Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-23
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
The Nespolitans . 1lerciful Race Boyish
likes and Antipathiss-An Incident.
saturday Reyjew.l

can doubt tn2t great cruelty 70 animals L
practicsi in Naples The Nsapolitans arc, q
far as human beings are concerned. psraap'
the most msrciful Of all the races in Europ,
The poor goathsrd on the hills will give
half his scanty crust to hungry vagabond
the baker IN the town below will refuse K
call q policeman IL ono Of bis loave' i
stolen. ERA un poverino" he viii say
and shrux his shouldeea II an acute dis
sase overcomss the wanderer a his way, oil
il be meets with an accident, every cottage
Is open to him, place will BE- made for hin
In the family bed, and the boys will run
for the doctor or surgeon II the patien,
can pay, be 10 Of course expected to do 30;
II he cannot, blessings none the less spscd
him on his way
How l. it that men who are co compassion-
ate to all human beings except their per.
sonal enemies should b SO pitiles, to ami
mali Some thirty years ago boy in
northern Scotland would have been con
siderel a demon il no threw Q stone
at . robin, and q milksop II he did
not throw one at any water wagtail
he CHANGED to meet II he threw q
stone at q dog except in self-defese, be
vas Q brute; but cats were fair
game Those who hal learned to love
them left them alone; the others huntei
them with the greatest ruthlessne s. There
must be many persons who remembered this
state Of feeling. Did they, even as boys, feel
any pleasure in the death Of the wagtail
| or the pain OF the cat, as suchi They did
not realiz, it to themselves for . momont;
they wers glad Of the clever throw, OF their
skill in bringing the cat to bay-that was
all
The English boy who spins his cockchafer
belongs to the same class So docs the
Neapolitan. Like the English boy. he tas
his unaccountable favoritis, aud antipathieS =
He never attacks cat; he loves her as she
deserves. perhaps chiefly because he keeps
neither rabbits nor pigeons; but he looks
upon every passing dog, il donkey u not
handler, as the best means OF trying tn,
qualities OF his new stick. He wants to know
the power Of his cane. an the dog AMI ths
donkey ara the best means Of testing it.
1t happened once to a certain persol to
have 10 do with q Piedmontese servant
whose name was Carlo, but who lived in
Maple. One evening there was such hilar-
ity in tie kitchen as drew every one in the
house there. Carlo ha q mouse safely tied
by his tail, AMI was torturing him with u
piece Of red-hot charcoal to make springs
and jumps over piece II wood held before
him. A German gentle aan who could not
bear the sight rated him soundly 3But, sir,
he is a wicked animal" Carlo replied; "he
only comes here to STEAL It was difficult
to explain to him that it was the mouse's
nature to make these depredations, and still
more difficult TO make him realiz, the nature
Of the pain he had been inficting; at last,
however, he gave way on both points and
said, Il will never do so again. while ut
the same time he crushed tho head of the
mouse beneath his heel
An Elegant Seaside Bath House.
Atlantic City Cor Baltimore SUM-
A wealthy Land -ownsr / ere a few easons
back conceived the idea that the then pre-
valent style Of bath house d. g., DIRE sing
houses was barbarous, and that il some-
thing comfortable and convenient were
provided the public would appreciate it AMI
patronizs the enterprise literally. Before
the protector fms he'd it he added SO many
improvements that his investment absorbed
some $4,000 Finished, it stood a model of
beauty consisting Of reception room, register
and safe, for valuables of bathers shower
baths, wellfurnished reading-room for
ladies', smoking and card-rooms for gentle
men, and spacious disrobing-rooms, with a
iOtiCoabiy tciAcCS III uttdit
All this was erected right down at the
waters edge, where any spring storm might
destroy it in its wild embrace.
The old fogies smiled, shook their heads
like balky horse. AMI II they didn't say the
investor was crazy, they looked as though
they thought he wasn't right. Prior to this
the average bsth-house was about as crude
thing as one could imagine. Since then
tho IA IN .hnnSo soffloun,uf Of Atlantic Cite
is q thing of beauty, comfort AMI convent
ence. The noticeable particular, however,
is the immense rel umbrella used at this
establishment In front Of the building
bulwark has been erected to stay the raw
ages Of the surf, which at high tide reaches
close to the building. This has been filled
in with fine white beach sand, and here
during oil hours Of the day Out particularly
bathing time) fifty to a hundred Of these
great red sunshades held erect by the long,
pointed handles being sunk in the sand, give
color to the otherwise monotonous scens.
Accompanying each umbrella is mat OF
carpet and board about eighteen inches
wide, cut to point at one end This
pushed into the sand st an angle to suit
forms q resting place for the back; the car
pet Is to sit on. The brilliant color, the
lounging attitudes Of tho ladies and chill
dren, the smashing CT the breakers against
air, make IL q scene that is not soon for.
gotten A small charge is made for the
privilege Of the parlors and these beach &C
coutrenents-one payment securing the
privilege the entire day.
''Drawing Old Sherman On"