People in tears over 'sweet' dog grave that's been hidden in woods for 220 years
A dog's grave from 1804 has been discovered in a woods - as social media users comment on the touching words written across the stone following the pooch's death
A dog's love for its owner is one of the purest things on the planet - so it's only right their owner reciprocates this until their final day. That's exactly what one owner appeared to do when laying their beloved dog to rest in 1804 while thanking him for the joy he brought to their life.
Sharing the discovery on Reddit, a user wrote: "Found a 19th century dog's gravestone while out [on] a walk in the woods." Written in Old English, the stone reads: "Here lies Tiny. The fmalleft prettieft and moft celebrated of Spaniel-kind. Who died much regretted Sept 14th 1804. Farewell poor Til - I'll neer complain. Whate'er my future lot may be, If thofe I love who ftill remain. In fond attachment equal Thee."
When the stone was created, the long s (f) was in use - explaining why it reads 'fmalleft' rather than smallest, as it would be if written today. While some users commented on the use of Old English, another admitted it brought a tear to their eye when reading it.
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One user said: "That is so sweet!" Another user added: "You can see this clearly as it’s written “prettieft and moft celebrated” (internal s) vs “Spaniel” and “lies” (outside s)." A third user said: "So cute, it made me tear up."
One more user added: "Please don’t remove this for the local museum. I know you mean well, but I hate to see old graves dug up in the name of history or archaeology. Just leave it be as it was meant to be. It was put there with love. Might have been the old dog's favourite field in life."
A fifth user said: "The English we know today evolved over the last 1000+ years from various older forms of English. What you’re seeing is Modern English in the 1800s, before it transitioned into what we call Late Modern English now. The same process can most likely be observed for other languages that are still extant today."
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