THE DOG OF ULYSSES 



many a crusader, a signal in stone that as a dog faithfully 

 follows the footsteps of his master so faithfully has the dead 

 warrior followed the Cross. 



In truth, though the dog in its long centuries of associa- 

 tion with man has brought him many another good gift, 

 none exceeds in value the World-idea of dogged faithful- 

 ness and unswerving obedience which is indissolubly bound 

 up with his constant companionship. 



We have but to consider the inevitable influence of the 

 dog on the children of the human race to understand some 

 part, at least, of the benefit we gain from the dog's singular 

 devotion. 



What father or mother has not again and again used the 

 " good dog who comes when he is called and does every- 

 thing you tell him " as an exemplar ? And if the " naughty 

 black, dog who growls and bites " be held up to reprehen- 

 sion also, it is but as an abstraction. The young mind may 

 believe in it, but the young eyes do not see it as they see 

 the swift obedience which Daddy's slightest whistle evokes, 

 the faithful attachment which — despite bullying — is given 

 so unstintingly to their own small selves. 



" Doggie — dear — dear doggie ! " 



A baby who learns to say that, compiles the best Trinity 

 of Teachers that a child can have for the first seven years of 

 its life — 



" Daddy, Mummie, Doggie ! " 



