New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
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A YOUNG WOMAN FINDS A NEW WAY TO ENFORCE
THE LAW.
Il has always been hard apparently. for man to
decide when he IS justified in interfering in the
matter of another mans i'll usage of his property,
by property meaning his wife or his children or his
beasts. \ woman may demonstrate, and arhough II
may be maldening 20 have her presence and en-
treaties ignored beyond few unciv words. 1t Is at
least better than being knocked down, AS a man
would probably be If he called the other man
brute" Sometimes. when a man Is big and strong
he can demonstrate with :he added threat that he
will do the knocking down II the abuse is not
stopped.
Robert G. Tngersoll used this method with brutal
car driver in the days when there were bobtalled
ears in Washington. and the poor horse could not
pull the carload Of Christians up an unusually steep
HILL But unfortunately all humane men are not
athletes so that in almost every case the reforming
In thi, direction is done by women. 10 whom II does
not matter much II they 10 look uniignined. and
who have not mans horror OF interfering In what
IS mot my affair."
The Humane Society supplies things In the city.
but IN the country 1t is more difficult matter to
got IN any goo. worls. young woman VINO had
tried i, has told little story about H.
YOU know" she said. that l am not fanatic.
I do not say a man is a brute K he takes an in
tcrc.t Ia a dos fight. and do not call every man
wretch who lips his horse more than may THINK
No.
name Society but am sure that worked quite as
hard over case the other day rs the most Jealous
anI fAnatca member OF the Society for the Proven
ton OK Cruelty 10 Animals ever worked was In
a small country town and started out one morning
on my daily walk. There was . team Of horses
standing in the road harnessed 10 a heavy wagon.
| always notice horses and looked at these l
thought that had never before seen such wretched-
looking boasts. They were close 10 the walk, and
u.s. / almost brushed against them saw that under
the collars there were each side OF the horses
neck, great raw sores. Just then boy. perhaps
nineteen years oil. came out OF house nearby and
Are those your horses? asked
They my fathers, he replied
That * a dreadfu-lJokng neck on that horse,
said trying 10 keep cool and pointing to the neck
" Il know ~ siil the boy. but rs much better
You could not drive horse with neck Ike
10. know it, out they don't care for such
things here you "e replied the boy Win the -, Tt
most cJo!ness. and he drove away the co.lars ruD-
bns INTO the unfortunate horses necks at every
nv story 10 every one that met that day. The
men. nearly all OF them. seemed rather amused by
amused by the story. but / amused them. one man
SAID: Well II You make fuss about 1t, please
n. went away laughing Another man was very
polite bu; very much bored. Every one praised me
ali in IT, Then met the young clergyman.
Il said. Are You fond OF animals
a
40 not particularly. l think he had visions
OF supcrnuous puppies or kittens that | might be
anxious 10 hestoW upon him. when he heard my
story though, hs thought ! did He said Try
the maglsirat"' He j. tmid man, this magis-
trate. ana / felt that | would be obliged to bully
him a little II" admitted that there was law
covering cases OF this kind.
Then. said l. I want that law enforced! And
he. admitting the justice Of my complaint, promised
that the man should be warned ana that the aouse
should be- stopped. OF course he did absolutely
nothing.
at last went 70 Maxwell himself thought 81
Mrs Parliggie on my way 10 his house and |
shivcred: but | felt brave again when l saw the
man. | tried To Impress him with an omlnousy
quiet and confident manner. | spoke as II were
armc! with the whole force of the law and the
Humane Society. | pleaded little and 'bluned' "A
great deal. | told him that out Of sympathy FOR
his poverty ] had not proceeded 10 extreme meas
ures but | limited at magistrates and fines In case
the abuse shouI continue | appea,ed TO his dignity
as a white man and a voter Maxwell murmured
something about the horses not being paid for and
that h. f.l them well Is be- could afford 10 do,
bur he finally promised 70 % better and felt at
peace.
"A week after that. when | was going out on a
little photographng expedition, | met the team
again Everything was Il had been before and
the necks OF the horses were In worse condition
than eyer. They were standing at the side OF the
road nibbllng grass and the collars had fallen Tor
ward revealing the whole neck. stopped and /
was inspired. | think. In an instant adjusted my
camera and before any one came to drive the horses
away | hal taken four exposures That was my
master stroke. I put of the Photographs In
every shop In town. | sent one to the editor or
the county newspaper and he wrote an editorial
about II and finally there was such general howl
that III. magistrate obliged TO interfere ana
pair III