The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-16
An Animal Story
BY A l.. Camp, Jr.

l TAIN VIZ ~ S's 49,.
dermen, is a very kind hearted an
humane gentleman, and dislikes
to see animals miStreated perial
as much as any OF the good citizen
OF Greeley. When he was only
fgrmer" and living out in Pleasan
Valley. he one day paid visit t
the Red Bird Stock Farm. At tina
time Jersey bull was feature o
the farm. Now, l had had,yariou
experiences in the past with the un
certain tempers OF this class of ami
mails and had adopted tile plan advo
Gated by Ogilvy, to always hit bul
with something every time chance
otferd as the only way to commahc
its respect. on this occasion, while
showing the stock, followed the
usual regime with the bull. Mr..
Barber was much shocked at my bar
barity | explained the why to
him and went into long explana-
tion OF the character of bulls He
was unconvinced of the necessity OF
cruelty TO anything, and stated that
as he had just bought Jersey bull
he expected TO treat it kindly and
disprove my own and Ogilvy's theo-
rieS.
Some time after, he stated lie had
bought and was treating the animal
with due kindness. He stroked and
aud petted and scratched. The
whole family did likewise. The bull
was as docie and affectionate as
Mary's little lamb. lie appreciates
it too and shows it, said Barber. |
could not forsake my methods, how
ever on the bare word of party
whose experience covered so short a
time as friend Barber's, for my
iiemory was still green and vivid of
the night when my Jersey resolved
that | vacate the corral-w which |
did-and not having the time to
stoop under or Jump over the fence,
carried along couple of sixteen foot |
poles with me, which had been be-
tween myself and the coveted out
side. On another time when being /
in an exceeding hurry. | jumped a
4-strand barbed wire fence up hill.
1t was good high fence, but twice
as high would have been all the
same.
From time to time Barber related
the expanding love of the bull en-.
gendered by the continuous Kindness
of the family.
The bull was two years old. Good
feed and care developed its size and
strength. Nature with the age in
cident to approaching maturity de-
veloped the lighting spirit of its
lighting ancestry. The irrigating
season was on hand. TIE bull stood
sleepiiy chewing its cud of content
ment, and lazily shooing flies with
his tail. where ne was picketed On a |
piece of sod adjoining the wheat
field. Barber was shoveling out a
laterel which ran in the bulls di.
Iection.
Now l do not give the remainder
OF this story as being true in every
particular, as l had to get it from
various sources. ! never really felt
like asking Mr. Barber for the facts
and the bull wouldn't talk.
AS Barber worked he maintained
STOPPING position, with head bull
ward He is strong, vigorous man
and handled the shovel as easily as
one usually does SPOON The soft
brown dirt flew out of the ditch to
right and left, and the crouching
man was all the time advancing.
The fellow on the picket rope lazily
chewed and watched the shoveler.
Something in the latter's attitude
evidently reminded the Jersey of the
antics rival bull might execute.
The down-held head and the dirt
flying were much like unto another
bull paving and making ready to do
battle, The cud was swallowed and
the tail ceased to ward of flies and
stitfened angrily Then he too be.
gan to shovel dirt and challenge in
hoarse tone of voice. Mr.. Barber
noted the changed demeanor, but his
confidence In his theory of gentleness
never allowed an uncharitable
thought. Nearer came the vigorous
shovel. A mighty lunge, a broken
rope. sonorous below, and Mr..
Barber was hot-footing for the barbed
wire. Never before did he actually
long for barbed wire. They say the
race Is to the swift, that the best
man wins. He did so in this in
stance but with so little to the
good that there was no room for
pride. but a whole lot for congratu.
lation and thankfulness. The fin