The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-05-16
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THO question which appears 10 have
been llost frequently asked Nhila tho
shcclS Ct tie massacres lasted Mas
Whether il Was r::s&st + ii4pe1il tie
lives ana hea9r &C nlae and women iii
such dangerous enterprises. Il is this
question Na-ca I propose - deal With.
III doing ~ TT me dismiss fer 8 la3-
menG all rhetorical methods and even
tie direct aIG obvious religious 1e-
iaiader il meeting TIL, question. From
this standpoint missionary work Alst
be treated On tie Same principles ~
those on which any other enterprises
are treated. no aalbt il is horrible Il.
read Of aassaeres and outrages, and a.
reasonable care should be taken noS t3
provoke thel,. BEt to abandon IN a.
t~crpriSa hecsHse certain risks attach to
it Is quite another matter. The apJce-
ten that 1lea and women onglat Toe t3
Be exposed ID certain EeriIS is really
part On 4 H-uch larger question. lie.
fur ale ii6ss lawful IL any enterprise:
Will arr 5ele hold tiat only safe al
terpGisea 40 u lie undertaken: lis va
ask he question we lraFola q si1i2a.
fer share ;Ea hardly sach things rs III.
ter1misea aa-Gid c9 risk. Enterprise usl7.
ally Involves riGl-. 10 prlgress e any
kind is possible without it. Il in1Ia-
nity from danger had tcca made y con
dition Of enterprise, the development Of
civilization Nenld haze been arrested
loag ago. America had lqyer heea dis
covered. Australia lad never been col
. Gni2ca. Neither tho Suoz canal nor tho
Forth bridge had ever been constructed.
Balloons, ships and steamers wonli
never have been known. Science would
have been 4 pgSn,y instead ct a giaat.
The healing art wcuid still have been
il the lands Of ekarla1ans. Ia proper
ton as we applaud tie heroes Of science
and discovery VIZ admit the principle
that certain enterprises justify certain
risks.-satu-day Review.
Giraffe Hunting.
Certainly enc can scarcely consider il
an elevating form Ct sport-too often it
il lowering for the giraffe, as well as sor
horse and rider-for it calls forth moi
tller endurance, courage nor e1traordi
nary skill ca the part Of the hunter. Pr3c-
tically speaking, if he has a good horse
which he can stick to. and can lit 4 hay
stack, there is not the slightest reason
why he should not count his slain girafaes
By the score. AT the same time, it is not
to be denied that there is something
wonderfully fascinating and keenly ez-
citing il a flying race on q good horse
after a troop OF these animals. Tbs
country through which the chase leads,
the wonderful effect caused by the great
staidiEg. sUaying troop il front Of one,
the feeling Of esultat.on "insenarablf
from 4 still gallop CT i good mount, Al
combine toraaGer attractive that which
comes perilously near to deserving a very
different name.
It is certain that all tho interest q
the snort Is eentered ia the run, fl.
when cnco tho giraffe is brought to ;
stand nothing but honest pity can be
felt for It's beautiful, stately helpless
ness. No Il with any real English grir
III him Will pretend that he derives
from thefall Ct one # these great harm
less creatures the saLle amount Of salts
faction afo,ded BY the death Of a lio,
or d buffalo. But all our hares canno+
be buffalo, no. our foxes lions, SO it i
J not we'll 70 set III too high q standard
To these who enjoy an exciting race o.
: 4 good horse over ROACH country, grail,
hunting offers great, almost unequaled
attractions. The only question is whetl
e. tie feeling Of pity Tor It's resultan
; death does not outweigh the previou
, short lived pleasure. It is 50 easy t
take life. 50 impossible to restore it b,
endless reGrets.-Airny.