Smyrna times., 1866-05-23

Now, look here, argued the inspector,
persuaSlvey, that COW mast die If you kill |
her, you will receive half her value, under the |
new regulations; if you do not, why, you know,
as she is in such a state, | must, and then
you II get nothing
This was to the point; and the farmer gave
| way, ordered grave to be dug, and said he
would destroy the COW in an hour from that
time. Ii was arranged that the policeman
should return to witness the death; and the
owner of the animal, having stated it's value at
El6, l." made memorandum, assured him
that compensation would be paid, and, with
| few kindly words of coincidence, took his leave.
Taking up the constable into our vehicle we
drove away to another larger farm, where no
less than forty-five cows had died. The tenant
had never sold one from the time of the first
appearance Of the disease. He was an old
man, (he had been seriously ill, our conductor
told us, from the shock he had experienced
and the savings Ofa lifetime were gone.
I've lost my little all, he said to US heart
broken.
With trembling hand he pointed silently
to field about a quarter of mile distant
where huge letter I was described by the ar
rangement of forty great mounds. In the
graves under those mounds lay forty animals
and buried with them the thrift aud industry
of forty years of the farmers life. Newspa-
pers give graphic accounts, no doubt, but |
had never realized the cattle plague until then
One cow was dying in an isolated shed in the
yard. We went to look at herr passing more
of the empty stalls that gave SO chill an aspect
to the place. The poor beast lay PROSTATE,
her fanks heaving, her prOtuberant bones
scarcely covered with skin, and her ribs raised
with horrible distinctnesS above her fallen and
almost feshless sides She was in a pitable
state, and had lain thus for many days until
she became cOuered with sores. The former
Inspector carrying out some absurd notions of
his own, had said that she need not be destroy
ed and so the wretched animal had been in-
humanity left to a terrible lingering death
Some young farm labOrers standing round were
trying to induce her to eat, anXIOuSl y watching
her, though hope was gone, for She had been
the pride Of the diary. My companion, after
examining the COW, with an expression Of con-
Germ on his face that London physician might
have coveted, turned to the farmer and said,
as gently as he could am afraid she must
be killed; it is impossible for her to recover.
The poor man sorrowfuiy nodded ascent.
"'Here said l., which Of you fellows
will do it? Will y0u" he inquired of one OF
the laborers near.
"The lad shook his head. Noa, replied
he, OF Gonna do thot, with tone meant to
convey that he usually was ready Tor any amount
of slaughter, but on this occasion he was not
i the van.
g Here, will you j? said the inspector, turn
ing to another of them. But he only received
the same answer. Then, said the Inspector,
? fetch me an axe They brought clumsy,
heavy hatchet, and gave it to my friend. He
sprank over the rail that fenced in the shed,
: asking me to draw the dying cows head for
ward to receive the blow. | did so, (not feel
o ing at all like butcher, and in another mo-
ment the young doctor had eaSed his patient 5
sufferings forever We fetched a cart-hOrse
!. and placed chain round the dead animal.
q neck, in order that it might be dragged away
to add to the size of the monster I. Their
). tods positively bare path ,r0rm across the mea
:. dow by the number of bodies drawn down i
. for burial The horse, mournfuly fulfilling
7 his novel duties, slowly moved off The beS
mich c0lC erer hadP the old man sadly said
=. as his favOrite-dead, and oh so wretched
% looking, with strained neck, and glazed eye
d passed at his feet.
~ " 1t was a very painful scene: the deScrtc,
>. yard, the vacant sheds, the silent dairy ant
IN listess unoccupied herdsmen, composed sad
= denng picture, which might have been aptl
W entitled Trouble. Expressing our sorrow 70
a the misfortunes that had befallen him, an
,d mentioning the compensation he would receiv
e. for the last animal he had lost Ia sum whic
wv would scarcely pay the expense for digging tha
N. terrible I, we took leave of the poor farmer
he but the hospitality fhs class struggled throug
,w his grief, and he insisted on procuring for us
he goblet OF homemade wine before our depa
ture. We then visited another farm and al
od other; all had been attacked by the plagu
no and all had suffered severely at all we behe
he the wretched desolation this awful murrain h;
H., caused. At one alone the tenant had been 70
he tunate he had died on the day the plague cor
,o1 menced. The farmers received us well, al
=. were ready to listen to and accept any advl
- nv friend offered them as to precautlOna
measures they should take whereby future
80. lection might be prevented. But all their ca
20. ita had been invested in cattle, all their catt
nf had been destroyed, and very dark futu
,Ua opening before them, they all seemed owe
,ce whelmed and paralyzed; though, as far cOu
90 observe, they were patient and uncomplalnl
no. no' enough; and this not because they had
po o blame to lay on fellow-men, for grevOus injur
ier have been in many instances inflicted on the
a Tales of atrocity are already limited at; and
an years to come, when the story of the murra
the is told in the chimney-corner of homestead
rn. they will be remembered and related.
,ces 1T was late when we drove homeward
and was not SO much inclined for conversation
his when we set out, and my companions flow
the anecdote had somewhat abated. He had
by previously seen the phase in the cattle.plag
,s;st we had then witnessed The infected far
pur. by wealthy amateurs, who, after trying exp
sive experiments and losing all their stO
-. declared with disgust that they would give
!, We farming ) or else by men who could turn
IooE consolation to well-flled stackyards, and de
mine to buy no more cattle until the disc
,or,t had subsidized. But to these poor farmers
=" c,.rG bOuDa was no mere gentlemanly pasti
H. nor had they bursting barns to comfort tn
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