Barry’s beautiful body was buried in a large cemetery in Paris; and over it was placed a handsome monument. On the monument, in French, are these words:
“He saved the lives of forty persons; he was killed by the forty-first.”
QUESTIONS
Did you ever stop to think that in the great animal kingdom, with its thousands of creatures, just one, the dog, has left its kind and attached itself to man?
More than that, have you realized that the dog has accepted man as a master, a being to serve, to love, to caress, to suffer for, and, if need be, to perish for?
So whether this dog of yours is big or little, fat or lean; whether he looks like a majestic lion, or has a pug nose and curly tail—be kind to him—be just to him, and to every other dog.
Doesn’t a dog when he buries his bone against a rainy day show more intelligence than some people?
Did you ever think that a dog’s life is what his master makes it?
Do you realize that many other dogs would be just as noble and brave as Barry, if they were trained, or had a chance to show their bravery?
BANDS OF MERCY
“I will try to be kind to all living creatures, and will try to protect them from cruel usage.”
This is the simple pledge taken by the more than three million members of the many Bands of Mercy in the United States.