Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-25

one driving poor, broSen-down horse, where his
ribs show so plainly that 1t Is almost agony to
look at him. I suppose tie men and boys would
say. "That is Just because you are a girl" That
may be true, but If God in His greatness made
them. why cannot man in his littleDess be tender
To them?
pond, and il is filled with great number OF differ
ent kinds or fish, very many OF which she has
named and as she calls those names the little
FISH viii jump up in the water. She has taught
them by Kindness. Even the eels can be trained
by klndness-the ugly, wriggiing eeis. read in
the youths Companion chat Mr.. Wells OF River
head. Long Island, has the greatest eel pond in
the country. IT covers five acres; and two years
ego Nh Wells filled the pond with two thousand
dozen eeis, and now they have increased to mil
lions. They are 9ed every three days, and when
Mr.. Wells BEATS on the size OF his wagon with the
butt OF his whip they swim towards him, whereas
any one else might beat on Inc side OF his wagon
all day without attracting any attention.
Some animals have wonderful memory. For
Instance, You all remember the story OF the ele-
plant and the tailor. How the elephant was in
circus procession. and coming to tailOr's shop, he
put his trunk inside the doorway The tailor
pricked the trunk with his needle Twenty years
after the eleph ant passed the same shop and saw
the tailor, and, recognizing him, he filled his trunk
with muddy water, returned and completely de-
What greater instance of faithfulness to duty
can We findthan in the St Bernard dogs that save
hundreds OF lives every year.
The Instinct OF animals Is nearly equal to reason
In man. Travellers say that in countries where
poisonous plants grow there IS always found the
antidote for them, and when animals are poisoned
or bitten by poisonous serpents God has given
them the instinct to know the antitiote, and If
there Is time they always hunt for It, just as our
CAT hunts for catnip when she is sick.
The great Intelligence OF animals is another rea-
son FOR kindly treating them. Indeed, IL the men
had as much Intelligence as the horses they abuse,
no doubt the horses would be better treated and
the men would not be such towards Some people
take the Word cOWardin entirely different sense,
but any one who i'll treats anything weaker than
himself Is coward.
Even flies, II they are little things, should be
treated kindly for the good they do by acting
larry ScaVengerS for us. | have seen little chill
dren sticking pins through them. and the poor
little things seemed so ptiful. II they cannot be
Trained 10 love US that is for being cruel
tn them. AgaSSiz, one OF the greatest natuFalsts,
was SO kind to animals that they alno st knew his
voice, and never offered to harm him. Rosa Bon
neur, one OF the great painters or amin ais, used
10 go out every morning and study their peculi-
arities- She was perfectly at home with them
and they knew her and loved her, and would go to
meet her.
Hurt no living thing:
Lady-bird nor butterfly,
Nor moth with dusty wing
- Nor cricket chirping cheeriiy.
Nor graSshopper 50 light of leap,
Nor dancing gnat beetle fat
Nor harmless things that Green.