The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-08
Marjorie Sanborn, Rosa Deans
Barr, and Mary 0'ConneIl
Make Pleas for the Dumb
Brutes.

treat something weaker than itsei.; be-
cause they naturally love and trust us.
ard because they are enureiy dependent
on u.s.
The sweet and gentle ST. Francis
called all living things MS brothers and
sisters. and in our own time Walt Whit
man has said, I could turn and live with
animals
There Is no more tender and devoted
mother than the desp;sed cat How can
women look with cold disfavor on this
graceful. beautiful. perfect little mother?
God has given II to the dog to love
more than any living thing no stress %
outward circumstance can alter his love
50 unseitishly bestowed. Willingly he
lays down his life for his friend-'grcater
love hath no man than this Some writ
ers say that he is the bravest thing that
lives. Gelert. falsely accused and done
to death. was a hero. Respect for the
nobility Of a dogs nature should win
for him kindly treatment
The work horse is a martyr. II well
may be the angels sorrow for his fate.
His life is one long. silent tragedy. as he
tolls on without reward or hope of better
days. His is life OF service: calamity
does he respond to every demand made
upon his strength. frequently dying in his
endeavor to meet the requirements of an
unjust taskmaster. Some voices are lift
ed in his behalf: every one should feel in
duty bound TO shield him from the I'M
Kindness heaped upon him. Appreciation
of horses services should at least win
for him humane treatment A merciful
man is merciful to his beast" q.
The third prize Of IS was won by Mary
O'Connell, seventh-grade pupil at Dent
C@A A.
itarian. She made a point OF the unrea-
sonableness of abusing those that serve
us best. Her essay follows:
Kindness to animals, stop! Do those
three words make you think Of anything?
II they do not. they should. Being kind
to these creatures does not necessarily
mean to feed stray cars and dogs. II
means to be kind TO every living animal
that God has created.
In some countries people entirely de-
pend on certain beasts. For instance do
We not see how valued the elephant is in
India. where the climate Is too hot for
the horse to do laborious work? how
valued the sure-footed reindeer is in the
northern countries. for he not only gives
the people his strength. but his flesh for
food and his skin for clothing. Even in
our own country We depend on the horse
and the mule, who work faithfully for US
and ask only food and shelter In return.
. Case of Dogs Cited.
These creatures sometimes render us
greater service. such as saving the lives
of men. For example. take the noble St
Bernard dogs from the converts on the
Alps. How many a person owes his life
to one of these dogs?
MANY interesting facts may be related
OF animals, especially OF dogs. Here is
one told to me by my father. and it is
said to be true: A wood-chopper who
was once imprisoned under a fallen tree
was SO wounded and bruised that he
could not move. Finding IL impossible
to free himself. he called his little terrier
to him and smeared him with blood and
commanded him to go home. The dog
did not want to CO. but again he was
commanded. so severely. he trotted of.
The unusual occurrence OF the dogs re-
turn at midday. and the appearance of
his coat, led the family TO think that
some misfortune had befallen the man,
so some people started OF to the woods
with the dog to lead them. and soon
came up to the wood-chopper and re-
leased him from his by no means COM
Portable position.
Make animals your friends. and am
sure you will not regret II, for being
ture you little think they possess. Love
will cause love. and kind attention will
make them very interesting and loving
pets.
Since God has given these dumb ami
mails, birds. and beasts into our charge
for US to treat kindly. will He not mark
the disposition which We exercise toward
them?'
Among those whose essays received
honorable mention. Howard Wilson
Coombs, an eighth-grade pupil OF Chevy
Chase School: Marjorie Kinnan, OF West
ern High School; Virginia ". Sargent.
Of Eastern High School. and William
Hamilton Mes. of Central High School,
submitted exceptionally well-written |
work. Miss Ruth B. Hutson. fourth-year
pupil in Central High School. sent in
story entitled. THE Least OF These" in
of the value OF kindness to /
animals. The description and the action |
q her story was much better handled |
than Is usually tn. case with the ANA |
tours. 1t was well and forcefully written. |
II not only presented its lesson clearly. |
but did 1t in an entertaining way.
Cider making and chedder cheese chemistry In |
'estications have been inanglrated BY the Univer
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