The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-08

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living upon bis back. We fastened up
TO give assistance. ssbAt presently saw tnal
the man, Instead Of being inlurea, Was
simply, dead drunk. Hs haa staunolsu
an on his way, home, from tine tavsrn,
and ii full bottle of WINS KEY !oiess y.
out ,,ps Aisspocket in falling, lay sue .py
dido, The sore-feee OF the norseWete ha !, az.
psonted on each side OF ms neck: ;r mau sae
hind feet on each side W nis iegs. LIS ~, ~
s;tion seeming 70 us dangerous oI .ne sa'. ~,
, Nm ntsd IN draw ham away; but be rcsisea
with MI his strength, snorting, laying Sach
his ears. ana giving every other mn
ger, ri was aufarent shat ne had cssse ely
planted himself so az
coaprrrgsx 70 PRoTEcT HIS WASHER
against any aassing vehicle. we asslstea
| the faithful creature 10 tue onsy pYssloie
wax---bv pSur:n the whiskey INTO ahe dust
amS Ian HIM until help could besummoned.
M;s act snsicatcd not only afetsisn, inyolv-
inc ! sense OF duty, but also Inucc than one
process .oi reasoning.
Darwin, as ] understand aim, IS Still
doub4sul whether there IS IMMORAL sense IN
aniynsss. We can Judge only from acts, OF
course, but our interpretation Of those acts
depends upon our sympathetic power oil
entsfsng into the feelings .ef the animal.
This is an element which science will not
accent; hence 1 deabt whether her dedue-
tfo1ts may not fall, ss far4Short OF the truth
as a vivid Imagination may 60 beyond it.
Tome it Ia very clear fhat there is at least q
rsu,imentary moral sensefin animals. have
had two marked evidences thereof, which
are the more satisfactory inasmuch as they
include change o3tconduct which can be
explained only by assumfug an ever-present
memory of the fxrlft committed. II this be
mot a
- LOWER FORM OF CONSCIENCE
i'm its nature, itsipraoticsl result is certainly
1he very same. Werewolf Judge strange
man by bis actions, his speech being wholly
unintelligible to MS, wye should give him the
credit of positive conscience in like cir
cumstances. Why should we withhold 1t
from an animatS
Let the reader decide for himself. have
a horse who is newrnot less than forty-one
wears old, and it Is possible that he is q year
or two older; for thirty-eight years ago he
was broken to use. He is at present on the
retired list, only occasionally being called
upon to lend helping shoulder to his
Younger colleague, but his intellect is as
fresh and rs full OF ssxpedients as ever. No
horse ever knew better how to save HIM
self, to spare effort and prolong his powers;
no one was ever so;eunning to slip his hal
ter, open the feed-boX, and supply the phos-
pilates, the necessity Of which to him he
knew as well as any" scientist" l have
seen him through ascrack in board shanty,
used while the stable was building, lift and
lay aside with his teeth six boxes which
were piled atop of one another, until
HE FOUND THE osess AT THE BOTTOM.
Then, when my head appeared at the win
dow, he instantly gaze up his leisurely,
luXuriously munching OF the grain, opened
his Jaws to their fullest extent, thrust his
muzzle deep into the box, and grayely
walked back to his staiwith ut least quart
of oats in bis mouth. This horse had q
playful habit of swapping ut my arm when
he was harnessed for q drive. Il always
talk to horse before starting, as matter
of politeness.) OF course / never flinched,
and his teeth often grazed my sleeve as he
struck them together. One day, more than
O dozen years ago, he was in rather
reckless spirits, aud snapped little
too vigorously, catching my arm actually in
his jaws. scarcely felt the bite, but was
very much surprised. The horse, however,
showed such unmistakable signs OF regret
and distress that I simply said, "Never do
that againi" And he never did! From
that moment he gave up the habit Of years ;
he laid back his ears or feigaed anger in
other ways, but he
NEVER AGAIN MADE BELIEVE TO BITE.
This certainly goes far beyond the tempo
rary sorrow for an unintentional injury
which may be referred to al animals atfec-
ton. What else is conscience than knowl-
edge of wrong made permanent by men,
DRY which forbids the repetition OF the
wrong? - ~. -"
The other instance was furnished by a
creature which is popularity supposed to be
as stupid as it is splendid-ap peacock This,
being long-lived bird, and therefore dow
cred with a richer experience than other
domestic fowls, ought to be wiser in pro-
portion, yet have never heard OF the pea
cock being cited as an example OF either
intelligence or moral sense. The bird is
vain, it is true; but If vanity indicates lack
of intelligence. what will become OF men
and women have often watched John
1.-THE name we gave him and which he always
recognizes) spreading his tail before few
guinea-fowls, who were 80 provokingly in
different to the rayed spiendor that he in
Yariably ended by driving them angrily
away. On the, other hand, can l ever
forget the .,..,
SIMPLE, UNTIRING ATTACHMENT
OF the gorgeous creature9 The table ut
which wrote stood near bay-Window, SO
that had the true left-hand side-light, with
a window ut my back. AS soon as took
Of
few upon the window-siil, and whenever /
failed to notice him the sharp taps Of his
bill upon the glass reminded me Of his
presence. Then turned, and, as in duty
bound, said, 80 Good morning, John /" after
which he continued to sit there, silent and
content, for two or three hours longer. The
peacock is ordinarily shy fowl, but John
was bold enough to eat out of our hands.
As often as spring came, however, it was
impossible to prevent his depredatiOns
in the garden. He had morbid taste
for young cabbage and lettuce-plants,
especially when they were just rooted after
being set out, and he would sometimes pick
q whole bed to pieces while the gardeners
back was turned. For awhile amused my
self by testing his powers Of discrimination.
/ waited behind a clump of bushes until he
was fairly on his way to the garden, making
low, swift strides, with depressed neck and
tail, and then I suddenly stepped forth. In
the twinkIing OF an eye John stood upright,
walked leisurely in the opposite direction,
and seemed quite absorbed in the examina-
ton Of some trifling object. His air and
manner, to the tips Of his feathers, ex-
pressed the -.,.
coMPLETEsr IGNORANCE OF A GARDEN.
He would spread his tail, call to the other