The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-03
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
An Early Morning Tour Of New
York City.

"Old Gray" and ME-. Bergh's Omcers ON
Duty-Many Illustrations Of Mans In
humanity to Helpless Brutes.
There is an old gray horse in the
stable Of the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals that. from years
of service, has become SO accustomed
to the work required Of him as to per
form it without much urging. He has
in his younger days gone by the names
Of Prince" Zip" and Charlie. !"
but now he is referred to SIMPLY as the
odd Gray" It is said of him that
when he turns out with the ambulance
to bring to the Office disabled orsick
horse. he seems to appreciate the fact
that one of his suffering kind is to re-
ceive kindly care and aid. for he travels
along in his very best time. and will OF
his own voIition bring the vehicle to =
standstill close to the unfortunate
steed. This is his routine work. but
he does special service, as well. three
or four mornings of each week.
The vast majority of the population
of the metropolis is asleep when, at
half-past .. M. the stsble gate of the
society's building is thrown open. and
.Old Gray" harnessed to the rcd four
wheeled business wagon, with the OFF,
cial seal ON the side. darts into the
street Superintendent Charles Ham
kinson holds the reins. and accom-
panying him are three Of his officers.
They are on their early morning tour
Of the great city to ferret out and stop
the crueltiss of man to animals of everv
kind. odd Gray knows the route.
and, striking one of the great East Side
avenues, turns his head nothHsfa and
speeds Aloug in the direction of the
Harlem Bridge. As the wagon nears
the car-stables it is stopped. A car
comes rumbling on with half-awake
driver and q limping team of old
plugs"
ssStopr' cries the Superintendent to
the driver.
what for?" is the sleepy reply.
Those horses are lame. You'll
have to turn them out and take them
back to the car stables"
s.Well. boss. " says the driver. who,
from being often lame and sick him
salt and ret compelled to work, has
systematic feeling for the poor horses.
I've been l0okin' out for you and. to
tell the truth. I'm glad I've met you:
didn't want TO go out with them.
I'll take them back.
As he does 50, .Old Gray" starts OF
again up the avenue. Two blocks
above truckman is overtaken driving
= crippled horse.
you'll have to take that horse
hOme,n cries the Superintendent.
mo, / WON'T" 10 the surly answer.
.'Oh, yes, you will" in . decided
who are your" angrily.
..Mr. Bergh's officer
well. ill right; IN do as you say,
bat / didn't know at first as it was any
q your business to- interfere with
The in-natured fellow Is hardly out
of sight when another Of the same
sort r. encountered. He Is whackine
his famished-looking horse over the
head with savage earnestness. Scarce
81 before he knows of their presence
the Society's officers have wrested the
whip from b uplifted hand, and b.
fore they part from him they give him
emphatic warning not to repeat his act
u orueaEy. The saloons are by this
tina opening. and the bartenders ere
glass into tho streets. odd Gray d
refined in in front Of the foremost of
the o0enders. The man has Just COM
pleteu h's sweeping.
DO you know that there is = lot 81
broken glass In that rubbisha'' asks the
Supcrintendent
II guess 30. indiAereutly.
You'll have 10 pick the glass out Of
The street AID throw Il elsewhere -
'.How do you know ! wills" doubling
s.Bseauss 4 you don't you'n BE- o.
The bartender would much rather
light than undertake the task. but he
looks first at the ofIicial seai and then
= he four ollcers. and finally. with
many ursterings does - b l. hidden.
An he other oGendors are treated ii
to snme determined manner. Some
- thom underufnna tho meanin9 of tho
hu; ~ majority u not know Wkat Is
make q Il o al IL Superintendent
- driven AMY ffom tie lat a thsse
idl6nant diepensors q 6quor vixen his
ofou6tSoa 4 aStxooeed . .plux uelyss
vho = serolline a1one - street WITH
= d0H viii almost = little c1aine 20
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