The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-22

hAf, hAt thlh ttfne lfu not ihat very
long. Tho llie OF the noble was too
precious 10 be rlsked Ia this fashion;
and $50, when governing power he.
eame more valuable to the land than
mere brute strength, hunting gradu.
ally came to be moro or less n farce,
with an the danger taken out Of II.
There was lust enough risk ia riding
to hounds 20 make Il the mostpopu-
lar Of al sports; and Just enough
skill was required TO acknowledgements
or hates to make the busines a little
more serious thanblay.
AZ time went on therefore, the
preserving Of a game bccamc a ser.
lous matter for the English aristo.
crat; for the land was becoming
thickly populated, and manIiestly.
II everyone were allowed to shoot
game there would he none left TO
shoot In a little while, and then
where wcstd his sport he? He StIIl
chung to TIM idea that there was
somehow more amusement in shoot
ing aea ase ctGatup than in aiming
at n mark, aus that the former oe-
cupatlon was more essentially that
OF "A gentleman. The feelings OF the
animal were . considered. Com
passion for the victim was held to b
womanish and unmanly. an such
sentiment was Put utterly out of the
question,
We have, therefore, two factors In
the situation: disregard for the sui
ierings OF animsls. and a conviction
that their slaughter was a business
peculiarly fine and manly. Mark the
effect Of this on the public sentiment
% England. In the first place. game
laws had 90 he passed, making IL
unlawful 10 kin. trap. or snarc ami
mails az the varities desired 20 be
preserved. This was not all.
Forests had 20 be kept for the pur.
pose Of aifordiug this game its natu-
raj home, IN the case - animals such
az the deer or Wild boar. Early in
English history the result Of preserv-
ing can be seen, for as Ear back m
the time of William the Conqucror
the destruction OF poor folks huts
for the making OF the New Forest
reused anger and bitterness among
the English %peasantry. There was
said To- be a curse upon the forest,
of which the death Of William Rufus
while hunting there was alleged to
DE the result. That was one Of the
first effects 81 the belief that the
sport of hunting was more valuable
than the welfare OF living beings.
The poor. who Kill animals for food
only, were driven from their homes
and into towns In order that mobiles
might have the sport" ~ prolong-
ing the death OF the animal by chas-
ing 81 IA The orthodox fashions
This tradition continued unbroken
FOR almost a thousand YEAR,, With
la the memories Of persons now
living, men have beru imprisoned for
shooting or snarlng a hare TO feed
their starving families. The lnnd.
lords sport WAS worth So much Go
HIM that lt WAS Ia his eyes "a crime
that the poor tenant should inter
terc with 1t even ia a cas- ol life and
dcats He was so possessed with
the idea oi the Importance Of pre-.
serving game to he shot BY himself
aud hts friends that he left the ARE
inf hta faunuFs g, u.EAFI..,.u ..a.-
only interest was 10 make ms much
as they could out ~ both pnrtlea
lie paid more attention to thorough
bred animals than TO the condition
OF his peasantry; Il was more i'm.
portant IN his eyes TO he "A good shot
than n good landlord. IL Is a curl.
Gus fact that any sort ~ unneces-
stry cruelty seems ca pervert the
whole nature of a man sooner or
later. This does not apply TO the
causing 81 suffering for a good pur.
lpuse. The ~succsssful surgeon IL often
u most tcudcr-heartcd man. unwill.
Ing To infict "a single needless pang:
the soldier Is ~ his hest when he
never spends a life n~ccdlessly. aud
spares suffering whenever Il h safe
90 do SO. But when a maj begins 10
Loose sight Of the uscful end 10 le a.
chieved- when the viyisectionlst he
cumes Interested IN his work for It's
own sake, or the soldier Is posscss,d
Of the lust of ha,tlc for the mcre
sake 81 killing then that man be-
gins 90 degenerate The H%rtistocracy
which made sport AN oud Ia ltsolf-
ftbI; X. took delight Ia the mere klli.
ing of harmless animals. made their
estates. n hyword aud neproach.
Laws were passed forhiddlng the
farmer "a XIII the HAMS TINT ravag
ei his crops; be must 80 up at night
after his hard days work, 10 searc
them away. He could not wmons.
trate II a hunting party tramplcd
his standing grain; Il was In the