Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
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Tben Ross Jones star Orator Of the SCHOOL, starts
to speak for the juniors
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ID OSS looked down upon the audience with
an expression that he fondly believed made
him resemble Daniel Webster. After his pre-
hminary address, he said solemnly, "In uphold
ing the negative side of this momentOuS queS.
tion and defending the honor Of the noble
tribe Of dogs shall prove to you that dogs
have been Of inestimable aid to humanity In
many ways"
Harry was noted for his big words. but that
"Inestimable" was one Of the best he had used
in years. And "momentous" was not to be
sneezed at-provided, Of course, that the seniors
scattered no more pepper around
Across the frozen wastes of the North there
comes a sledge drawn by a team Of huSkies."
Ross continued, rolling out the words IN his
best manner. These marvellous dogs fight on
across the snow, picking their way through
the blizzard, going where no man nor beast
could otherwise venture. Why? They are car
Tying q precious load Of food and medicine to
an isolated, starving community. Their cour-
age, their intelligence and their perseverance
win save human life.
THE scene now shifts to No Mans Land,
during the World War, that colossal struggle
for liberty which cost the lives Of so many
valiant warriors A wounded soldier lies dying
In a shell hole. Then through the smoke Of
comes dog bearing the sign of the Red Cross,
symbol Of mercy. He finds the wounded SOL
der, leads stretcher bearers to him, saves his
life"
Ross paused for breath. The audience sat
silent, In open-mouthed admiration. This
Silver-tongued boy was doing nobly, but the
task was too great He could not overcome the
effect Of Pete snoring gently at his feet, o
constant reminder of how useless a dog could
be.
Ross set his teeth. He would try again.
The heart Of many lonely man." he said,
has been" But suddenly the attention Of
the audience wavered. Outside the door there
was . great clatter and commotion, end all eyes
turned that way. Then there appeared one
Of the strangest professions that has ever been
seen In Q school room First came the back Of
Bing Fraser, bent almost double in an effort
to drag after him-a horse! Behind the horse,
pushing and grunting were two other juniors,
but nobody saw them, after one look at the
animal. This horse had all the defects that
any horse could have, and several extra ones.
Its ribs showed like a waShboard, its head
dropped like q withered lily, and its knees
knocked together like broken sticks. It Sagged
in the middle, stuck up at the ends and was
almost bald IN spots. Everybody recognized
the horse as one that belonged to jake the
village junkman. It had once pulled his wagon
but was now too old and weak to do anything
but stand In q vacant lot all day and nibble
grass with its few remaining teeth
roar Of rage went up from the seniors.
howl Of delight arose from the juniors Ross
Jones rubbed his eyes in anazement, then real
l1ng that the weapon Of victory was In his
grasp leaped to the help of his fellow class
mates. Together they managed to half push,
half lift the animal to the platform, where he
stood watering and totteritg, ready to fall
down at any minute.