Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

a vanishing Zine. IL certainly Is not true,
as was first taught, that man Is the ohiy
intellectual animal, nor yet the ohis
reasoning animal; nor yet the only am
nal with a moral sense. no less ah
authority than Mr.. Darwin conhdehug
credits the "nober brutes, as we term
them. with this latter soul capacity anu
I have myself witnessed convincing OK
presslons Of II.
To develop a log for the highest destiny
OF which he IL capable. 20 III him INA
IS 10 be your friend. your valued iriehu'
il is not necessary 10 be taught t. Ks
Ike the clown dog OF q circus. He should
OF course be dog VI big, warm heart.
and good. strong sense and character VI
this you can soon judge. IL is important
especially at first, that you keep MN
much with you. az least until ne COMES
TO recognize you as MS master, the one
being TO whom his allegiance Is Que
once learning this, he viii never lorso'
1t. ..
As 4 CONTEMPORARIES.
Then. you must walk with him. and
above ell. talk TO him. lie likes 10 near
the sound Of your articuiate No'co-it
tho badge OF your superiority ana iias1e'
hood. Talk much % him when yoi a.u
he arc together alone, ospeciaiiy ah nv
masses and repasses you on your Walks
At FIRST you will talk TO him, bll soon TIC
VIII begin TO respond and you VII pc
come conscious that you are talking Win
him. and that he il wondrously developed
and Won refreshed aIfi ligntened by these
communings ~,
Tell him what you approve and di'-
apuroye. what ne should DO and whh'
not do He will be anxious to unner-
stand and obey Call him man GA
man" dear old man" He loves 10 be
called man, he fees honored by H.
He does not know man rs well as you
do: n he did he would agree W.th the
French philosopher We quoted Just now
But / did not propose 20 write seen
tidc or technical d.squisition ON dos5 OF
their training. No. dear Dispatch per-
ru me 10 make ca1did confession.
These letters are not so much recl'ai
OF my observations as a Keller 10 MY
heart. Ny real purpose In writing tnein-
| confess the Introduction has eXpanue-
far beyond what WAS anticipated or III
teuded-Was 70 throw together some SIM
ple memorabilis of four OF the best ana
most devoted friends I ever had and losI
four-footed gentlemen and heroes all
Of whose confidence and affection l nave
ever been proud. and whose deaths have
left scars upon my soul which VIII never
be enaceJ.
/ trust my human friends VIII pardon
the expression Of my deliberate convic-
ton that few. il any. of them ever loved
dbl. as l did these four. I have been loved
Lv men as much as l deserved; but these
intense souls did not stop at my deserts.
With them. indeed, love was blind; they
never saw fault or hy-speck Of defect IN
me. They adored me. and seemed to looH
no higher. Il was as though l stood III
the place Of God to them. l was never so
necessary to any other friends and may
I he hardened for saying, few other
friends have ever been more helpful 10
me Their expressive faces gaze yearh-
ingly upon me out Of the dead past. as
write-aud with your permission l VIII
IN one or two additional letters give out
line pen portraits Of them and relate
some beautiful Incidents Of their noble
and happy lives-one or two OF them
certainly-of interest 70 the student OK
nature, and especially of animal lnIe.ll-
gence. 4NDA'HiNi