San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-19
THE LAW OF KINDNESS.


. There used to be no end of fun
booked at the old proverb Love me,
oye my dog" There is no reason why
there should be. The sentiment has
nothing to do with ''puppy love-" as it
Is called, albeit there are two kinds of
that love. Love me. love my dog, is
an expression instinct with the spirit
( OF the law of kindness. 1t is an as
serfion, in fact, of the truth that the
girl who utters it has no love for the
one who will not love her dog. This
inclusion of her dog in the circle of
her lovers is credit to the girl who
80 demands. Ii is not discredit. 1t
demands that those who would stand
wen In her graces must be lovers of
.her.flog as well as herself. 1t puts
her dog side by side with herself as
worthy object of affection and refuses
to divorce them. 1t is love both me
and my dog. or leave me out Of your
consideration.
1t would be well for the whole ami
NAL creation if this sentiment were
more general. There is reckless
disregard of the rights of the animal
creation, particularly that part of it
/. so generally dubbed the Flower ami
mails Lower is merely term of
comparison, and there are millions of
humans in this world that are not fit
RIO be mentioned in the same breath
with a gentlemanly dog. Lower ami
4 mails? If some of these two-legged
brutes that wear clothes are higher
:. anfmals- then it is hard lines for the
so-called lower ones. There is about
s6me of the animal creation a digni-
1x.A fidelity, an honesty, gentleness,
sense of responsibility, a gratitude,
that shumes thousands of men and
xonaen whom the world regards as
pretty fair speoiPens.
Thu Collie dog that stands over
: there wagging his tail as the children
are getting. ready for play is hardly
Z less human than they are. See the
soft Iovingness of that eye. When
did you ever note in the sweetest girl
Of your acquaintance one with more
LIQUID light in her loving orbs. See
him as he hangs on every word and
look and intonation of your voice. Do
You think that he does not understand
human speech? Not a bit of it. He
u,llpderstands every word as it falls
siHpr lips, and he will heed it
DRys when he has been dis
jas well as one of the
I'd is far more asham-
look in his face and
I'D it. Vary the tones
S0ice and see how soon he
\ge the expression of his eye
hole body, down to the tip
ing tail.
and your children know
nothing that Collie will
or them, that is within
cable tow. He will
end babies, keep the
harms way on the
older boys if they
give alarm in case
br other catastrophe,
" show that he is a
you and yours. See
the children is being
some improperly or
Pie hangs his head
and if they are
hk. there is--ap
until it Is over
ms to the face of
It is true of Col
true of all other
kibdly treated, and
hi. md intelligently
!imong civilised people.
ln or woman or child ever yet
ma de any kindly advances to any of
n the animal creation that it was not
| met. half way in time. The so-called
wild animals, all these centuries ac-
! customed TO be hunted and devoured
10y men, have come to regard man as
theiI natural enemy. 1t is no wonder
that these fight man on all occasions
when they cannot fee from him.
They know it is a case of kill or be
killed. But even these when caught
young and treated with kindness,
will come to know and understand
onA ~ are to make exceptions of