Identifier: dogsofallnations00mill (find matches)
Title: Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Miller, Conrad Jenness, 1842-
Subjects: Dogs Dogs
Publisher: New York, J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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side, then to the other, until he got the beetleon his feet. Ferry then took it and carried it to a fieldby the roadside where it would be out of danger of be-ing crushed by horses feet, or run over by the wheels ofvehicles. What could be finer in dog nature or humannature than this act? It was a great kindness to a livingcreature placed on the earth for some purpose. If thebeetle could have spoken it would have thanked Ned forbeing so good. Ned was a St. Bernard, black, white and yellow. He hada black spot on white on his left side, the shape of afour-leaf clover, and one on his back, the shape of anoak leaf; the middle of his tail was white to the extentof six inches. At a distance his tail looked as if discon-nected, giving him a very odd appearance. He was a dogof much dignity, and his movements were those of a crea-ture of high character. He was never known to go aboutwith his head down and tail between his legs, like dogsof a mongrel type and common breed. IN PROSE AND RHYME. 31
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VIII. PATHETIC STORY OF A SHEPHERD DOG. The story of a faithful dog that will live longer than bronze or stone.He saved the life of a shepherd lad at the sacrifice of his own. A young shepherd-boy, fourteen years of age, was in thehabit of taking his masters sheep to graze, and return-ing with them in the evening. The boy accompanied byhis dog went out during all kinds of weather. Thelast time he went out with the flock, a heavy frostlay upon the earth and snow was falling, and the boy andhis charge did not return in the evenin°f. His master 32 DOGS OF ALL NATIONS thought that the young shepherd lad had taken shelterwith his flock somewhere, and wonld return the next day.The snow continued to fall and the boy did not return.Search was made and after a long walk over hill andvale, they came upon the flock. The hoy was lying undera hedge almost frozen to death. The dog was moaningpiteously and licking and warming his face and handsmost frantically, and the sheep had gathered in ~acorne

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