Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-12
The Faithful Dog

A MUSICIAN in South Carolina. at Bow
mas. erected a monument over the grave
Of a highly priced dog some months ago
with the following; -.
kim Dflashaw: born January l. 1874;
s5ed Julv IL. lsg7. He went with his mas
ter in active practice three years
The tribute that followed is too long a.
COPY. but IL Is. fine to read and ponoer
over. One paragraph is worthy 10 %
engraved everywneres man
stands By him IN prosperity and IN pow
erfy I'm health and In sickness.
He viii sleep on the cold ground Wnen
the wfntry winds blow and the snow
drives hercely IL he may only be near ms
masters side.
he win kiss the hand that has no food
70 offer. He viii lick the sores and WOUNDS
that come encounter with the roughnesS
OF the world.
.He guards the sleep OF his pspuer
master as II he were a prince. When All
other friends desert he remains When
riches take wings and reputation fan 70
pieces he Is as constant in his love as the
sun in its journeyings through the heav-
ems
s'Tf fortune drives the master forth an
outcast In the world, friendless and home
less. the faithful dog asks no higher priv
ueze than that OF accompanying him, 70
guard against danger or 10 night all
corners and death takes the master In its
embrace and his body Is laid away In the
cold ground. no matter II all other friends
pursue their way. there by, the grave :
side yin the dog be found; bis eyes sad
but open IN watchfulness. faithful and
true even IN DEATH
owned a shepherd dog some years
ago that was the most devoted animal ]
a. - n
night and DAY, that i ever saw. !
He understood when he was talked
about and gave surprising evidences Of
his acquaintance with our conversation
in a number OF cases.
We could see the barn yard from my
window and among our mules we owned
one that would put his fore feet high
on the barn door and reach Tor fodder
in the loft on the outside.
One cold day. with all doors shut and
a roaring IRE. the dos lay dozt1g on -ths
rug In my room saw the mule per.
form upon the door and said aloud. "Olc
Grover win break down that barn door. .
In an instant the Collie spraug up and
rushed TO the room door.ysI let him out
and Quicker than / can write Il down
he was baying at the mule I'm the lo'
and swapping at his hind legs. until ne
made the mule go away elsewhere. Z.
Wherever 1 went on the farm he wa
sure 10 go. Everything was chasee
away as went along on horseback, (foi
/ rode on horseback 10 three score and
tenl Miles upon miles we went alone
In these constant rides over the planta'
ton. and my dear doggie was so happy
that recall his beauty and ndelity ever
nov with sad affection. believe ~
died with a broken heart at .last-z=-A
mad dog ran through the settlement and
my dog was supposed to have run him
away from our yard. He was shut up II
@.,rhouse Ia await develuprlents.
was absent and the humiliation over
came his high spirit. He did not eat OF
sleep and when my husband opened the
door Of the Clubhouse the poor dos
searched every place for his mistress
then ran 10 my sQn's' dwelling and laI
down near the grandchild's GRID. ~
FINALLY he rose up. turned toward.
home took one more feeble search anc
Law down. to-die. II was sad home
coming TO me. I never shall see m
ike anymore. because he was as hand
some az q picture and loved me with un'
doubted signs OF alteration and loyalty