The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-13
CAPRICoRNICAN WRONGS.
"A Plea in Favor Of Billy, Nanny and
Their Offspring.


Our nelghbor Of the Pic0yane Is much ex-
ercised about the freedom enjoyed BY
the large goat population OF this city
and insists that the impounding ordinances
should be more vigorously enforced. 1t I'M
putes even to our police an undue tenderness
Of heart and susceptibility to female wiles
quite unusual and unprofessional in their too
easy surrender Of their prerogatives and de-
Election from duty by yielding to the persua-
sions of glib matrons, who obtain releases of
their billygoats On the prctext OF their de-
pendence on them for their daily lacteal sup
ply.
The Pic fairly bowls with indignation Mt
this outrageous neglect OF duty by our police
Tender and unbounding In its sympathies for
noodles, 1t has not spark Of charity or mercy
for the goat family. Thus it howed Tom
Jennings out of town, because he furnished
large and admiring assemblies Of our citizens
with, to them, the agreeable entertainment.of
witnessing combats In which the canine cham
plons found that true Joy which warriors
feel-in foemen worthy of their steel. This
was not. as we thi NIX, a violation Of the law
against cruelty to animals II was q violent
construction to assume as a cruelty to an ant
NAL that iii which we have the highest author
ity for saying that the said qtadruped takes
his greatest delight But the re prevailed in
its arguments and jennings was suppressed.
Poodedom and curGom triumphed
AGd now having exhausted IT. chlvalry IN
behalf of CANNES, the tic turns deaf ear and
a cold shoulder to another class OF our quad
rupedal denizens, which, We contend, stand In
greater need OF Its sympathy and defense
against unmerited persecution and crueltles
than any Of the alleged crueltie5 to which
dogs are subjected.
Nay, II would, In purely. canine spirit,
hound On these prosecutors Of our capricor-
nican fellow citizens. It III lists that they
shall be impounded without mercy. and with
out regard to the needs of the little darlints'
dependant for their nurture upon their daily
tactical contributions. They shall, too, be
checked In their peregrinatons and climbngs
over fences and up walls and steps, and their
nibbling of protruding and too luxuriant
shrubbery, and their inoffensive outings Of
impairment puppies and too sportlve blpeds
of like characteristics.
These HABITS, it is implied by the PIC are
yiolative Of some Of the rules OF our omnlpo-
tent and omniscient Sanitary As ISOLATION, and
must be punished with imprisonment and
confiscation. Awhile ago 1t was our poor lit
tie innocent pigeons, the symbol Of true and
warm love, that were TO be abated for the
great work OF sanitation. This proposition
was defeated by the discovery that the
pigeon was really contributor to sanitation
and medication. Now 1t is the goats, whose
companionship and odors have been regarded
as the most efficacious diSinfectants OF sta
bles and yards which must be Danlshed from
their fayorite haunts
We again protest against such novelties
and empiricism In sanitary and social science
We do SO in behalf of the whole goat popula-
tion OF our city, and specially Ia behalf OF
that well-known and patriotic fellow-citizen,
Wilhelmus Capricorncus, better known as
Chilly. whose public services and winning
manners have won him the esteem and respect
of all the dwellers and frequenters Of the
squares around the st. Charles Hotel The
doors OF every house, sore, saloon, BARRON
and shop are ever open to the entrance and
welcome offths well-known habitue AT every
lunch table he Is the first served, and at
every bar he is promptly attended, and his
large thirst quickly satisfied.
At eve his privilege to ascend to the portico
of the st. Charles and promenade Its whole
exterior on the narrow ledge which encircles
the building, and look down some thirty feet
upon the paSsers-by on the banqHette, nod
ding Familiarity to his old acauantances, has
never been questioned.
Then, when the tire alarm sounds what
member OF that gallant company, No. 13, is ever
foremost Of this active member in reaching
the headquarters, and in trotting as far as he |
is permitted with the machine as she rushes |
forward to the place of the confiagration; who
is more constant and regular in his visits to |
13's house to see after the health Of the two
splendid horses there kept for duty, and en-
force vigilance on the boys in charge?
Now, we protest that class of inhabitants |
by SO worthy and respected |
ch1eftain ought MOI to be prosecuted, as the
Picn,alne demands. We think that on q |
plebiscltum our worthy fellow-ctizen would /
be voted the freedom Of this city, and that
our citizens would rather see all the little nasty
poodles and yelping ours that abound herein
impounded, nay, drowned, rather than this
hoRored parsonage should be clrc0alscrlped OF
any OF his constitutional rights.
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