The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-16
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1874.
ALL ABOUT AN "ALDEENEY."

Address GLOBE PAPEk Co., Rutland, VT.
ALL ABOUT AN "ALDERNEY'
Why did not Vermont produce an "Ab.
by Smith p Is it on account of that unob-
trusive modcsty which forms one of the
most attractive charms of her daughters?
Surely, even if the state is small, some
ABBY" might have been discovered, who
owned COW, and had a sister. If we
take the trouble, as well as pleasure, to
read the reports of the vermont Dairy
mems Association, we find that in the
multiplicity of kinds of cows in the state,
there are quite number known as calder
ncys" Their good points are fully set
forth in the proceedings and debates. Tn
fortunately, upon one point these reports
IRE silent. They leaye us in ignorance, and
cropping around in gross darkness, upon the
main point. We are not told whether ''sis
,ers" own one or more of these Attorneys
If we were informed upon this point, it
would help some, but would not really
reach the real difficulty. If it had been
discovered, and so reported, that there was
an abby" who had an "Aldcrney," some
thing would have been wanting This cab
hy" must have had sister. This sister must
have gone out and looked at this "Alderncy'
when 1t was II calf whcrcupon she was at
tractcd thereto, and put ribbon about
his. bcr or its neck. Thereafter. this isis
Ter" must have "frequcntly or oftcncr,
kissed the calf aforesaid, even. after it had
ceased 10 be calf and became Of sufficient
ngc to be known and called Ivy another
name, and have allowed no one else TO feed
it, All this, however. would not quite an
swer the book. We do not, for a mSmcnt,
suppose that the ''Aldciney' part of it is
of much consequence, although the words
"Aldcrney COW" have been luggcd INTO the
discussion of the question, and hardly n
paragraph has been written in reference
thereto without the use thereof We pre-
>ume that there arc hundreds, perhaps
have, at some period Of their lives, made n
pet Of COW or calf, horse or colt, sheep
or lamb-to say nothing about dogs, which
most persons, whether man or woman,
would gladly exchange for the taxes as
sesscd thereon. They have, also, pcttcd
them, put ribbons around their nccks fed
them with their own hands, etc. In the
end, too, without consulting their pleasure,
these same pettcd animals have been seized
by the inevitable, unsympathetc. and al
most omnipresent tax collector and sold for
taxes. And, what Is more, no fuss has
been made about It,
The question recurs, why have we not
an abby among u.s.? We must confess
this is a question difficult to answer. Not
withstanding the silence of official docu-
ments and the transactions of dairymens
associations and agricultural societies on
the subject, we believe that Vermont as
well as every state in the Union, has every
element for an abby or for "Smith
sisters" except one. That exception we
call one, but it is, perhaps, twofod. The
people of Vermont, male and female alike,
generally pay their legal taxes actEoW
grum6ling. If they do as is the nature of
man, grumble little, they keep it to them
selves. They do not rush into print about
it themselves, or employ others TO do it for
them. They are intelligent enough to know
that when taxes are levied and assessed
they must be paid, peaceably if may be,
forcibly if must be. That tax collector
would be an idiot if, upon the refusal of an
individual to pay a legal tax, he did not
take that property which would the soonest
realize the tax. IT a pet "Alderney"
would produce the result the quickest, the
pet Alderncy would be taken As we have
said, the collector would be an idiot if he
did not pursue this course. There is the
tax for him to collect, and if he does not
collect it he must pay it out of his own
pocket Isn't this asking "leetb too
much" of a public officer? "Abby" and
SISTER couldn't pay their taxes When
woman won't she won't, and that is the end
of it. What is the collector to do in such
cases. Why, certainly pay the money
himself and leave his family to starve. As
strange as il may seem the Glastonbury col
lector respected his oath, obeyed the law,
and loved his family, and therefore collect
ed the tax. 1t may be said that we are
treating an important question taxation
aud rcprcsentation-with levity. But we
respectfully submit the question. whether
The fuss that has been made over these sis
tiers, the pet 'Alderney," and.so forth, and
so on, is not ridiculous. If it was some
thing new, 1t would present altogether a
different aspect. But this method of col
Letting taxes, and this land of taxation is
as old as the country, and is taking place
all around us every day. We do not suy it
that is the taxaton-is right because we
do not believe it to be strictly 50, but We
do not believe ten year old property own
81 ought TO vote, yet we, at the same time.
believe his property ought TO I've taxed.
The climax is about 10 be capped. AN
Abby Smith gathering is advertised for
Worcester, Massachusetts, on Thursday of
this week. Among the speakers are as
announced, abby Smith and, which we
take to be the sister" "Julia J.. Smith 4"
We trust that gathering" will dispose of
the "Alderney, and then we can consider
the questions Of taxation and representa-
ton without reference to cows or sisters.