The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-04

Iquadfupcu ny tne klndest eXhOrtatiOn to
the one car, and the vilest malediCtions
to the other. 1t has been said that mules
were invented" for n certain people.
Is it so?
Mary of these poor creatures sustain
life upon Just what they can pick from
Ealth's surface. Judge what must he
their means OF support now, when our
thirsty so'l mas Tor nearly five weeks,
been crying IN VAIN Tor rain, with the
thermometer, too, raging above 90. Add
to this the further condition that in MANY
cases, they are kept at work. during the
day, and turned out to feed" at niphtI
! Tt was n fond idea of Frederick tho
Great and some of his philosopbicoI con
, freres that sleep was an acquired want
which could easily be dispensed with
Their experiment in demonstration there.
of had well night cost them ttbeir
intelects and their lives PeIhaps how!
ever, it is only the menlal faculties which
need the "swoet restorer balmy sleen.n
and as the mule is not supposed to be
endowed with such, he may devote the
hours OF darkness to cropping the stunted
grass, thus fitting himself for next DAVIS
toll. But, we may prove too much:
others VINO are engaged ,-or ought to be, -
IN cropping for living, are quite as ca
pa6le as the quadrupeds of spending the
night foot; as witness our noisy streets
at any hour between the setting and the
rising of the Sun. This is clearly dem
onstrated to our nightly sorrow. But
the foregoing is all predatory, and has
sprung out Of the casual passage. before
my eyes. ..cf stalwart man, perehed upon
groaning cart, giving painfully practical
lessons on subject Of comparative Anna
tony. Now for its application:
societies for the umelioraticn of the
treatment of brutes, have long existed at
the North; but it is only recentlv that
one has been organized i'm our State. The
example is good one
PERSISTENT efforts on the part of the
ph1lanthropic and humane have at
length, eventuated in the emancipation
OF the African within the United States.
whether this result is to be viewed "a
an unqualified blessing, or otherwise, it
may be yet too soon to determine; but it
is not to he presumed ,-however this may
DH,-that the principle will ever be
strctched TO such an extreme, as to exempt
from serv'tudc the lower. animals: NAV
we not, howcvc, do something to soften
inc state or subsection and consequent
suffering in which they are now held
among usf III other words, shall we or
81 He' IN beaufort. society for the
suppression of cruelty to animais?.
He'itt,ing the subject, and bringing
1ldiculc upon it, by lecturinr bows on
The haTror of robb;ISr birds nest. while
We treat domestic poultry in similar
mnnner;-improrinng and rs6ing the meth
ods OF slaughter, while sli;!nninp tho
Examples of millions of our race who de
ny thcmse.y,s 4 morscl cf flesh brcme
tner repu2napce to shedding
blood; protesting such deepconcern
at the mode which the butcher
may employ to serve us with the choicest
veal &c, but never once rejecting, that by
very small share of self denial, the
slaughter of unceaned animals, at least,
might he greatly modified do not com
mend the admiration of those who are
prone to weigh sincerity by the accom-
panylnS abnegation of self
We want some efforts made to ston
or check the habit, now 80 prevalent
oi tSlhG cattle to tree or stake, with
no means OF reaching beyond the limits
on circle whose radius is the oft short
end cord of stingy and incousiderate
proprietor, frequently without water. on
days OF intense heat. for ten ar twelve
consecutive hours Add to this the swarms
OF gnats and flies incident to our climate
tormentlng them beyond lifes patient en- |
durance. We want horses mules and OK.
en- treated as servicablc and valuable nm.
!mais. The late stakeholder was Thought
oy many, to be kind because his inter.
ests SO prompted him. Why do not the
interests of the stock owner and team. |
ster teach him the same lesson2 How
long arc The humane among us to be
offended by the painful spectacle of
mules and oxen tied to cart wheels in
"cr summer sun, while the owners are en-
gagged IN visiting chatting, shopping and
worse than all,-drInking until a late
hour or the day; then issuing from the
saloon in just the plight for beating into
horrld Pace, the neglected, furnishing
creatures which have spent the day.with-
cut 1000 or water, and must now, hasten |
m,ies away INTO the country, to be 'turn-
not SO to be-
It is said of q benevolent gentleman of
this town, long since deceased. that he
made provision, in his will for the care
and support of faithful horse, SO lono
as he should live. TO
Similar cases of humane considerations
are not uncommon elsewhere; and we I
have the memorable instance Of m annie
legacy left for the protection and main
tenance OF large number of catsl These
are called eccentricities;-pe perhaps they
are such; but, the principle which
prompted them, If diffused through the
mass of mankind, would, like the slittle
leaven" of old, "leaven the whole lump" :"
We do not expect, in our day, to see the
leopard lie down with the kid; but we
do hope to see the comely horse, Tho