Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-02

round. They were country folk, but they
knew how 10 behave, and so followed
Judas, some hundred strong, patiently
and with look of bland wonder in
their faces. / saw his broad back jog
ging IN advance OF them, mp, up lime
washed inelire, where / was forbidden TO
follow. Then door shut and in n minute
Dack came Judas with the air OF a virtuous
plough bullock aud took no his place in
his byre. Somebody laughed across tho
yard, but heard no sound Of cattle from
the big brick building into which the mob
mad disappeared. Only Judas chewed the
cud with malignant satisfaction, and so
l knew there was trouble, and ran around
to the front of the factory and so entered
and stood aghast. Who takes count OF
the preIudlces which we absorb through
the skin, By way Of our surroundings
IL was not the spectacle that I'M
pressed me. The first thought that almost
spoke itself aloud was: They are kill
ing kline" and II was q shock. The PIGS
were nobody's concern, but cattle-the
brothers Of the COW, the sacred cow-were
quite otherwise. The next time an NJ. r.
tells me that India either Sultanizes or
Brahminizes a man ] shall believe about
halt what he says. II IL unpleasant TO
watch the slaughter Of cattle when one has
laughed at the notion for few years.
'yuli not see HctuhllN WHAT Nds ubut Al
the first instance. because the row OF stalls
IN which they lay was separated from me
by fifty impossible feet Of butchers and
slung carcasses. All | know IL that men
swung open the doors OF a stall as occa-
sion required. and there lay two steers al
ready stunned and breathing heavily.
These two they pole-aXed, and half raising
them by tackle they cut their throats.
Two men skinned each carcass, some
hrsff Al l.lF inn a
more the over-head-rail carried two sides
of beef to their appointed place. There
was clamor enough IN the operating-room
but from the waiting cattle, invisible on
the other side of the line Of pens, never
sound. They went to their death, trust
ing Judas, without a word. They were
slain ut the rate Of FIVE a minute, and II the
pig-men were spattered with blood these
butchers were bathed in It. The blood
ran in muttering CUTTERS. There was no
place for hand or foot that was not coated
with thicknesses of dried blood, and the
stencil Of It IN the nostrils bred fear.
And then the same merciful providence
that has showered good things on my path
throughout sent me an embodiment OF
the city of Chicago so that l might re-
member il forever. Women came,some-
times TO see the slaughter, as they could
come TO see the slaughter Of men. And
there entered that vermillOn nall young
woman of large mould with brilliantly
scarlet lips and heavy eyebrows and dark
hair shat came down in Widows peak,
on her forehead. She was well and
healthy and alive exceedingly. and she
was dressed in flaming red and black,
and her feet know you that the feet
Of American women are like unto the feet
of fairies feet, | say, were cased In
rcd-lcather shoes. She stood in patch OF
sunlight. the red blood under her shoes,
the vivid carcasses stacked around her, q
bullock bleeding its life away not six feet
from her, and the death-factory roaring all
around her. She looked curiously. with
hard, bold eyes, and was not ashamed.
Then said /: This is a special sending;
have seen the city of Chicago" And l
went away TO get peace and rest.