The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-26
BEWARE OF DOGS. -
A Lay Sermon By J. CIemepI

Not long ago, while ia q village of
Kane County, ILL.,, had occasion fo
visit the pOstOffiee in the early part of
the evening. A few minutes afteF I
had passed down 3 certain street a
mad dog came along, swapping at ev-
cry BODY, and biting two or three per
sons Returning from the pOstOfice,
and hearing OF the mischief which the
dog had done, was glad / was not in
It's way. The next day there was no
need OF eautioning anybody in the vii
lage to beware Of dogs; time was large
ly taken up In avoiding them. Once
the next morning turned out for q
suriy-looking cur, which was stroll
ling along, seemingly without any
visible means Of support, and on no
high-mInded errand. More than
once in life / have done the same
thing. Indeed, began quite earIy To
heed st. Paups sdmonition to the Phil
lipians. Whether dogs have four legs
or two it Is safe to avoid them-espec-
tally il they be mad.
There is . metrical story told by
Goldsmith, concerning person who
was bitten by . mad dog, and the dog
died This case shows that the four
limbed dogs are not, in ali cases, the
most hydrophobie, aud that It Is safe
TO shun Others. Men who foaua at the
mouth or In the heart, It Is wise to
give the go-by. They are the most
dangerous dogs. Look out for them,
II they know you haYe money, and
are following you in q dark night.
Look out for troopers, and ''steerers,n %
and pimps. They are all rabid. Dogs
that guide to faro banks and brothels
will not only bite, but deVour.
1t Is well to beware Of dogs whether
they are mad or not. Some OF them,
even of the gentler sex, live with their
mouths, and yelp at all the "trailing
garments" Of virtue. Keep as far
from their kennel as possible. II YOU
ever hear their yelpings, let distance
deaden the sound. ''Their tongue is
an open sepulehre."
Beware Of dogs, il you are a little
verdant, and have business on
Change. Many a country pumpkin
has been awfully bitten there. Be
ware Of dogs In almost every kind Of
traffie-except the newspaper Be-
ware, or you may purchase grated tur-
nip for horse-radish, hAddOek for cod,
and pebbled-grain cowhide for the
incest "ladies' wear" Of goat. Beware
in street-cOrner purchases, or you will
pay good round price for "fresh
oranges" carefully done up in paper,
and thoroughly rotten.
Beware Of dogs everywhere, even In
the church. A gold eagle isValuable,
and 'the pearl OF great price" is inf
nately more valuable. Because Of the
worth OF both, tney are cOunterfeited.
Skunks get into dairyman's cellar;
dogs into tie ehurch-and both are
out Of place. Both 90 in for high liv-
ing, AMI both, before they get out, are
apt to create bad OdOr. Your church
dog usually does growing enough for
the whole body. 1t is often mighty
on the anise and cumin Of doctrine,
and barks at everybody who does not
see the minor points just as he does.
He thinks more Of church creeds than
Of widows needs. Ifhe does q gener-
Gus act once 8 year, both hands know
it at the time, and everybody else
shortly. II he warns = greater sinner
than himself to flee from the wrath to
come, ae goes into the next prayer
meeting and tells OF it. All his acts
Al o uOnC " OC ScCn VI Lcus
Pure religion, and undefiled before
God and the father, Is this: To visit
the fatherless and the widow in their
afiietion, and not to brag OF it. Per-
sons who visit such objects Of sympa-
thy, doing it solely for Christ's cake,
will find it comparatively easy to keep
themselves "unspOtted from the
world" Nobody need beware Of
them.
Finally, beware Of pulpit dogs, who
get into the fold to deYour the lambs.
Beware Of such as think more Of cor
ner lots than the kingdom OF heaven,
and who exhibit more concern for
their own salary than for others' sal
walton. The pulpit is an exalted
place, and few OF such dogs have the
temerity to climb. Watch them II
they do get up so high, and starve
them out. Beware also OF those who,
at the approach Of wolves, fee, leav-
ing the flock to perish. There Is no
sheDherd-blOOd In them