Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-05-04
THE HORSE
A. S, hilby, OF veterinary Ezpc.-
iercc, Speaks OF The Typical
Animal.

The creator f0-e-lw in his Wis
dom that man would need an
animal to carry his burdens, "a
work his fields and TO bear him
swiftly in his travels and 10 his
kindness provided >ue1.an assist
ant in the horse. In This animal
are combined al. the qualifications
that could be desired in such q
servant. in strength, speed. en-
DURANGO, do"ility and affection,
with a mouth tempered - bear
the b.t without suffering. y loo,
1f iirmaess % bear aiii.i1na,
weight under rapid motion. and
II a disposition that he can b-
tanned in d few hours and brought
To submit and even rejoice ia his
rider. Add io Isl, this that * ell
luardrupeds the horse relche~
fae highest point Il symmetry
ana perfection. possessing n most
graceful form and intelligent
ey~, expressive no7trils, . neck
.iethei with thunder. and swift
ness that often outstrips the wind.
THIS striking combination II 80
many rare ana noble qualities
seems t. prove that the horse
Nas expressly made for the SER
vice ot man. and in how many
Ways this valuable gift oi the
Creator contributes 10 his neces-
sites aud 10 his pleasure, IS too
we'll known to neeI specification.
Constituted farwilljng obedience
gnd bestowed in great kindness
by the Creator rs these animals
have been, yet. how grossly are
tHey often abused, while 81 ready
~ aIbmit AMI t. Iabnc for our
good.
i il paihf4l o. tank VI the
cruel treatment the- receive at
the hands u many, being unfeel
luTly worked, brutality beaten.
half fed and urged by the spur
AID whip To- painting exhaustion.
What shocking cruelty: no Ian
gulEe -au sui'Icj-af 8 rcpr0ve
scb .ahumaulty
would that lhos- -J.tv u Il
would stop no9 AMI saflsr; that
nose Submissive animals arc ~.
s4nse.es- machines, not so many
automatic machines formed al
wood and brass. bu, creatures ea
lowed with sense and feeling liks
our own. Their saijer.ngs ar
real ike our own; they give forth
every Indication Of this: they Ut
ter distinct cries If pain; thev
manifest terror. ami often tr@rl :
ole when menaced with blow.
exhibit the same distortions OF
agony after the infections of it ;
the 5ruise, the cash. the fracture
effects them similar to ourselves.
They sicken, suffer, grow feeble
and die as We do. Their agonies
are without the alienation Of fell
low sympathy. while they wr.the
under them, or Of hope when
they have passed away. They
have 10 suffer in silence and
atone-they cannot complain
They cannot tell the depth or in
tensity Of their sufferings, and
this very shroud OF silence, often
aggravates fold The heartless
cruelty that inflicts those suffer-
lngs on Il dumb animal. As not
a sparrow, so assuredly not one
of these falleth without our
Creators notice. Their groans
enter into his ears, nor will He
forget them when lie comes to
render unto all according as theil
works have been.
The horse is also chose figure
of inspiration in The Book OF
Revelations, that wonderful por-
ton of the sacred Volume. The
King of kings and Lord of lords
IS represented as riding on a
white horse, and the armies OF
Heaven as following Him opon
white horses. Such is the glori-
our contamination Of which the
horse stands forever a symbol
and a remembrancer before his
rider.
BURGLARS AWFUL DEED
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