Evening journal., 1903-07-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
Sir; / feel % my duty. as wen as q
privilege TO speak, for Him (whom ] pro
fess TO love and serve) IN behalf OF that
part OF HIS creation which cannot SPEAK
for themselves. IL IS the horse. one OF
the most useful, noble ana beautiful OF
the animal creation. which has been and
Is now subjected TO the most cruel treat
ment, In very many instances not even
being allowed the use of either his head
or his dail, as a protection, and as the
Lord intended they should.
My heart has been really pained; many
many times, as / witness from my win
dow. what they are made to suffer, and.
by the very ones, who, by their manner
toward them, profess to love them. How
can they love them, and treat them so
cruelty not giving them the liberty toeven
brush off a fly when many times tor
mented almost beyond endurance? Just
think OF their heads being raised so high,
and strapped back so tight that they cam
not so much as see where they are step
ping. ! said, 20, Lord have mercy on
the people who have taken the work Of
Thy hands into their own, to remodel and
fashion them according to their own lik-
ing.
Think Of ourselves; how would we like
having our heads drawn back and held
I'm that position. not being able to extri-
cate them? Even for n half hour we
would think it almost unbearable and
with nothing TO do. Then think of the
poor horses which have burdens to carry
without the freedom of their heads which
seem to tighten their labor, especially in
hills. or TO keep them from
When we see, what we term.
the laborlng horses, We canot fail to no.
tlce how much they use their heads 20
aid them In drawing the heavy loads put
upon them.
1t is not too late TO take of the check
rein. o, no; but the tails can never be
replaced and the poor beasts must carry
the unsightly little stumps that are left
I feel 1 must add a word in behalf of
the poor cattle, which pass this way. Dur
ing the Spring months. when the weather
was quite warm, some of them seemed
70 suffer so much from fatigue and thirst
that they could scarcely walk At the time
I especially allude to- / was about to re-
tire for the night, when my attention was
attracted and my sympathy aroused. by
hearing the oft repeated command to go
on under the window. BE It sald in JUS
tlce, the speakers tone was not harsh. /
raised my window and looking out, saw
on the pavement below, a calf, seemingly
ready TO drop. but determined to get up
an entrance for water while the man
was holding Il up IL seemed, as wen as
pushing IL into the street. / heard a voice
across the street and there were two other
calves also trying TO get up an alley. /
called aloud 1T ds water they want" D."
But amidst the tumult, suppose / was
not heard.
This state OF affairs Is not cnly wrong.
but cruel in the extreme. and should be
brought TO the notice of those who have
such matters in charge.
There IS still another thing which ]
thought would omit, but feel that /
cannot. Some OF the cows noticed.
while passing during the winter, were
made TO run. while their large udder were
swinging from side TO side. and the milk
streaming from them. Now IL the reader
should think these things are being made
too serious a matter I Will refer them to
the thirteenth chapter of Romans. There
are also many other references which will
bear me out In what ] have said This Is
written solely for the welfare OF the ami
NAL creation, and by authority of Him
Who IS Ruler OF Heaven and earth.
A Friend OF the Animals.
Wilmington. Del, July 90 1903.