Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-04-10
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THE OBITUARY OF A Doc.


memorial service Of Cody at
Judge Grindeland's residence, April
4, 1918:
The dog, in ancient times, was
considered mere beast, in which
no right Of property existed, but in
more modern times, the people, re-
aHzing of what benefit the dog has
been to humanity, and of what val
'ue it may possess either as a friend
or as a worker, this rule has been
changed, and today when a man
owns a dog, he owns property.
History informs us of noble acts
OF fidelity and affection performed
by some sentinel of the class under
consideration. The Spanish army,
under the command of Alva, invad-
ing the Netherlands, and the army
of the patriots under the command
of the prince, We're encamped near
the city Of Mons. The plan was
formed for the surprise of the camp
of the patriots and the capture and
assassination of William of Orange.
on the 18th day Of September 1872,
and for this purpose band Of six
hundred disguised men were placed
under the command of Julian Ro-
nero. The historian of the Rise of
the Dutch Republic says, that near
the hour of two o'clock in the NOR
ming, the boldest, led by Julian in
person, made for the princes tent.
He and his guards were asleep, but
a small spaniel, which always pass
cd the night upon his bed, was
more faithful sentinel. Springing
upon the bed, barking furiously at
the sound Of hostile footsteps, it
scratched it's masters face with its
paws. There was just time for the
prince to mount a horse, which was
ready saddled and to effect his es-
cape thru the darkness before his
enemies sprang into the tent. His
servants were cut down, his master
of the horse and two of his secre-.
taries lost their lives, and but for
the little dogs watchfulness, VIII
liam Of Orange, upon whose shoul-
ders the whole weight of his coun-
try's fortunes depended, would have
been led within a week to an igno-
Ininous death. 70 his dying day, the
prince ever afterwards kept a span
lei of the same race in his bed
chamber. The historian and moral
philosopher ,can more appropriately
discuss the influence which the
Watchfulness of the little spaniel had
upon the destinies of the world. I
can only state a reason for the law
throwing around this animal its
sanction that the right of property
exists and that the right of proper
ty existing, it will be sure to receive
the protection Of man.
The courts Of New York said:
when we call to mind the small
spaniel that saved the life of Will
liam Of Orange, and thus probably
changed the current Of modern his
tory, and the faithful st. Demands
which, after a storm has swept over
the, crests and sides Of the Alps,
start out in search Of lost travellers,
the claim that the nature of dog
is essentially base and that he should
be left a prey to every vagabond
who chooses to steal him will not
now receive ready assent
It is said that Senator Vest of
Missouri, once made talk to jury
in which he said:
The best friend man has in the
world may turn against him and
become his enemy. His son or his
daughter that he has reared with
loving care may prove ungrateful.
Those who are nearest and dearest
to us; those whom we trust with
our happiness and our good name,
may become traitors to their faith.
The money that man has he may
lose. It flies away from him, per-
haps, when he needs it most. A
mans reputation may be sacrificed
in a moment Of illconsidered action.
The people who are prone to fall on
their knees to do us honor when
success is with us may be the first
to throw the stone of malice when
failure settles its cloud upon our
heads. The one absolutely unset
fish friend that man can have in
this selfish world, the one that new
ser proves ungrateful or treacher-
Gus, is his Dog. A mans dog stands
by him in prosperity and in poverty
in health and in sickness. He will
sleep on the cold ground where the