The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-25
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PRENTISs.
..t. For the Union and Journal.
A Plea for Those that Cannot Speak
for Themselves.

lhc Last uepartihS SHOW IrOm our
streets reveals the darker side of human
nature In manner most painful TO be-
hold oy those who believe that the ami
mails which so patiently draw the often too
heavy loads through our streets, were
given us to protect. not to abuse. A few
days since my attention was attracted to n
team Of horses hitched to load of logs
which they drew with apparent case un-
til they came to a spot Of bare ground
where It stuck fast. Tho poor animals
used great excrtions to start, but were re-
warded only by cruel lashcs from their
mercilcss driver who was enraged be-
cause they did not pull through the mud
with tho same case rs over the snow.
Read the following account of tho treat
ment of animals in Paris, by an Amcri-
can ''thc treatment Of animals hero
seems to be much better than ours. /
have not seen on all the omnibuses of this
great city single horse that appeared
overloaded, ovcrworkcd, or unhappy.
They are all plump and strong, and the
picture of animal content and their dri-
vcrs appear kind. have never seen one
strike horse In apparent anger, and
their stables arc horse palaces. And so
with the teams. They have briahs and
supports for the shafts. l have seen but
one case Of overlooking in Paris, and that
was on a steep rise near the "Arc do
Triumphe." The driver did not swear,
scold, nor whip. He drove them zfgzag
across the street and finding the load too
heavy, got more horses from another
team" Not long since, most revolving
spectaclein the way of brute torture took
place ut the corner of one of our most
frcquented streets. A man (D was seat
ed in a wagon, urging poor horse that
had hardly strength to stand on his legs,
this way and that cutting him with the
whip to increase his speed in order to
show him of to q room Of admiring spec
tators who evidently thought It capital
joke, not one of these persons having the
humanity to interfere and rescue the poor
animal from his inhuman driver. Wear
constantly hearing of this and that prop
osition for elevating the human race but
there appears to DO none more cflectual
than to place before the minds OF. our
children tho truth that our Heavenly
Father has given us these dumb creatures
to kindly care for and that the omission
of this duty wili'be punished even as any
other sin. 1t would be unreasonable u
expect genuine christianly feeling In a
man who would abuse his horse or OK, or
in a woman who would permit her child
to amusc himselfby torturing helpless
cat or dog. The young arc the hope OF
the world they arc soon to take our
places, into their hands will fall the rich
Inheritance of the past and II behooves us
to use every means to make them gentle
and good that they may use to advantage
the glorious dover.
"All that inhabt ocean, air and earth
From one eternal Slro derive their birth.
The hand that built the palace or the sky,
Formed the light wings which decorate tho fly,
The Power which wheels tho oircling planets round,
hears eyery infant fowrit on the ground.
That bounty which the mgh,icst beings share,
Feeds the least gnat which gilds the evening air.
Thus AL tho wild inhabitants of woods,
Children of air, and tenants Of the food,
All, all are equal, independent free,
And all are heirs OF Immortality.