The sun., 1897-01-10

times as the accomplccs OF wicxod animals,
and sometimes as tho associates Of :he good.
\, Nevertheless, the most noble qualities Of
the dog. hdelity and sagac!ty, have been re,-
oGnized in all times. A ,toIY which we hnd
under forms slightly diversified in the tradi-
vices and the unfortunate death OF tho dog
Gheiert. We tnd II In the Gsstd Romdnorum.
ss i SS ,Ss and I'd the
last two version. II is n serpent that 10 the as.
ssa.ilant. s.l. while the dog defends the ch!id con.
wolf that is killed by tielert. so We sec tat
primitive history has been adapted to the ma
I'm ancient Egypt " the % dog was install Installed in
Egypt. ,whers Mohammod"n prejudice pre- % eaists
tian dos and jewish dos % AID T for ali ah that
the dog has been admitted to the celestial re.
Hions. according to the authority OF the Koran
Itself. Three animals. and three only. are ad-
6m'tied TO share the Joys OF the paradise of Mo.
at the time OF his hight from Mecca; Balaam's
ass and kitmer, the dog OF the seven Sleep
from his slumbers to re,eiye the reward for
MS vigilance and his fidelity.
- Saner, the skye terrier. was made king OF
Drontheim Saner had the wisdom Of three
men; and when he barkod no spoke one word
and barked two.
The famous dogs of tho Knights Of Rhodes.
who by their scent We're able TO distinguish
the difference between n Turk and a Christian,
of them In the picture by Paul VeroneseS
, no bloodhound was the Lreat dog OF the
south. lie was u special favOrita among the
spaniards OF tho sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries. He was u suitable companion for
the cavaliers OF the Duke OF Alva and for the
merclless conquerors OF the New World. Those
uugs TOOK an active tart in thu bloody cruel
Ties OF their masters In the Netherlands, on
the coast OF Mexico, and In tho wilds OF Peru.
we md In the works OF sir Walter Scott
almost all the moral types OF tho canine race.
Iho dog. the most aireotiona,e OF animals,
knows how TO recognize those who love hi and
u may bo that perfect reciprocity In friend
nhipexists only between the dog and his master.
The mutual affection that existed between
Admiral Colingwo0d and his bounce a New-
foundland dog. is well known. Bounce wrote
the Admiral TO his wife, while he was an
Gchored of Cad!z, is to-day my only favorite.
We never lose sight OF each other.
a., Ihe elevation Oh his paster to the peeraEe
nlled Bounce with pride. i hope wrote Col
liniwOou 70 his wife. that my daughters won't
became Lords dog. | get angry with him
when ! see him too proud to play wiIL the
dogs or the members OF the Commons.
AT the present time the dog must nay n
tax; his friendship has become luxury. He
who guards the house, who defends the chit
dren OF his master. aud barkS AT robbers. Ia
alsseeted alive and his bones broken in the in
terest OF science, as II there could be no science
without dogs. Every year at the time OF tho
peyment OF the tax the Seine In full of the
drowhsd bodies OF the frieI DIS OF man. Those
VINO escape drowning are asphyXiated. accord
Ing 70 law.
,'Rut these eternal victims, nevertheless,
hold u conspicuous place In our society. A
certain nu'..her OF them are In the army; others
give performances In the theatres; while some
are engaged mluding sheep. But by far the
greater number are household pets; they be-
long TO the family.
''one day dogs rights will be proclaimed.
Dogs are becoming more and more educatel
every year. In four or five hundred years
taey WIZ bs able 10 talk"