Dogship

True, Shalto was a remarkable dog, and his master was fully aware of his many excellencies, for after a companionhip of twelve years, Shalto died, leaving so deep an impression behind him that he was celebrated in verse, and his friend would never hazard a second dog. Now this is what I call the true sentiment in dogship.

The philosophy of it is this: a snap or two at your hat will suffice to let the steam off—the wrathful passion escapes, and having displayed the courage of his dogship, he is satisfied .

Still, however, as an economiic investment he runs considerably more to liabilities than to assets, and if the owner alone sufferedd all the damage done by his animal, no other person would object to his worship's ownership's dogship.

Papa dog rounded off the lesson thus: “My children! Try to be good dogs in life. Never deviate from the path of dogship.”

As to that other tolerably large section of irreligionists, who are ever disposed to pick a quarrel with their opponents, but never disposed to fight with them—they are well rebuked by the fabulist, who tells us that once, no matter when, a pugnacious duck was revelling in a pond, whereupon a dog coming to take a drink, she wished to prevent his dogship slaking his thirst, but at the same time was far from willing to come to blows; seeing which, the latter exclaimed, "Ah, Madam Duck, those who have neither strength nor courage to fight, should at least be civil."

When the man turned the lantern so that its light shown on his dogship, he perceived that the animal did not move, but kept his large eyes coolly and steadily fixed on him."

The little dog trotted contentedly along in the dust, rousing himself occasionally to chase a rabbit which would disappear with great rapidity and a whist of his long ears into some nearby retreat, leaving his dogship to return in chagrin to his deserted post.

Not mine hand, Surely; but say my foot should strike a liar, the blow should do his dogship honour; yea, Were all high titles guilt about his head, Scarce were he worthy to be spurned of me.