Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-14

dogs and horses and cattle the more I
think they are like men. Surprising
you were Il horse hiclic1l To II carriage.
Surprising every time you made a mis-
step there WAS whip like a knife
ready To cut into your skin, would not
your nerves bc continually unstrung?
Would you not always he ready to
jump. Ia shy AMI To rear: Surprising
You were in II stall with your head tied
To Il halter and the hos,lcr wanted you
To move over To the other side of the
stall. and instead of placing his hand
gently upon you and saying quietly.
Now move over" he gives you a saw
age kick in the stomach or Il cuff upon
the side Of the head that made your
ear rim. and ycur brain dizzy with
pain What would you do? Would
you bite and kick him If you got the
chance: doubt whether human ma
turc would he as long suffering as
equine nature under such provocation.
But if every time that hostler came
around you got Il caress, or piece or
apple every time he applied the curry
comb. and Il kind. rcaSsuring word
every time shrieking engine came
past. think that hostlcr or driver
would be loved aud trusted and obeyed
just as my little child has. through my
Kindness. learned TO love and trust anu
obey me. The more | see of men the
more | love dogs oh. no: the philos-
ophcr WAS wron. But the more you
see Of horses and dogs the more you
ought To learn To treat them with
the same gcnilencss with which you
should treat your fellow man. Curses
and blows and wells and growls never
made nervous horse trustful or an
obstinate horse docile. Kindness will
win submission in an animal. where
terror and fear can never produce II.
Justice For the Brute.
The Hum me Society of America de-
mands justice for the dumb brute be-
cause the equine laborer is always
worthy of his hire. The horse has just
ms much right To his oats as the farm
hand has To his MONDAY lunch. the OK
TO his mouthful of grain as the owner
of the thrashing floor has to his loaf
of bread after ii is baked. The robin
that sings in our cherry tree has
right to his living as well as the little
chill that eats ut our dining table. In
the great economy of nature every
creature was created for purpose.
and II that creature fulfills n good pur-
pose then you and ! should try TO make
its life happy. as that creature is try
ing to make ours.
bid you ever stop to think how much
you and ! are indebted to all those
-four footed beasts of the earth and
wild beasts and creeping things and
fowls of the air. which Peter saw in
vision let down from the heavens in
great sheet when he lodged with 81
mon the tanner: The horse. How
many of our burdens he has carried.
How many happy times we have had
when being drawn by him over the
country roads. In how many scenes
of mcrrymaking has he been an essen
tial part. And often in times OF sad
ness he has come to our help. The
birds. Yes. they. too. are worthy OF
their hire They are our woodland
prima donnas. our songsters and song
stresses. that make the day. as well as
the night vocal with music. The fowls
of the barnyard and the cattle of the
fields they. too. are worthy of their
hire The bone and muscle and brain
of man come from their flesh. Even
the humblest creatures are sometimes
of great value Ia man.
II saw hideouS snake this after
noon" said last summer To n Mich
igan farmer. 1T seemed to be all
colors and caught il in the middle Of
the road" Did you kill it?' "Of
course killed IT, What are snakes for
but Ia kill" NO my friend" he an
swcred "All snakes are not To kill.
Tie poisonous snakes are To kill. but
not those that are not poisonous. The
snakes we have around here. for the
most part. are Il great blessing TO the
farmers. They kill the bugs and in
sects which destroy the crops. Snakes
ar" not always the enemy. but often
the friend. of man" Yes. my brother.
we should not only leave the OK I'M
muZzlcd upon the thrashing floor. be-
cause the laborcr is always worthy of
his hire but the sheep and oxen and
cattle AMI horses and birds and fishes.
and sometimes even the snakes. are
among the best and the most faithful
laborcrS we have.
The Love of Animals.
Again. | assert that we should honor
the Humane Society Of America be-
cause sometimes think that the birds
of the air. as well as the beasts of the
earth. may have an arior of affection
even greater than that Of man IL that
loving power of the heart is ever al
lowed 10 develop. believe that a dog
can love rs Il man can love. | believe
horse can love as II man can love,
and II bird also. We should be very
careful lest we trample upon the
hearts of the dumb brutcs. as some Of
us too often tranplc upon the hearts OF
men. What. \ dog love as man
loves: Absurd" says some one. Is II
absurd: Have you never heard OF a
.lns Iviu. fran grief because his mas