The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-01-24
HE VAS ONLY A DOG.
BUT HE HAD BEEN THE EDITORS
coMRADE FOR TEN YEARS.

|Why ulu 10. inc slayer snow mercy ana
shoot Fred doaG
dog has so many good human quail
ties and gracCs in supCrlativc degree that
we never hear of ones death that we do
not feel that he deserved moro glowing
obituary than many men. Affection, hdcl-
ity, constancy, patience, humility in de-
served puni-bmont are traits Of the dog
tho world over
The devotion Of dog 80 his master Is
| touching He will leave his own kind TO
cloavc to man. Lord Bacon said, "A
man Is a god 'n adog. No doubt a good
man humanizus dog, and a dog forgives
u had man for abuse and is the kinder,
Justcr animal ol the two.
Fred f1nalr cherished the dclusion, IL
delusion IL was, that the Lord made us
| specially Tor him. That was bis CrCOd.
Ho would really make up with any one,
except those who tcasCd him, and his good
nature could nor help feeling resentment
IN these cascs, hut ne stuck tn as like
| long lost brother, going everywhere, to
| pasture, to the woods, to the postofiCe, to
the library, to the courthouse, TO park
meetings, to CauCusos, conventions and
public meetings Of all sorts, and maybe
he got some good from these meetings, for
he would always supplement applause
given to speech by approving barks.
Poor icllow Ihht was the nearest he
could get to speech, except with his yellow
agate eyes ana teIItaie tail. lie was rather
zoo Tree with ms REMARKS Any unusual
sight--a parade band procession, cir.
Gus pageant, an ODD dress, the fire bell
would set him going
we never saw human being more sen
sltlVe 10 riuiculc than ne lie couldn. .
n ~ Il lR #fsl,
an aHcctlohato fellow. lie was real
Chrlstlah that way. we say 1t with all
reverence, but ms meek, Joyful, glad spirit
OF forgiveness oitcn put us to sense Of
shame lils was the noblcr spirit. He
lorgavc 40 times ana more II necessary.
he had somo iaUIts. who has notf but
ne had te"cr iauIts than any man we ever
knew a uog measures up nearer to a
correct standard man almost any human
DclhS' An Hsi'iaDi' oog Is stepped IN moral
graccs' IN hi'ctoh, IN uhseIllah devotion,
III hu'Iity' III repentance III Watchiul
care III hIhoh'S'' IN going on service I'll
no uFuIH' "Io 'AC'eus hllilf
W. "''SH 'h"' ""'s "I every luFh Oh the
sIreoU corh'fs we ."ich CURSOR LOOKING Tor
niil' ~ SUI - i' i'aH gone hh'hu OF Is Iol5
pVhliu US 'h' town CIocb stilNcs - we
HISS ms rising ana stretching ana DIS vel
AZ" sl'ncc' as ]! 20 say, Master IL Is
.i,hc I" go nome, lie could count up TO
L. IL se'Dis' BEFORE D p III. ne became
Iosticss ana W"trh'u lor the CLOCK stroke
anu ne was SET 10 the hgurc = lie knew
whch sunday came rs well as any church
man nG hh'" "hat the lire Doll meant
ana "o"lu run TO inc hfchou'e' as 1t rang,
US '@c''gu aS any hohlo'r or the depart
menu, ne NlC" every NOOK ana corner IN
ih0 Li'7S ONCE having passed all his
"'Ns tn'''' AN" IN II y nch we believe he
Cu"I" nave SET up u iurm, read proof fed
inc pTo'S''' We Know h"could pl typo.
nc 'i''u /" neon Wl""i ulu newspapers,
nuC ho never i'afh'd 10 tel campaign
ho,
ih'f' was heNcr dog IN this town that
TOOK S"ch wIdc rango as he. lie went
10 All Softs OF meetings. ana shows, entered
STORES an" "t thr bakery knew where was
Ile noA Ior '''lo hr'aus an" at the meat
i'o[Ap,S , "nof' were 'h' boxes OF bones.
ANA MS ethics wCr" confused AS to mCum
anu 'unm' lie helped humsolI, but with
Sucn ueco'hIhs grace thaJ no never got
h'Gh'U'
Ilo iiaG 'he "'"Nh'sS oi ms race iorca
II's ms S.'''i %'nUAIn''hj ""' chasing them.
~ Iiu " ''Hr """i, ,N' street, reap ienc's' 20
could never catch one. He couldn't catch
r"po'l' Ii' couIuh eaten anything not