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Title: Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Miller, Conrad Jenness, 1842-
Subjects: Dogs Dogs
Publisher: New York, J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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mbibe civility, and refrainfrom step lively, addressed to elderly people, And the chestnut man evolutes to a higher plane. When shop girls accept gracefully their position of havingto work for a living, When we look stern realities in the face, And make arrangements accordingly. When men claim position on their merits, And do not bank entirely on the reputation of ancestors. When we arrive at a stage of development where we are notpuffed up by prosperity or depressed by adversity, And busybodies remember the fate of Lots wife, whomerely looked back, but didnt say a word—salt! When we enjoy greater pleasure in giving than in receiv-ing, And all honest efforts of men and women are rewarded. When we estimate ourselves on the basis of what we areintrinsically, And not on what the world may say of us, When man has reached a point where he can controlhimself, an achievement greater than taking a town, And bad men reform and cut the acquaintance of hismajesty below. 13G DOGS OF ALL NATIONS
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LXVIII.EOX. Kufus Johnson was a farmer. He lived about four milesfrom the town where he sold the produce he raised on hisplace, wheat, corn, vegetables, and fruits of various kinds.His apple orchard brought him considerable revenue.Johnson was an industrious farmer, but had a weaknessfor apple jack and whiskey, and every time he went totown, he got drunk. On one of his trips, when he hadtaken a load of apples, he indulged in so much liquid, thathe was incapable of guiding his team of two old muleshome. He was lucky, however, in having a dog thathelped him out in emergencies. When returning home, he IN FROSE AND RHYME. 137 always bad Kox get in the wagon and ride with him. Onthis particular journey back to the farm, Johnson wasjust able to get in. the wagon, and start the team home-ward. Eox sat on his haunches and forefeet on the floorbetween the seat on which Johnson rested his limber bodyand the dashboard. They had not gone far, when thewhiskey and apple jack Johnson had imbibed too

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