The Republican journal., 1907-08-22

dear" she said softly.-Susan Brown
Robbins, in Springfield Republican.
IN A LONDON DOG CEMETERY.
One of the oldest little corners of
London is the Dogs Cemetery, with its
regularly laid out graves and chiseled
headstones and their unique inscrip-
tions. A quarter of a century ago the
Duke of Cambridge and his wife were
driving through kensington Gardens,
and as they neared the Victoria Gate
they halted their carriage, that their
pet dog, Prince, might alight for exer-
else. But when they started, by some
accident, the horse stepped on him and
he was killed. The Duke, who at that
time was the official ranger of the park,
decided to bury him in the garden of
the adjacent gatekeepers lodge. There
to-day is his grave, with the inscription,
Poor Little Prince" Others heard of
it, and when they lost their pets by
death, sought and gained permission to
follow the Dukes example, so that now
there are buried here more than 400 pet
dogs, cats, parrots and monkeys.
Here is the grave of monkey,
Jock" and on its headstone the in
scription, Could love have saved thou
hadst not died" Another voices the
despair of woman over her dear de-
parted "Jane' OF her the woman
says: "She brought the sunshine into
our lives, but she took it away with
her." The woman is evidently now
living in the dark. Here are three
graves placed, either accidentally or
with purpose, in close and meaningful
iuxtaposition. The respective names
of the occupants are ''Scotty," Pad
dy'' and "Whisky."
Some of the inscriptions are dignifed
and some genuinely pathetic. This,
for example:
In loving memory
Darling ,Jockie, Scotch Collie.
Died October 3lst, 1895.
Aged Is years
The most intelligent, faithful, gentle,
sweet tempered and affectionate dog that
ever lived, and adored by his devoted and
Borrowing friend,
Sir H. Seton Gordon, Bart.
Here is another which almost paints
mistress, turning away with tear-stain-
ed cheeks from the grave of her play
mates:
Born Nov. End, 1878,
Died August 18th, 1892.
Loved, mourned and missed.
Also "Punch,"
MOna's companion,
Died February 14th, 1895.
"Adieu, dear Doggies."
Here is one to Poor Dear Tappy,"
with the name of his master inscribed
on his tombstone, Lord Patre." An
other, a grave which was made ten
years ago, still has upon its headstone
the framed picture of the dog himself,
"Toby,'' beautiful fellow who looks
out upon one from his surrounding
wreath of flowers as though he were
Just ready to bark good-naturedly and
wag his tail in welcome. And under
meath is recorded the suggestive memo
rial, "What games we have had"
Here is tombstone bearing the
Mexican coat of arms, I'm loving men,
DRY of our darling Gerino;" end here a
curiosity. 1t is the memorial to dead
cat, and illustrates the undying butter
ness of woman's hatred when it has
been once aroused.
In Memoriam
My dear little cat,
Chinchilla.
Lovely, loving and most dearly loved;
Poisoned July 31st, 1895.
God restore thee to me. So prayeth thy
ever loving Mistress.
The E'ever loving mistress" having
gotten thus far, went to the British
Museum and consulted certain schol-
ars. She secured, written in kOptic
hieroglyphics, curse upon the one who
administered the poison, and this curse
Some of these inscriptions are theO-
logical:
"Fritz"
Neither forgetting nor forgotten.
Another:
We are only sleeping, Master.
Another:
Luke xii, 6-Not one of them is forgotten
before God.
And here is one so tender, so manly
and sincere that | have reserved it un-
til the last. In India, Colonel Whyte-
Melville, having lost his favorite gray
horse, whom he had learned to dearly
love, buried him and erected mOnu-
ment to his memory. On that monu-
ment appeared the original text of this
inscription. 1t has been copied here in
this cemetery as the epitaph to faith
full dog named Charlie" aged 14years:
There are men, both good and wise,
Who say that dumb creatures
We have cherished here below
Shall give us kindly greeting,
When we pass the Golden Gates.
Is it folly If we hope it may be so?
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