Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-09-24

1 ~A' SNo@bo1 Az ANIMALSs
TExr-As walked out by the light Of the moon
So merrily singing this old tune,
| came across big raccoon
! A sitting on rail,
] And sleeping very sound.
AT this nd coon Ionged peep,
Because lie was so fast asleep;
SO up to him gently creep,
And kotch him by the tail,
| And pull him on the ground.
| Popular Song.
! MY hearers-We find it recorded on the IA
ges OF sacred history, that man shall hold do
mlnlon over the beasts Of the field and the fowl,
OF the alr-and so he does, with veroeanc.
that Is s'ckenlng to mercy, revolving to human
NY, and frightening to crows. What is mar
more than coon, that he should set his arms
akimbo, and stick his elbows clear through
both sides of creation, excIaming: "The
whole earth is mine, and all that inherit !,
must succumb to the pursuance of the almiob.
~ mandate Of my will 90 Yes, ask. whv Is
u thai ne should do this, while the very worms
at his feet are peeping from the clods and LAUGH
ing him to scorn, saying: "Old chap, YOU NAV
crow and triumph in yonr vanity, but the time
will come when we will make oatmeal of Won
and your household, just as we have Breakfast
ed upon the flesh Of your forefa,hers." Man
IS nothing more thana lump of dirt in the scale
OF animated nature, and when he dies he min
giles his ashes with those Of The reptiles Of the
earth aud | feel well assured that even Pro
lessor Slil'inan himself could not pick out two
particles OF once organized dust, and swea,
That this Is rep.iferous and that human. lis
true that man is endowed with intellect and
reason, which Is denied the beasts: bpt this
only adds thicker coat Of shame 10 the dis.
grace OF wantonly molesting or torlurinp them
wniie they are quietly snoozing ia the comfort.
able lap Of Nature who provides for them with
maternal Tenderness and care, as being her first
born, and legtimately entitled 10 her love and
protection. II cats and dogs do sometimes
kick up blo3dy r6ws, we can forgive them, be-
cause they know no better; but for reasoning
man to Purposely crush the insects in his path
beneath his high-heeled boots Of arrogance, or
to annoy dumb animals in any manner, is who
ly inexcusabIe, and he ought to suffer for it.
He should take lesson from what Uncle To-
by said when he opened The window and told
the poor fly 10 60, for the world was wide
enough for him and it, Why, my friends, l
believe that 'coons, skunks and 'possums are
the true aboriginees of Amerca-u,e real ma
tives Of CoIumbia's soil-thst they have bet
ter right to its unlimited possession than you
or have; and it 10 4 hard case that thew
should be chopped up and made soup Of by a
race of savage-civiIlzed carnive-
rous ,wo-legged beings.
My friends-this venerable old coon, allu-
ded to in my text, it appears, was soundly
sleeping upon his favorite rail. in the silvery
!lgha Q6 The msnpa who va. 1ar, ,1t
away. There he was, quietly reposing in his
own valley Of contentment, while the wings of
the zephyrs brushed the balmy cew-drops from
the leaves upon his chestnut pillow-aye, up
on the very spot which contained the bones of
his ancestors, and which had been bequeathed
him by the God of Nature. He felt himself
secure upon his elevated couch, and yet when
ever he though, upon his latter end, he was
fearful that thereby hung tail, which might
prove plague to his peace; and SO 1t turned
out-for, ere the midnight moon had reached
the climax Of her ambition, wandering loater,
full of wine, mir,h and mischief, crept slyly
up, and laying hold Of the posterial ornament
of the poor defenceless coon, hauled him upon
the ground and abused him in such rufiany
manner, that he was glad to escape with
bunged eye and bloody nose.-What business
had ne 10 pull Tue luoHeuStSe CooH Wy Aic tdii
while his carcase was unprotected by his SEN
SEES, which were drowned in obiyious slum-
Der! How would you, my friends, like to be
served in the same way? All you would
squea for vengeance, and invoke ten thousand
curses upon the head of him who did it. Such
inhumani,y is stee ped in the deepest dye ofcen-
sure, and places contemplate grease spot up
on the bright escutheon Of civilized commu-
nifty. 1t appears TO me that because the sins
of the human race are visited upon after gene
rations YOU want to make innocent 'coons be-
come responsible for portion of them, since
they have no iniquities Of their own to answer
for. @, shame, where didst thou get SO much
cheek
But, my dear friends, this poor, prosecuted
old coon is still living in the SUNSHINE of a
wide. spread fame and undying honor.-While
his brethren are every day falling victims 70
relentless politicians and the skins of his
kindred hang parching on the gable ends OF
log cabins, lie is allowed to roam abroad in
the green cornfeld Of freedom, venerated and
respected by all. When the time shall draw
nigh Tor him to take his grey hairs down to the
grave in peace, he will glory in the consolation,
that, although he once lost comfortable snooze
by walloping, still he gained immortal re-
nown by cruel and unjust persecution. be-
ware. nv friends, how you torment creatures
beneath you because they are not endowed
with the gift Of CAB, and have no way ofman-
ifesling all the tortures they feel shall raise
nv leather.lined lungs in their defence.
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