MEMORIES
TRIBUTE TO A DOG The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that
never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity
and in proverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives
fiercely, if only he may be near his master's 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 his pauper master as if he were a
prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wing and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant
in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. Senator Gorge Vest, 1870 Proverbs
12:10
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