Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-27


lady, and she saw
from her window that he left his horse
tied with his head checked cruelty high
She sent servant to uncheck the ami
NAL and gave the IMAM of God sharp
reproof besides
Another clergyman sent his coachman
with a basket of kittens to leave In
strange dooryard.
II would be easier to find salvation
blindfolded than through such mans
teaching.
Did YOU ever look into the faces Of the
horses YOU see on the street and note
their different expressions? They vary
as much as do the faces Of human
beings.
Well-groonled, well-cared-for carriage
horses have an alert, proud, spirited eN-
preston. \ horse which is driven with
a short check carries strained, restless
impatient look in his eye The absolute
hopelessness, the dull despair in the faces
of the street-car horses and those at
NSached 10 delivery, baggage wagons and
Trucks, is enough to touch the heart
Of a sympathetic observer. 1t Is ike
the look Of the worn-out laborer or over
burdened old woman one seems scrub
bling public stairways.
Occasionally. but rarely, one sees an
absolutely happy-loolxing horse. One
smiled at me as l passed him the other
day. He belonged to a public cab and 1
saw no coachman near.
was so pleasantly impressed by mis-
amiable, contented look that 1 walked
back to see him again, and found the
cause Of his happiness.
The cabman had returned and was
batting him in a gentle, friendly way
The horse felt he was his drivers friend
lie lived in an atmosphere OF atfectionate
kindness. and work became pleasure and
4 life was worth living.
: believe there are hundreds of horses
in this city today whose hearts are break
ing for a little sympathy and kindness.
Meantime, man is devising cruel ma
chimes to tear their delicate mouths, arch
their tired necks and chop their beauti-
full tails. And not word is said against
it by the clergymen.
There ought to be a Sunday set apart
called Animal unday." Ministers ought
u talk TO their congregations about the
duty We owe to animals.
Cats are the most sensitive, nervous,
-SAanly animals In the world. They are,
too intensely affectionate and devoted to
When a cat which has a good home Is
left TO run in the streets and alleys or
il dropped in some field or strage door
yard. it's mental sufferings are beyond
description.
Its affectionate nature Is wounded,
and il feels all the humiliation OF soiled'
starved existence which a delicate human
being would feel II similarly situated.
And it has not the reason. the faith or
philosophy which helps people in such
cases.
ADf course, there are cats who are
born ingrates and tramps. just as there
are uaen OF this sort. But after careful
observations of animals and people, il
must be confessed more two-footed in
crates are found than are found among
the quadrupeds.
l wish the Salvation Army people, who
are so full OF the real spirit Of Christ,
would introduce the thought OF consider
alton toward animals into their work
II is q great pity that kindness in their
conduct dumb beasts is Tarer among
Christians than the followers OF Buddha
There are many things we can teach
the Orentals, but there are also many
important things they can teach us. and
one important thought they need 70
- Oh our orthodox people is that human
.ings do not monopoize all the souls
u created by God.
Everything which exists is possessed
a. the divine spark, and when we learn
tu think Of horses, dogs and cats as ou
brothers who are handicapped In the race
&C lie. tho void will be the better for IL