The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-12-25
About the Cattle.

The winter Is at hand. Its cold, cheerless
SLY will soon overwrsp us. It's snow WIN
soon be upon the fields LIS fierce, biting
will soon sweep across the open plain, and
around the corners.
For all this. the reader cares nothing as he
ats in his own comfortable dwelling, and list
ems to the CHEEKY music of the wel-hlled
sto,e, or fees tle gela' warmth OF the olaz-
linvh earth. Thick, warm walls are between
him and the cold without. |
But. friend, how is it in the barn-yard 2 /
There ar. those there who have no voice 10
speak their wants, or 10 protest against neg |
Ilect. How are they cared for -? Have you
thought of them while banking up and pre-
norino for your own shelter Can they, as
well as you, fad sunny corner to shield them
from the cold ? Let them have voice and
what will they say Of the matter? That You
have remembered the poor dumb things con
fined to your keeping !? They cannot ask
, in words for a comfortable shed or stable, but
the mute eve will eloquently speak thanks to
' the thoughtful and kind-hesrled master or re-
|. buke the selfish and mprovident They can
but look their gratitude to the hand which
) feeds and warns them. Your horse has a sun-
e nv. warm stable-he is full fed, faithfully
d curried, and has n good blanket, as he de-
: serves. But the OK and the COW, should not
be less carefully looked after. The one has
: toed patiently through the summer, and CIV
IS en- to your fields aud harvests, his enduring
e sinew the other has yielded wea tn and tAt-
e ness to your larder 1t we're unSrat.i@s!. =. ~ ~
leave them to the storm in The winter time
- There is no money lost in giving cattle
~ comfortable quarters ltis good i0yeatmen
s. pecuniarly Il is so much passed to the cred
l; il of our humanity. The warm stall need
p, less of hay. Thr cattle keep easier, and d,
ve much better. Money is saved, sir, and you
, heart filed with reflection that your beast
have not been forgotten, in fixing up" you
TO own dwelling for the winter.
n Economy. then, as well as humanity, be
,at speak a snug winter harbor for the cattlel--
a, Their shiverng forms, and sleet or snow GOV
cred backs, are cutting commentaries upo
ne the unfeeing and shlflle3s owner. The
would give him hard name, had they th
cd Gift of speech. We have duty to discharg
EAR to them as well as to our neighbor, man.
no We one hem-they are not indebted to US
. Their food ani shelter is all we give them
VI return for their toll. It these suggestion
catch the eye OF a reader who has not locke
aul to these matters, we venture to plainly, IN b
nd half of the dumb ores in his keeping, ur.
.os him to see to it, that they have good shelter f
=, the winter Be ashamed, sir, to sit by yo
inc evening fire, baking your shins, while yo
cattle are budding and shivering in the Gu
or and Storm without shelter, An hours e
lsd perience in the norwester should teach u
-, that flesh and blood, though belonging
80 to brutes has feeling. If the doctrine of &
trausmigration of souls should prove tru
ees yours will if you neglect your stock, me
the with fitting reward, and shlver Tor hteIli
to in the Greenland tophet of q sta6leless Al
~, shedless barn-yard. And so mote it be !
i'n' Take good care of your cattle and ney
thank God for bis mercies and bountes, u
fact less your brutes can thank you. merc
or man is mercful to his b"a>t-Cuydga Chi