. Cemeteries for animals. Pets. [from old catalog]. Barry, whose fame has gone forth throughout Europe and America, is not the only dog who has been ready to give his hfe for his friends, and other stones in this cemetery record a grate- ful remembrance of such devotion. These epitaphs I have translated are brief, but express much: " Bijou. " He saved my life I owe him this ; " To otir friend GribouUe, faithful tmto ; " Homage to Loulou. " Token of the gratitude of a mother to whom Loulou restored her child who was drowning in the Garonne. Brav
. Cemeteries for animals. Pets. [from old catalog]. Barry, whose fame has gone forth throughout Europe and America, is not the only dog who has been ready to give his hfe for his friends, and other stones in this cemetery record a grate- ful remembrance of such devotion. These epitaphs I have translated are brief, but express much: " Bijou. " He saved my life I owe him this ; " To otir friend GribouUe, faithful tmto ; " Homage to Loulou. " Token of the gratitude of a mother to whom Loulou restored her child who was drowning in the Garonne. Brave Loulou was only nine months old, and, moreover, had a broken ;. Can any one scoff at stones erected to the memory of such brave and noble friends? Or can we laugh at the tributes paid to devoted companionship in such epitaphs as these: " I have had only one true friend. He lies ; " Tom. The friend of his ; " Frisette. A faithful friend who will always be mourned bv her ; " Bob. 1886-1900. " Honor to thy little faithful loving heart which ceased to beat through grief at oiir ; " Thy life was all suffering, Mine was sown with sorrow; We mingled them, hoping for comfort, But the cruelty of men Put an end to this brief ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Anna Harris, "Mrs Huntington Smith," d. 1929. [from old catalog]. [Boston
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