THE BRAVE DOG OF ST. BERNARD. |
W HERE the St. Bernard Pass climbs up
Amid the Alpine snows,
The far-famed Hospice crowns the heights
With shelter and repose. Its inmates, with their faithful dogs,
Are truly friends in need
When snowdrifts block the traveler's way,
And blinding storms mislead.
Brave “Barry,” once, far down the track
That crossed a glacier steep,
Found buried deep beneath the snow
A poor boy, fast asleep.
He licked the cold, numb hands and face
To warmth and life once more,
And bore him safely on his back
Up to the Hospice door. COME TO ME!
G—THE GIRAFFE. FULL seventeen feet the Giraffe tall
Measures “from top to toe,”
And with his neck outstretched can reach
The branch that bendeth low. H—THE HYENA. IN Asia and in Africa
The fierce Hyenas prowl,
And oft at night the traveler starts
To hear their savage howl. I—THE ICHNEUMON. A FOE to birds and rats and mice,
See the Ichneumon glide!
Oft, too, on reptiles or their eggs
Its hungry teeth are tried.
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