Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-20

When u young lawyer, I was olcctal
10 the New Yorl. assembly during
the reform revolt Of 1874 that swprt
Iildcn into the Foycrnorship III,
session of l65l.5 was an eyentfulunr
Everybody will recall the gre.
Giugglc with the canal ring. IN
which bore apromincntpart. Neal
the close OF tho session | was asked
TO Introduce bill. 1t came from
one OF my constituents and Wa.
framed in the interests Of tho wool
growing farmers In tho center Of TIT
state. II authorized the killing ci
all vugrant dogs in uountic, north Of
tho Harlem river presented D.
without proper consideration. and
when the bill came up for final pas
sage | found myself committed in To-
favor.
Horace Burning, OF Hudson
river district, roso when the bill was
called up. and in order to secure the
Goor moved to strike out the enact
ing clause Then hc made one al
the most attractive speeches / ever
listened 20, though every word wasl
rcproach and u humiliation 10 me
Every sentence Of 1t was 80 burned
into my heart that am able 10 ~
produce 1t now. lie spoke with deou
feeling
"Gcntlcmcn-Th hill must not
pass | rise here IN my place to up
pose it-scriously. stubbornly to the
last limit Of my parliamentary rights
because / have LETT friend AZ
home who is vitality Interested. In
my absence no is tho guardian OF
my family, tho companion Of my
vito aud children. lie IL slccplcss IN
my interests | trust him and hu !.
worthy OF any mans supreme conf
dcnco. AS a comradc, lao mover la,
faltcrcd in his devotion to me. Nov
that | nm honorcd with u seat 81
your distinguished body ho is ~
proudcr ok mo than when | was
struggling lawyer seeking my first
case. He'd give his liro for min.
ut any moment Though a devote,
slave 10 mo he's Il peer Of the realm
Hos IL dog, noble specimen OF IN
ract.
81 love him. And FAY he mus
not die 10y the hand of man.
Recall the dogs Of history
Have you forgotten Llcwcllcn8 grant
Gclcrtl Is gone from rs all mcmor,
OF thoimmortal Barry, Of the grca, II
Bernard, for whom u stately momu
mont is reared at Bcrnl Are we no
told that Ketmir, faithful guardian
OF the Seven Shoppers OF Ephc,u
was admitted into Paradise 10y No
hammcdl Can we, rs lawmukcr.
overlook the glorious judicial conba
to the death between tho devote,
dog OF Aubrey and the murderer o
his mastcri Do we forget that BY
ron, the prince royal Of our Englisl
tongue, made for himself grave "a
Newstcad abbey by the sidc Of hi
beloved mastif, Boatswainl AM
Maern, too. descended from tho no
blcst dogs Of all antiquity, was trans
lated 10 the heavens 10 become a do
star OF the northern skyl
"'Oh. men among you, han
your heads IN shnmcl
Tho dog has shono in song an,
story since the world bcgan.no liz
ing creature 80 nearly allied 70 man
Indeed. lis said no learned to bar
by hearkcning TO human speech. Iii
dream of liie is 10 serve mankind
His mastar's heart is tho only heayci
he knows.
mo temptation can corrupt him
Friends prove false, but his tidelit.
endurcs through life. And II mi,
fortune dire o'eitakcs tho muster IN
dog alone docs not desert All whe
comes the cnd-ahat last sad scene q
all-fricnds, family, home, all gone
this faithful comrade follows IN
body TO an unmarked grave in POI
tcr's field, whorc prone upon IN
soft, dark mound no walls u Requiem
and dies
This speech had a magical effect
II put mo In n false position. love
the dog as well rs he, but my ~
fortunate attitude rs sponsor for tn
bill compelled me 10 defend II. bu
l was sorry when II passed by
small majority.
"a fow nights after when | cam
home 10 my apartments, found
great, black dog stretched upon Oh
white Lcankin before my fire.
He raised his head aud his great
brown eyes stared mo full ia th
face. His was sympathetic loob
, hut to my imagination, distorted b
long breeding ON the subject, ho Ina
come TO rcproach mo for my acl
Tho animal was sorry for me.
Naturally. ! resented this an
ordered him to leave; ho lay quit
motionlcss and his great, brown eye
continued to follow me about ] b,
, came Infatuated and kicked at hin
, viciously. The dog, unmoyed sti
, lay unhurt before me.
~ had kicked n spectral dog!
AS rose upright saw III
glossy, black and clearly outline
form of the crouching animal slowl
vanishing. Like smoke 1t arose b,
: fore my oycs, onveloping me,
Next day | saw that dog again
: And | have seen him every day du
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