Two French war dogs are said to have performed a remarkable feat during the German offensive at the Marne. Their keeper stayed in the rear of the retreating French Army till the last possible moment, waiting for his dogs to come back to him with a message. When they returned there was no way of escape except by swimming over the Marne. The man could not swim, but the dogs could. He chained them together and clung to the chain, and so they got him safely across under heavy fire. As dogs cannot be decorated, nor have the honor of a “citation,” an account of the incident has been posted up at all the kennels of the Army.
The man could trust his dogs to take him across the river. We hope he has trusted the Lord Jesus to take him safely from earth to heaven.