. Pierrot, dog of Belgium . TO THE COMMISSION FOR RELIEFIN BELGIUM WAGING A BLOODLESS BATTLE AGAINST FAMINE AND THE RAVAGES OF WAR, THIS LITTLE TALE IS SYMPATHETICALLY DEDICATED. Belgium lies bleeding. Across her level, lush meadows the harsh-shod hosts of war have marched. Beside herpeaceful waters the sons of God have spilledeach others blood. Beneath her noble treeshave raged the fires of human hate. Her king and his brave warriors have foughtto save that which was their own and, drivenback, have left their smiling land to suffer thedesolation which has ever been the conquerorsboast. Her an
. Pierrot, dog of Belgium . TO THE COMMISSION FOR RELIEFIN BELGIUM WAGING A BLOODLESS BATTLE AGAINST FAMINE AND THE RAVAGES OF WAR, THIS LITTLE TALE IS SYMPATHETICALLY DEDICATED. Belgium lies bleeding. Across her level, lush meadows the harsh-shod hosts of war have marched. Beside herpeaceful waters the sons of God have spilledeach others blood. Beneath her noble treeshave raged the fires of human hate. Her king and his brave warriors have foughtto save that which was their own and, drivenback, have left their smiling land to suffer thedesolation which has ever been the conquerorsboast. Her ancient cities smoke. The in-spired craftsmanship of an elder day has beendestroyed forever. Belgium lies moaning. Across the winter sea we have heard thewailing of men and women among their ruinedhomes—honest townsfolk, simple Walloon andFlemish peasants, who had borne no malice Vll PIERROT, DOG OF BELGIUM and had done no wrong. And amid the criesof anguish and despair there have come tome the weeping of a little girl named Lisaand the voice of a faithful dog whining for hismaster. W. A. D. PIERROT, DOG OF BELGIUM
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