, 1873-09-12
DuCHESBEB AT AUCTION.

which took place At Utica, N. T., on Wednesday
last, arc calculated to give the whole COW fami-
ly, not excepting tho long, lank, crookod-horn,
hatchet-baokcd Te1aa "crittors,"& \ better opin-
ion Of themselves. There is probably not an
old brindlc COW in tho country, however humble
her shed. or squa1id her surroundings, or long
her horn8, who will not put on airs whom sho
hears of It, and kick over fow pals Of milk, or
toss the milkmaid up for feet, just because
she has no other available method Of expressing
her self-conccit.
It Is evidently = good limo for cows when tho
Eighth Duchess Of aoneva brings $40, 600 1t an
suction saloi And by tho samo token, poor
tirno for the masculine mombcrs OF tho family
when tho bost Of tho herd only brings @12o00,
Which furthermore sugges!s that In ono family
timeB bottor thsn the nalo. There is no good
rohHon now why tho COW should not elevate hcr
horn above all other animals, man included,
When Robert Bonnor paid $50, 900 for Dexter, 1t
WAS considered that tho top had boon roaohod,
but now oomos tho Duchess Of Geneva, who
can't run zaceH, aud is not available for
betting purposes, and wouldn't look woll In
harnosa, and brings $4,000 moro than Dexter.
Even lions, ostichos, rhinocoroses, hippopotn-
nuaos, tangaroos, boa constructors, and othor
such " "smnn deer" sink into insigniacanco whom
compared, In money value, with Her scseno High
neas tho Eighth Duchess Of Geneva. Tho dis
tance between this short-hornod lady and man.
in value, ia not complimentary to the latter. In
tho palmy days Of alavory, = flrat-c1ass negro
blackHmith would only fotch about 81 500, whilo
$4,000 was high price for comely octoroon.
Tho average OF human beings not in condition
Of slavery can hardly DO said to have any market
value. There aro vory fow Of them who would
bring at auction moro than merely nomt-
nal price. Most Of thom, indeed, would
prove unsalablo. It IL possible thoy
might be made marketable by being Jumped into
lot with old hats, hoopB-akirts, secondhand
books. and clothing. But even then 1t would DO
difficult to f'x any value to thom. Wo doubt II
al tho Duohesscs oxtant, put up in heap, with
their podigreea thrown in, would approximate in
value to tho price paid for tho Eighth Duchosa
Of Genova, daughter Of Duke Somebody or Other
and Duches5 Thingumbob, Lady of all the
Cloyors and 1imothyB, august pu1veyor Of But
ter aud Choose, Queen Of tho Dairy, q Duchess
without diamonds, and mistress Of all aho
surveys In barn-yard. Tho Eighth
Duchess vas not alone, moreover, in
this sale. Thoro wero nine other Ducheases
auctioned of, and they brought s2lo $50, an ay-
esago OF $21,7o each, which ia moro than all
the European royal families arc worth,
Such facts and ngu1ea as these mako tho
whole tribe Of bipedal DucheaBes, with all their
fuss and feathers, their gorgeous attire aud
their crowds Of Attendants, soem quito insig-
nfacant. It would DO unfair to omit giving
somo credit to tho qusdrupedal gentlemen and
babiea who were auctioned of Oh tho ea,no &C.
casion, Compare, for instance, tho Sec oud
Duko of Oneida, who Vas sold for s12, 900.
with the late Duke Of brunswick, who
died tho other dny.-a moan. lazy, 1niHerly.
good-for-nothing old dotard, who mover did q
decent action in Lis life, except by mistake, It
Is not probable that tho Duke Of brunswick
HVAAA AAafo IANAhAt kHU EGQtH AE Auction. In
fact, there are any quantity Of men who would
at any time aoll themselves out for two conts, a
for instance Ben Butler atter the Worcester
Convention. Whereas q calf less than Que year
old brought $15,ao at the Utica auction.
Wo have boen glancing at tho morale Of this
aalo. Tho busineHs nature of It lies in tho fact
that tho purchasers Of those Ligh-pricea
animals, like Rlr. s. II. Smith, arc in tho
"1ovoling up" business. They will "loyel
up" tho breods OF cattle in this country
and England, and therein lies tho profit Tho
Duchess of deneya, therefore, in hor day and
generation will fulfill very important purpose.
sho is truo roformor, and, undoubtedly, fu-
ture short-hornod generations will rise up and
call hor blessed. sho is engaged In tho improve
ment and elevation Of her kind, which is tho
highest and nobleBt aim in tho life Of either man
Or coW.
Tho London papers arc calling attention to
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