Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-22
appear In sIshaIf Of Animals.

appear in ntnaft ~ sat.fs
~ GtokGE a.. brNaAf,
I REL inclined 10 sPosk a good
W0rl f0r the poor, siihfal creatures
lhal are dahb. shd cannot speak fOI
themselves. That they are Reslee-
ted aud cruelty beaten without eanss
OF prOyOeali0n is a fact Ialent "a
all Observers They are the slaves
OF iyrahls, who OYeTiask them and
punish them when they arc young,
and abandon them 90 the cold and
cruel hospitality Of the common
aud the roadside when they become
old, Thoughtless boys and men
oveTbunlen the horse, and then t0r-
get 10 feed him with sufficient oats
and hay, They neglect 10 water
him, aud 10 bed him aud 10 clean
him, aud then apply the brutal boot
and the lash, because he does not
pull and run with his accustomed
strength, and speed, and spirit II
his driver happens 10 DO ia a had
temper tho dumb beast has TO suffer
In a shower Of oaIhs aud blows,
The iron bic Is jerked farlOusly in
his bleeding mouth; the rawhide is
piled sayagely upon his back, until
the blisters rise In long lines upon
his shivering body; he Is beaten over
the head with huge sticks, and
kicked until his prosecutor becomes
too tired TO continue his cruel treat
mont. How olen an ineonsiderate
person drives n horse until ho is
drenohod in sweat, and then ties
him TO a post and leaves him un-
blankoted in the cold, while he (thc
driyer) halts Mt tavern 10 take his
grog, and toast his feet, aud chat
with his neighbors. Ho then mounts
his scat and the liqnor he has poured
down his throat seems TO have cir.
culatcd in the whip no wields over
the horse. Tho dumb beast catches
cold and becomes rheumatic; but ho
must make so many miles IN hour
or suffer tho consequences; ho must
draw SO many bushels ofproduce or
endure tho penalty Of kicks and
blows. Who will writo aud speak
for the faithful horse? Who will say
something for the creature that can
not speak2 Where is tho legislator
who will shield him with the law?
Where can we find, outside ola few
great cities, societies for the proven.
tion of cruelty to animals? Who will
report to the owners not brutal the
brutal treatment Of their servants
who are brutal? "a mcrciful man
is merciiul to his BEAST" n cruel man
is cruel to his beast; ho is a beast him.
self, and deserves the punishment he
gives his horse. We need n Bcrgh in
in every town to protect tho rights
animals ofas well as men and women.
They have the right to be well fed well
sheltered, well curriod and well
cared for in tho furrow and on the
road. They are good creatures of
God, and he created them to be SER
viceablc to man, not TO be the OBJ
jccts of his neglect and abuse.
When q mans horses and cattle
troop about him at the sound of his
voice, you may be certain he is n
kind, good'hearted man. You will lfind
he is kind at home, kind abroad,
and everywhere commended for his
hospitality.
Per contra, when you see man
whose horses, and cattle, and sheep
flee at his presence, you may rest
assured that ho is n tyrant III his
family; that he scolds his wife, and
whips his children, and quarrcls with
his neighbors. There are no hypo-
critics in nature out side the pale of
humanity, and tho meek-eyed OK,
and the innocent sheep, and noble
stccd will not haston to tasto salt in
the honds of a mercilcss master.
How often do we find boys pclt-
ing cows with sticks and stones,
making the speechloss animals atonc
for the Incidence of their drivers by
increasing there speed to and from
the meadow to the stable. Do those
boys ever reflect that they, probably,
owe to the COWS they over. drive and
beat tho physical strength with
which they hurled the cudgels and
stones that urged them to a painful
and unnatural gait? Our new civili-
zation has a heart with which it
thinks, and it begins to open its
eyes to the cruelty of animals. Car
loads of starved and thirsty cattle,
and sheep, and swine still point to
tho barbarism of darker age, but
law now demands that the poor
tour-legged prisoners shall be fed
and watcred, and the men monsters
who disregard this human law do so
at their peril, and tho evasion of
this law will become more and more
difficult as we advance along the
paths of progress and intelligence.
With the age of steam comes that
refinement which shrinks at the
thought ofspeed purchased with the
sweat, and blood and life of the spiri-
ted race-horse. The iron horse, with
his lungs of fire, and name ofsmokc,
and legs of steam, can travel faster
than the mostanimatcd horse flesh,
and its speed can be increased with
c at pain, SO that there is less need
now than ever before ofhorscs with
flying feet. Still, "the whole inferior
creation, groaning and Travelling
together in pain" appeals to man
and his Maker in dumb eloquencc
for relief. Even now 'the fear of
man and the dread Of man is upon
every beast of tho earth, and upon
all that moveth upon the earth, and
upon all tho fishes of the sea-for
into man handsare they delivered"
A wall comes up from the woods and
prairies. from the lakes and rivers,
and marshes, because ofthe wanton
cruelty of man. Birds, and deer,
and other game are rapidly. disap-
al, .~.etof.I frot