. Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme . ke an ox. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all myholy mountain. All through the Bible is manifest the Fatherly carethat God bestows upon all His creatures, and His con-demnation of cruelties of every kind whether it be re-fined torture or coarse brutality. The Bible contains many sayings as to the faithful-ness, intelligence and gratitude of animals, in compar-ison with these qualities in man to his ox knoweth his owner and the ass his masters crib,but my people doth not know, Israel doth not consider.(Isaiah.) What a scene at the
. Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme . ke an ox. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all myholy mountain. All through the Bible is manifest the Fatherly carethat God bestows upon all His creatures, and His con-demnation of cruelties of every kind whether it be re-fined torture or coarse brutality. The Bible contains many sayings as to the faithful-ness, intelligence and gratitude of animals, in compar-ison with these qualities in man to his ox knoweth his owner and the ass his masters crib,but my people doth not know, Israel doth not consider.(Isaiah.) What a scene at the great Judgment Day, when beastsof burden bearing the welts of cruel blows, stand ar-rayed against their brutal masters as witnesses. It maybe, they will, like Balaams ass, be given the power of speechto tell of the wrongs they endured. What a spectacle! 40 DOGS OF ALL NATIONS One great bellowing, of millions of ill-used crea-tures, going up in one vast volume against theirinhuman torturers, and what will be the verdict from ajust tribunal?. XL HOBB. Hobb may grow old in years, but his deeds fade life was true and faithful, without a blemish or a spot. The incidents of this chapter were furnished the writerby the owner of the faithful Hobb. Such faithfulnessbelongs to a noble nature—far above the animal king-dom. One day when the gentlemans family were inthe country and he the only occupant of his city house,he was at his desk. It was in the morning. He was en- IN PROSE AND RHYME. 41 gaged in looking over his mail and writing letters, whenHobb showed his affection for his master by nib-bing his head against his right arm, interfering withhis writing. His master ordered him to get under thedesk and stay there until he was told to leave. One ofthe letters contained information that required him to goout of the city to a neighboring town, and the businesswould keep him there until the next evening. Not hav-ing much time to spare in reaching the station for thetrain he wis
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