The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
HAPeoop ON DEER
alnea" Of Peru Takes Issue With VIII
minqton Times Editor.


Editor Times:-I notice that you
rather set down" upon me in regard
10 my position in regard to the shoot
ing of doe. CHASING it as sentiment
! beg leave to say that ] acknowledge
the correction of your charge
Il is sentiment" that governs me
in my efforts TO protect these noble
creatures and ] am bold to own IT,
Furthermore: believe that "senti
ment' should rule in a great many
respects, and that when we are called
before The Great White Throne we
shall not feel ashamed to own that we
have largely been controlled by sen
timent" Although classed as an OK
tremely practical fellow. when the
question comes up shall sentiment o.
mere attention to the Almighty Dollar
rule ! give way to sentiment every
day in the week | did not assist i'm
the first introduction of these deer and
have not done my level best ever since
in protecting them because Of the dol
lar there was in it, Yet so far as the
dollars, even are concerned. it has
turned out that they are a mighty good
lAl v tnAAatNllAs ANOr UAlAHi amman - hiIA
so cheaply and no other animal is so
valuable as TO worth of it's carcass.
All Of this blow about the damage
done by he deer is, comparatively,
mere poppy cock and every one knows
Il. They don't do one quarter of the
damage of the wood chucks to prevent
which the farmers will not even set
trap And in case of deer investing
a garden patch a few blank cartridges
would easily keep them away All
though money is laid aside TO make
good any damage done by deer, in all
these parts only one complaint has
been made, and a careful, disinterest.
cd investigation was unable to deyel-
op a damage Of over fifty cents
But call it that they do commit
some damage we can we'll afford to
feed them a little, and this. too. from
mere sentiment If you please.
Heigh Look at herl (now this is
''hysterical' | suppose) as she stands
ten rods away, lifts her head and gaz-
es in wonder at you, doubtful as to
whether you mean her good or harm.
Study the poise OF that head the ex-
preston of the large. bullying eye. 1t
will do you good, good that you can't
get from the clink Of silver, too. From
The very hour of her birth. she has
roamed the wilds and nipped the nour
ishing buds, as free as the wind. no
nand OF man or paw Of beast able to
touch her silky coat Why send the
cruel lead to draw her life blood and
render motherless the spotted beauty
by her side, as perfect a specimen Of
Gods handiwork as is possible for the
imagination Of man TO conceive? Can
you stand over her PROSTATE form.
quivcrlng I'm death and note the plead
ing gaze and not feel like twisting the
hollow bar of steel thai done the cruel
/ WORK INTO a shapeless mass,
Now call this sentiment" il YOU
please, los the kind of fodder that I
live ON and intend to live ON AS lone
as God gives me breath. and ann not
/ ashamed of It, And / am only one of
many who win take advantage of the
/ right we have TO prevent an such
hunting upon any OF our land. cultiva.
yea Without expense. by enclosure
Seven-eighlhs Of the people OF the
/ state are opposed TO the unrestricted
/ slaughter of the deer How do I
make it out? The better half-tbe fe.
/ male Sortion A prominent exgover.
nor ;ae exceptional one ] believe OF
the seventeen, upon expressing favor
/ OF the bill being asked how does your
+ vile standY' replied, why she stands
for the doe Put IN three quarters
OF the rest. as can safely be done. and
figure It out
( Thanksgiving contact with their
constituents quickly drove the Senat,
10 endeavor to rescind their previou.
action taken by one majority. Tn,
insipid, wavey, weather-moyed Hous,
refused TO recall the bill, not upon ~
merits but on account of witty sar
casm regarding It's reputation for fick
leness from one of its members. Tit
governor. himself. land. by the way
what is he governor for) declared e
am opposed to II" before the ink wa
dry. Even Proctor sent in remor
strance. There was back Of il. CHIEF
ly, only recommend from the legis
latiye committee Of the Grange. whlc
however, its high officials did not er
dorse. II the land owners Of the stat
In consonance with the determinatio
OF the extensive one up North. VIII
declares Not a does blood will soa
, the soil OF my land next year. unles
driven wounded upon It," althoug
such action will tend to initiate a
, eXclusiyeness much to be deprecated
they will be upheld by the Sentiment
OF the people al large although oppo
ed by those who thirst after these de,
on account OF their hides and the
+. meat
= The living, not the dead, deer al
D among the best assets OF our state
{ just to look at.
I. NJ J. Hapgood