Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-21
DOG MANS BEST FRIEND
Only UnseIash Creatures in This g.,
fish World.

Only UpseIfsh Creatures in This g.,
fish World.
Telegraphic dispatches from Oh,
cage again tell of the faithfulness Of
a dog to h's master and bring hach
to memory the famous elougy Of ~
late United States Senator GEORGE y
Vest of Missouri on the dog. Senate
Vest said that the one absolutely mn
selfish friend that man can have T.
this selfish world, the n that never
turns treacherous, is his dog.
John G. Gustave Burghoffer. ~
aged curio collector, died among his
books and his curios in Chicago. ana
his faithful dog notified the neigh.
boris of the old mans death by wbin.
ing piteously for recognition from ne
master, Burghofer's wife and son
had deserted him. His dog remained
faithful ven unto death.
Senator Vest was a famous orator
and n of the most famous speeches
he ever made was during the trial
of a man who had wantonly shot n
dog belonging to a ~neighbor. Vest
represented the plaintiff, who do
manded $500 damages. When Sen.
ator Vest finished speaking, the Jury
after two minutes deliberation
awarded the plaintiff $500 damages
The full text of that famous eulopv
to the dog follows:
Gentlemen of the jury:-The
best friend a mai has in the world
may turn against him and become his
enemy. His son and daughter that
he has reared with loving care NAV
prove %ungrateful. Those who are
nearest and dearest to US, those
whom we trust with our happiness
and Il good names, may become
traitors to their faith. The money
that a man has he may lose. It flies
away from him, perhaps when he
needs it most. A mans reputation
may be sacrificed in 4 moment of i'll.
considered action. The people who
are prone to fan on their knees to do
us honor when success Is with us maj
be the first TO throw the stone Of NAL
ice when failure settles It's cloud up
on our heads. The one absolutely un-
selfish friend that man can have in
this selfish world, the one that never
deserts him the one that never
proves u%ngrateful or treacherous is
his dog.
Gentlemen OF the jury, a mans
dog stands by MIN in prosperity and
in poverty, in health and In sickness.
He will sleep on the cold ground.
where the wintry winds blow and
the snow drives fercely, II only he
may be near his masters side. He
will kiss the hand that has no food
to offer, he will lick the wounds and
sores that come in encounter with
the roughness OF the world. He
guards the sleep OF bis pauper master
az II he were a prince. When all
other friends desert he remains
When riches take wing and reputa-
ton fails to pieces he is as constant
in his love as the sun in its journey
though the heavens. If fortune
drives the master forth an outcast II
the world, ~friendless and homeless
the faithful dog asks no higher priv,
ilege than that of accompanying hin
to guard against danger, to fgh.
against his enemies, and when tn,
last scene OF all comes. and dealt
takes the master in its embrace an,
his body is laid away in the cole
ground, no matter if all other friend
pursue their way. there by his gray,
side will the noble dog be found, hi
head between his paws, his eyes sal
but open in alert watchfulness, faith
full and true even to death"