The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-07
From the Ohio State journal.
SUNDAY DOHNGS AMONG
EldsE2S Els.


Our parson is one of that kind who
gives the people the worth of their mon
ey, so he gets up pretty extensive sermons
for such hot days. Last Sunday | sat till
he got to 1lthly, and, by that time got
dry as a contribution box; so I stepped
out to get drink at the pump. The
meeting house is on the corner and the
horses are hitched along on both sides.
AS | went out, saw something was on
foot among the nags; most of them had
their ears back, and were showing their
teeth, and stamping in anything but re-
ligious mood. Wheu | got my fluid down
l stopped to investigate the disturbance
among the horses, and as I know horse
latin, sat down on the steps to take notes.
All were outside the ratings and hitching
post in paved gutter, each beating tat
too with quartette of iron boots, which
| at first thought would be more profta-
bic for the blacksmith and farricr, than
for the owner; but as the owners were
mostly rich, it was none of my business.
The Black then nominated the Chest
nut as Secretary, which was agreed on.
The Cream Color moved q committee
Of three to present a platform for the con-
sideration of the meeting. Carried, and
the Chair appointed the Cream, the Black
and the Roam said Committee.
While this Committee was consulting
together, the chair called for an expression
of opinion from the different members of
the Convention, and requested that each
one bring in q resolution embodying his
sentiments; whereupol the following were
offered:
By the Deacon's Yellow Mare:
Resolved, That the merciful man is
merciful to his beast. Adopted.
BY Old White:
Resolved, That every horse should be
provided with fly-net.
This was amended by the Sorrel, SO as
to read-'and that the said hy-nets should
be constructed SO as to protect the tanks,
and legs, rs we'll as the back and ears,
and in this form the resolution was adop-
ted.
The little Black reached his head over
to the Chestnut and whispered something
when the Chestnut moved that the meet
ing be organized, by calling the Big Bay
to the chair. This motion was carried,
and the chairman proceeded to state the
object of the meeting as follows:
Fellow Horses We have now organ
lied ourselves into convention for the
purpose of discussing peaceably our grev-
anccs, in accordance with the republican
character Of our inalienable rights. We
are broug' t from our stables and pastures
every Sunday, to be tied mp here, in this
hot weather, upon pavement Of villain
Gus boulders, exposed to the heat Of a
mid summer sun, and the bites of merciless
flies. Many of us have not stitch of fly
net to our backs, and all Of US have been
more or less incapacitated from protecting
ourselves, by having our tails clipped, to
crafty an unscomly fashion, which neither
our masters nor mistresses seem dispos-
ed to honor at this time in their outward
combinations. Besides, our check reins
are left tied so tight that we cannot bite
a fiv from our shoulders, or ease our ach-
ing muscles a single minute. In view Of
these abuses, we feel that our condition
calls loudly for redress, and hope this con-
vention will devise some means of relief
By the Bobtail Black:
Resolved, That it is an abridgement Of
our own natural rights to curtaa us al
one end and tie the other, while the flies
are suffered to suck our blood.
Carried with much unaninity.
By the Black Pony:
Resolved, That these flies bite like the
d-li
Objected to by the Deacon's Yellow
Mare (The Pony had been brought up
in livery stable, where his morals had
been sadly neglccted.) The little sorrel
said the Pony was right. The old Dun
thought the language too strong for the
place, but would vote for it any other
day but Sunday. The Big Gray moved
to strike out all after 'Resolvod, and insert
that these flies have the faculty to cause
the members of this convention, and our