Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-10

amount OF 1000 | got, so | escaped
from the stables and came out in
the county for vacation, said the
mule.
Well, said Dobbin, if you stay
here you will not be likely to find
your condition any better"
Never mind about me-" said the
mule. ITS just as easy to jump out
of the field as it was to jump in:
and if farmer Shane tries to capture
me, he'll find I'm something of a
kicker"
That may be, said Dobbin, but
you Will find that farmer Shane is
something of a kicker too, as all the
animals on the farm can testify"
I'VE will now proceed with the
business of the meeting" said Dob
bin, and | will call on all the as
sembled company to state their
grievances and make suggestions for
the remedy"
The COW was called upon.
My troubles are not as serious
as those of some others on the farm.
but | don't think l have been treat
ed fairly said the COW. II give all
the milk for the family, and don't
begrudge them any of it. yet when
they took my calf from me ! couldn't
hep but worry about it and once |
jumped the fence to get to it, Then
| Tom came with a cluD and beat me.
and set Towser on me. | don't think
that Towser is a bit better than
| Tom"
MIR Chairman, | want to say a
word here" said Towser, coming
forward. Il admit that | have chased
all the cattle, horses and hogs on the
farm, but | have to do what my
master commands be to do, for if |
don't | will get kicks and blows. |
haven't inflicted any serious injury
ON any of you, for my bark has al
ways been worse than my bite"
I'VE must not always Judge each
other by our actions" said Dobbin.
for we are sometimes compelled to
do things that we would not do if
left to our own free wills"
More than that" continued the
COW, that good-for-nothing Tom
beats me and kicks me when he
comes to milk me. He puts my neck
in a stall where | can't turn my head
around, and if ! switch my tail to
keep the flies off he gets mad and
beats me. Why, last night he tied my
tail to my legs so that | could not
switch the flies, and a fly got on my
! back and bit me terribly. | couldn't
switch it off with my tail nor scare
| it off with my head. | stood it as
| long as | could, and then | kicked
| up with both Of my feet, | only aimed
to scare the fly away, but some way
| | kicked Tom over and spilled the
| bucket of milk all over him, and
am carrying the bruises on me where
he beat me for it. | don't give down
my milk very well sometimes, but
what encouragement is there for a
cow that is treated in that manner"
When The COW had finished, Bay
Dick was caTfeye on.
Il don't intend to stand this treat
ment any longer" said Dick. "a
horse don't get anything but blows
on this farm, whether he does right
or wrong. | know I've got a fiery
| temper. and always aim to take my
own part. I'm sorry | ran away the
other day and broke the colts leg, but
that's done and cant be helped. But
one thing is certain, | don't intend to
submit to this treatment any longer.
The other horses all said bravo,
and that's right"
I'D be willing to do my share of
the work if ] was treated right" he
continued; but ! get nothing but
kicks and cuffs, and never a kind
word. And there's that Tom has been
driving me every Sunday night down
to Tracy's place. He ties me to a
strong post out in the road, with my
head pulled away back with the
check-rein, SO that | can't get my
head down to rest it. Then he goes
into the house and stays until ten
or eleven o'clock, while / stand there
and SILVER with the cold. If he would
just put blanket over me | wouldn't
suffer so much; but it's little he
ever thinks Of our comfort. | tried
to break loose and come home, but
/ couldn't. You all know what old
DObbn has suffered at their hands,
and that's what wen all come to
in the end"
This speech was endorsed by all
Il don't know that / have any
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