remains.
When riches take wing and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his
love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.
Senator George Vest, 1870 |
