The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-06
HERGH'S NEW DEPARTURE.

vaSaries Of . Monomaniac ON the Subject Of
Cruelty TO Animals-An Incident ON Broad.
way.
There Is rejoicing among the carriers, butoners,
dairymen, stage drivers, keepers OF rating dogs
and ngnting purps over the announcement Of the
benevolent Bergh's new departure In bis monoma.
niacal crusade. No more will The yelling and swear
Ing drivers Of Third avenue pause In their agree
able pastme Of "knoutng'' their horses when the
commanding form OF Bergh is seen. No more viii
the dairyman. snreshng his dying COW into giving
q pau u milk, dread 9 visit from the vigilant
ncfueity -td.ahiMals0 nan. Every ruhfann' whose
feelings have been hurt by Bergh Will now take So.
faction out Of the brutes he was forbidden to NAL
treaI for he Knows that the dread dsturber Of his
pleasures Is otherwise engaged.
HORSE RIGdT6
The edict has gone forth from the Office Of the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
that hereafter all blood and carriage horses shall
wear as much hair as they please, kick as high as
they like and run away when they feel so inclined.
And that they may not be annoyed by coachmen,
the cruel Dit shall be abolished, and head checks
placed among the collection OF Mr.. Berghs articles
Tor animal torture 1t Is declared o misdemeanor
to clip horse, and no jackass shall be deprived of
It Ia further decreed that everv horse snail have
guaranteed to him LIE, liberty and the pursuit Of
hay and OATS
Mr.. Bergh Is greatly grleved that
PIGEONS ARE BORN TO DIE,
and lamentS that they are not Immortal.
lie has for years demonstrated with fav0r1te cat
for Its cruelty in torturng and eating the heads or
the poor little mice, but without effect Puss VIII
'To for' the mouse With as much elan as II there
was no law against cruelty In existence. During
the summer months, when the benevolent gentle
man wanders along the beach, he grOans In agony
Of soul over the eroclty and cruelty of the blue fish,
that not satisfied With killing and eating the dear
little sprats, send shoals OF them hopping to the
shore 70 suffer the rigatIul agonies Of dissolution
under brolling sun, Mr.. Bergh would prevent all
this II ne couldbut he CANNOT aud he grieves Gaily
HIS DEPUTIES OR AGENTS
are like unto him, ''oniy more So" They are most
Careful lmitat0rs Of the great President OF the
SEcie9ys They sneak about gentlemen's carriages,
Watching for IAN unbucklcd strap. a turned halF, q
crossed hridle. or something that VIII give them an
the animals and their own Importance. The latest
instance OF this prying impertlnence occurred yes,
terday.
AN INCIDENT.
Mr.. Pierre Lorllards carriage was standing be
fore store In broadway, the c0achmln IN his seat,
horses heads. He told tho coachman
that the horses were checked too hgh.
AS the man was peremptOry In his manner,
the servant made the alterations he was ordered ia
90, out OF course grumbed, for ne thought, aud no
doubt rightly. That as he knew the animals better
properly placed the checks. The remOnstrances OF
the cOachman exasperateJ the deputy and ne loudly
threatened 10 arrest MN, OF course Owd gathered
about the carriage whose inmates were greatly
alarmed, and much Indignation was expressed by
the crowd az the arbitrary and unnecessary con-
was not made, however, and there the matter
ended.