The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13

A tall, brown, bare building lifted itself
from the earth very near to the car tracks
and held its head toward the heavens
slanungly, as though 10th to hide bit OF
the glorious blue from the sight of man
apologizing for the deed 1t could not help.
And yet on this day OF intense heat its
shade was most welcome place to pause
III after clim bing laboriously over the
steel rails and watching anxIously for
oncoming trains.
1T looks like a place of charity-a
monument to the memory of the person
who founded it rather than a comfortable
bequest."
Rather a dingy monument" said the
artist, tanning himself vigorously with his
hat "Pd rather have flat marble stone.
Come on.
There were strange sounds issuing from
the open windows-little sharp barks.
plaintive winnings, and now and then a
good-sizsd howl.
Hospital for animals. No doubt a
place where science amuses itself by try
ing experiments upon the things which
cannot protest. Humane in humanity, as
it we're. We climbe the plain board steps
and were admitted by pIeasan t-faced
lady who gave a cordial smile of welcome.
I'VE have great nun ber of patients in
al departments to-day" she said, smiling,
land we are gong to have an important
operation this afternoon.
We walked down the corridor and into a
large room, perfectly clean as to walls and
ceiling, but the air was laden with that
odor so pecuIar to CANNES which the heat
considerably intensified. In all corners
of the apartment were boxes in which
were laid suffering animals, Along the
side OF the walls were cages holding
affected doggies.
A few ANIMALS of different sorts and in
different conditions wandered about or
sat in the sunshine, holding suspende in
the air an afflicted paw. Others eyed the
newly placed bandages with an air of in
teresled curiosity which was mirth pro
voking. A pet monkey with a bandage d
Jaw sat torlornly in one corner
and stared at the row of restless
dogs, who were strapped so that they
could not move, and lay, poor little
beasts, unable even 10 bark respectfully,
and biinked their bright little eyes and
whined softly when you spoke TO them.
There was little spaniel there with a
broken leg-indeed, the chief ailment in
this department of the animals hospital
seems to be broken legs, although dis
temper also holds its sway. There was a
bright faced pug that had been run over
and not quite killed. On, there was every
conceivable kind of a dog, and they be-
haved in every conceivable kind OF q
manner.
why" said the guide, "they are just
like children. Some are fretful and howl
when you 60 near them. Others are
patient and so grateful. 1t is pitiful 10
see them sometimes after we have hurt
them and they begin to suffer less, they
look so grateful, and raise their heads anu
attempt to lap our hands"
She wiped her eyes on a corner of her
kerchiet, and I tried to look sympathetic
and failed.
Its awfully sad" she looked at me
and her lips trent bled this poor little
ones case
Lying quietly in a good sized box of soft
cushions was an ugly yellow dog. He was
the kind that you read about; the kind
that boy couldn't resist tying tin cans
to the tail of-that is if he had one left.
The animal had its eyes shut and was
breathing heavily. The woman looked a