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He has lived with me and has suffered with me, 



Shed tears, in his dog-like way, 

 He has placed his paw at times on my knee, 



In a vain attempt to say, 

 "God never gave us that wondrous power, 



To tell all the things we feel, 

 But I want to say, in my canine way, 



That my sympathy is real." 



So I loved my dog, to the very end 



And he in our daily walk, 



Was never just dog, put a constant friend 



And we had no need to talk. 

 And I hope, when the summons comes for me, 



To embark on the unknown tide, 

 I shall find his eyes in the Paradise, 



They say is the other side. 



JAMES CLARENCE HARVEY. 



MY TRIBUTE TO THE DOG. 



Senator Vests tribute to a dog, (elsewhere in this book), was probably 

 the grandest ever made, and I want to offer mine, having known and loved 

 dogs all my life; and the balance of my time on earth will be devoted to 

 them: 



No other animal, and none of them can talk, equals your dog for 

 honesty to you; love, faithfulness, constancy, and all the traits that a hu- 

 man friend — your sister, brother, mother or father — should show to you. 

 Your dog is sad when he sees you are sad, knows you are lonely, feels for 

 you when he sees and knows you need it, (as we often do), and if he could 

 — would do anything for you to help you, the one he loves. He would 

 steal or kill for you, sto pat nothing. What a grand and wonderful thing 

 is a dog's love for you — and yours for your dog, if you have been made 

 right — and from a child up, have loved dogs. You can never do too much 

 for your dog, nor can you improve your own life and fit it for the unknown 

 world you are to go to, when death comes, than to do all the good you 

 can for your dog, and for other dogs, even the poor homeless curs you meet 

 on the streets, for they have as big a heart, as noble in every way, only 

 lacking the "pedigree," (not their fault), as the fine-bred ones. Strive to 

 do some good each day of your life to dogs, for you can't do anything 

 better, (aside from paying every dollar you owe, which includes your taxes)., 

 and you will get rewarded, which, if not so plainly shown each day — you 

 are getting credited for it in the big book up above, where we all hope to go, 

 and when the final balance sheet is checked off, you will get all that was 

 coming to you, because you have done good to dogs. Fight for your dog 

 if necessary, he would for you. 



AL. G. EBERHART. 



