Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-01-26
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CRUELTY
nv CHARLSE ALLEN

Passing along country road Que dsy
7 I noticed a fen men snd boys gathered
I ahout . barking dog. Ga drawing nearer.
/ found The Ol sci % their inierCs, aud
ths caulues excitement. % De wood
chuck which the DO. hAi wounded. bot
which wss siill hrAvely doing bis best to
defend himself against bis tormentofs,
but With such fearful odds against him
that ths poor little rodent must have
kuown that he could not expect even
I fair p'ay In his unsqaal struggle Tor hi.
he. Amer a few words 10 the party
About cruelty % animals. which they
seemed u take 90 kipdly that hopsd IN
little creature might have an sni pat TO
/ both hls physicNl and meutal pain. !. te-
Ing hurried. passed on, and WIN la the
distance heard renewed shouts u laugh.
,.r. intsrmlugied with The barking ~ The
I dog. which had bssa tsught hy his mssisr
a. b. cruel. regretted that l ala not No.
/ ish The poor woOichuck myself, AMI then
I .as lei iuto train % thoughts which
~ll trv % present 10 The readers of The
Hlns Fira.
IN seems % De necessary that lifc o.
frequently sacrificed In order to minister
to the wants or % the cpuNtuitnce oi nan.
Indeed. many msn even nov regard pro
fe.slon. The sole aim ~ which may Pc cou-
.laer,l ID D. The taxing of human NE. A.
hlshly hprorthie. while Others iasiify The
tAslug o. human NE for cer,ala ofsnses.
Ar'y Al. h,sevcr. have learned that n
humsa NE l. I, br taken, the last pan.
elhrr mental OF physical. that TIE victim
can sarsr. the better Oieu he farcs %
prsyrr-. etc might well he omitted upou
The srafiit. a. Nsil A. The uespfPcr ~
ports ia detail Bat In the matter 20 cru
sl.v. people Of al civilized nations have
Afsanccf since the sixtecnih aut ssvsn-
tssuth c.n'urles. When thc more hlisous
~ death The more prolonged The sutcf-
ings. ard The morc iuilguilirs cast up1n
he body OF ~ suf rcr, IN beitsr No
longer 81 Nc n1i men. women or CD ldfen
cast = savsge beasts. their shfisks of pAln
or terror greeted, p,fhsps. with shouis ~
laughter 10 won.t not be- possible nov
to p1u tAe living h1iy 20 regiciie Ia
p.-c.. ~ horses. or for The head % cvcn a
traitor DO be- exposed flf tsruiy years
over the gateway oi Ap1Paloas towh.
While thefc has tc,n Advancement In
this regard. Ani iherv l. stu room tnr
more improvement, = Prominent, we'll
pflntsd. fly.lIiasirAtci. ppQaiAr mAgt-
= NJ ha. a sery sp,rlisd fsii Peg l.iasira'
too. sncr isudsesr. r,prf-cnuug The
Otisr Uunt. wherein the huutfr l. repre-.
seutei a. tctring Aon upon his spear of
pIkr. the body 90 The aulmsl, and - me TIE
p,ctare cuuvrys ihc Impression ihN TIE
catuke creature hAs seized The weapon
win ore claw aui with his tc,ih, Ia an ~
fort to draw 10 from a. hoiy. ! say lm.
prcs.iou. bfcaase the letter press Article
upon the a. 81 woali secm % iaiicaic
t5at The oitsr. taken out of his native ci.
rrut. the wai,r. ant plrsued ~ pack of
Sos. ani The blped sho bears Alon The
pIks. hss about a. much Chsncc fOr fair
pay a. thc man would, bal De been cAsi
luto ssa fuu of sharks ani sword nshcs.
TIE fur % ihc otter l. val uable. tasr
fore ~ nav say 10 i Necessary - tAke lts
lfr. hut 10 serms 90 ne, iuloSlug TIE
reasoning 90 Ra,klu and Jarvcs, that The
objects wlth Which - are daily brought
In contact. arc education, la Art, for To-
stance. such object Lessons A. i1ls Nofk
must teach a form ~ cruelty see
close connection bsiween this Illustration
aui The scene presented ~ pigeon match
or the boys. fog ant Scoichuck, or TIE
blp,d who prowls The pastures AL iav %
shoot birds
90 uot propose . Arglc The question
from the stAufpo.ni 90 him sho Suuii re-
gard all NE A. sacred, bat With The II
tended cultivation of the cereal grains.
snd ~ fruits sud vegetables, and iac "a
cIIties flf preserving them, and Tor pre-
ssryiug meats. also. certAia 10 i that 10
proportllu % TIE population. mans wants
ftqlIrc much isss or What mlsht sem -
te cruelty % auimsl-. Instead of a few
thousand r0ylug lndlAns, LIVING oy hlni.
Ing Ani nshlng. sni who ae, A. ny oli
Golirich ussd 90 say. "the snifAlls of All
.ort. % birds ant bcssts, ~ have NIL.
Ions Who are supplied Win the royal.
nogfishiug wheat, The hsAi-giSing maize.
the healthy sppic. the luscious pear Ani
peach. Evsn ihc common democratic
q. Irish potato. was once iound only upon
the tables 90 the wealthy. Some oue has
sAid that nsh have a fAr better favor II
ALLIED. Instead OF bclug Allowed 10 surrr
a lingering. cruel death. and 10 II well
known that animals ~hich have suffered
payslcal OF mental paln give Us poofer
meats.
- IL would seem ihA; 10 everything
~hlch ministers % The necessities or con-
NNuIN u o. NAANhAAAf 80 W. - 49,
ssts prompts man 90 oe klrt. IL still re-
mains Tor hlm q learn that eVen the lesser
spimal.-as wOodchucks. Tor Instance
have rights walch be should respect As
Df Bariol 4 think 10 VA once SAID oar
scora % Auimals comes non our cary
Hebrew tsachlug fOllOsirg this teach.
lur. The Italian, when demonstrated wiih
Tor cfueiiy beatiug or Overlooking hl.
horse. replies that o. IL l. not Christian,
t1us seeking 20 ChrisiiAolre The oid lie
brew lisA Many Others DO the ssme 10
practice; a. Tor Instance the MAJ who
migat 20 10 church on sunday aud would
p rmit his team - labor fOr gain.
1 once saw = half.druuken sheep buyer,
With a heavily.lAdeu cArt.l)Ai OF heavy
wooded lambs on 4 bot day, their tongues
prOiruiiug. their limbs closely ued' thelf
facss And bodies showing every marx OF
suf-rlng. and thOught the sheep might
have the lner seusioiiitle-. II man Vas
created In The lmsge OF bis MAker. many
specimens must have shown great dsssfio'
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