The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-16

whose stat ne Nti., d'A '..t-s' Hit WIN tttIt' lu
himself aud to The stat.
tbs GAME L.v!-we are rsq1e,.-l TO say
by a number Of farmer. IN tai, vicinity, that ,hes
intend prosecuting every man they fad killing
game upon their prsmss or within The vicinity
Of the SANE. before the Gosh inst, when the game
/ law" takes effect.
( We are clad TO see orr firners nsniie'; this
sp,rit II the law Is Of any account, let j: be en-
forced.
! There would os no particular objection to shoot
Ing young prairie chi,brus woo5ccck. or 'nipe
after they have attained ne proper growth, even
/ before the Iaw takes effect. Jltiti, the cu'tuu
Of spor,smsn. when they sg, into ! 'ovey OF hi
kind Of { .me, to shoot down the old hen srsi, 70
/ prevent her from saving her brood, by d.gerlins
the attention Of the dogs, unit! ,h. younger ones
can make their escape. 1hls freqleutly whole
brOod' are destroyed by killing tie old one tc.
fore the Young are able to taken care Of them.
selves
Again, many prairie chi,ksn'. do not &c:
through hatehjng before the ION or 18Th olJgIy
It. therefore frequently hApps.el; thai, hers were
billed before they were d1b- h4icLin; The
present game law was passed to prevent til, TO-
discriminate slaughter Of or choices. game,
Which israpl'y Diminishing, aai eoaiai.s i. oaly
to such as i. f, for lie table The .lv !, good
ols. 1t is much needed and should be enforced
We say pu: every man tdroagh who violates It.
LrrrrE rRog GEORGE CATEs-The fgllo~.ng
letter was wriltsn by George Gate, to the chill
dIen Of Mf. Constable Warner, tie day before b..
execution. /, mag be We! to mention that Gate.
had no Acquaintance with Mr. VS. family, and
had never known Mr. " before he saw him here
10 at!snd,nce on court during the trial The let
ter was written IA a return ior kind attention.,
shown him BY Mr.. ". after hs conyic,ioa
Now MY Young reader will give YOU piece
Of advice now bid you to obey your father and
mother in all their commands and they will cher.
ish you and YOU viii be pleasing in their sight
and you yIl obey Gods commandments far that
j. most necessary OF all live honest and UPRIGHT
live and serve God with all your heart % no
astray do not gu into bad company with those
who drink lie and stsol gamble hofserace and
counterfeit forsske all Of these for there's i, the
way to Obstruction and god tanno love those
then take advice from those who have had some
Experience Obey your father and mother do
not as have done Tor ! have di.nbrrsd all of
ha:s commandments and you see now Tia. |
have come TO the galows through means Of not
"beyng gods commandments take this to your
harts and Ito not forge,
so am no more June the 2s,h 1859
GE R6E L GAZE,
We have Inserted this letter Just a. It was writ
ten to show that Gates was a man of not even an
ordinary common school education. Ignorance i,
the progenetor Of crime, aud thi, instance should
be warning to parents to watch over the edlc
ton OF their offspring It's an old and truthful
sayng-"as the twig is bent the tree incues,'
and nothing more true in reference to education
Of he young Be careful then to incline them il
the tight way, Let moral principles be the basil
upon which their education is to rest. and the,
vail ever prove "a ligh, to their fee, and lamr
to their path"