Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-03-28
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deal of inhuman driving of horses done on
| this road. A free, hlgh-mettled horse stands
no chance in the hands of some people. OF
course, no one objects to seeing horse move
along, but they should have breathing spell
now and then. To put the whip on a good
horse, and run him up hill and down, for
miles and miles, is, to say the least, brutal.
An old lady once said to beyy of girls
'Never marry man that will mistreat horse
or brute of any kind for if you do, my word
for it, he will do you likewise. 1 never saw
it fail. A man that has no mercy on a horse
will have no respect for a woman one year
after marriage. The man that is kind to
brutes will be kind to his wife also''
There is law for cruelty to dumb brutes
but, like many more, it had as we'll not be a
law
A great many people here say they are 60
ing to defy the hog law, and any one report
ing them will be summarily dealt with. Oh,
boys! we told yon not to vote that way, but
go with US, but you would not. Your men
have done what you elected them to do, and
now why raise so much Cain about it. Well,
it is a law and you will have to grin and
bear" and when the next Legislative candi-
date comes around here, all he has to say to
get the votes, will bel will have the hog
law repealed" and he will get the vote sure
Prospective candidates remember this pointer.
There have been several of Staunton's mic e
livery teams out here of late, engaged by col
ored folks who think it so smart to show
off by driving the poor brutes brutally through
town. There are none of the citizens of good
sense that enjoy this, and they ought to be
jerked and fined. This is a poor way to show
off. as it begets for the party an i'll feeling and
kind of hatred such as he deserves. The
society for the prevention of cruelty should
break up this, and the tight overcheck, used
so brutality by unfeeling people. man
should always carry snack for his horse in
preference to himself.
Mr.. James Henderson, aged 80 years, died
last week at his home near Arbor .Hill. He
was a respectable, good man, esteemed by his
neghbors. He was well off His wife has
been dead for many years. He has no chill
dren. His remains were inferred at Bethel on
Saturday.
There was game of base ball here last Sat-
urday between Our Club and club from
Spottswood. The Home Club showed out in
their new uniforms, and as usual played a
gBme hard to beat. We don't know the score,
therefore cannot give it.
We are glad that it is against the law to kill
robins at any time during the year. We can
say with pride that we don't know OF any one
who was fool enough to kill one around here
so far this spring. And it is a noticeable fact,
that they are very scarce; fewer in fact than
any year heretofore, 1t is thought the Eng
lish sparrow fights them and drives the IN
away. Also the house martin that used to
chirp and make houses merry with his famil-
lar song has been driven away by these
bellgerent pests. Their fearlessness earns for
them freedom, so to speak of the city. They
never eat insects, but carry all the straw and
feathers they can get into the spouting of the
house.
The Staunton Colored Cornet Band gave an
exhibition here last Thursday night. Few
people knew of their coming. Their music
was very imperfect, and discord was trium-
plant. They should go into training for they
make a good ont at it for beginners, and when
trained will play we'll. 1t might have been
the fault of the horns out of time, or some
thing that made the music so hard. They
failed to raise any crowd and left.
There was colored concert at the Baptist
church here on Friday night, by a Staunton
Company, which drew in all the colored
brethren for miles around.
Mr.. Jacob Arehart, ST., lost fine young
horse last week. He died of spasmodie collie.
He was attended by DR.. Burkholder This
makes four very valuable young horses he has
lost off his farm in Is months He is kind
good citizen, and has the sympathy of all
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