The Elbert County tribune., 1916-01-07
Human Treatment Of Animals.

Human Treatment Of Animals. |
One Of the greatest sins mankind com,
nit is cruelty to we dumb animals that
cannot speak Tor ourselves and are too
weak to resist their treatment.
was named rige by my first master,
who was very cruel TO We. He never
gave me milk 10 drink; a few scraps
from tho table was all had unless
ran away at night and hunted food. One
morning as was just returning from
nights hunt, had caught rabbit and
for once had had good meal, my mas
ter came out Of the house and seeing me
seized a stick, beating me most terrible.
When he finally stopped could scarcely
stand but managed to crawl away into a
hay stack where ! stayed until the next
evening. when hunger drove me forth
This time | determiued to go as far as
my wounds would permit me to travel
So starting out just RS the tuoon rose
crept past the stables, where | heard
cursing and the rain OF heavy blows
and knew my msster was abusing some
OF his stock. This made me all tho more
determined that he should never again
abuse me. That night travelled what
seemed a long way altho l cannot say
Just how far I went. Shortly before
sunrise | fell in with pack OF coyotes;
they had for leader dog that when
seeing me made me welcome and gave
me part of the plumber they were eating.
Then Silver Tip, the loader, took me to
his own den, where, after good sleep.
told him my story. He said he had had
nearly tho same trouble. had left his
homs and finally after many long weary
days OF hunger aud cold had been taken
in by tho pack he was now leader Of.
Silver tip was large black Msstitf
with white tip on his tail; that is how
he came by his name. l am Just Col
lie very small for ono OF my race, butt
bad treatment and no good food when
| should have been growing accounted
for it,
Silver Tip took care Of me until my
wounds were better then asked me to
join his pack. He said he would like 10
have one OF hs own kind to whom he
might talk freely. accepted hie offer
and stayed with him all winter
| When spring came began to think
that we were not living the life We
should, SO one evening spoke Of it to
Silver lip. lie said what chickens and
other things we stole from the farmers
only served them right for the way they
had treated us. then told him that /
didn't think all men we're uruel because
when WAS 8 puppy had playmate
who had n nice home and was treated
kindly After time Silver Tip agreed
with me and we decided TO start out
| hunting a home.
One evening Silver Tip told his pack
that he was tired Of the life he had been
leading and he and / expected to start
out the next morning to hunt home
and live as respectable dogs should. The
pack raised great howl, saying he was
the bravest leader they ever had, and he
would regret the stop he was about to
take when men began TO treat him cruel
again, but Silver rip was firm and could
not be turned from his purpose, once he
had determined To go, so the pack bade
us adieu aud left.
Early tho next morning Silver lip
and ] departed; we travelled east for
long time; we did not suffer for food as
our training with the pack came TO q
test now
One afternoon we came to large
ranch house. There was little girl in
the yard and an engle was swooping and
circipR closer and closer to her. Silver
Tip and ] started at the same time
Jumping and barking at the eagle TO
frighten it away; ii seeing ms rose lit
tie higher. The people in the house
hearing tho noise came to SEQ what i,
meant. When they saw the eagle and
realized how near they had come to los
ing little Alice Il found out later that
that was her name) the cook gave us
good meal and as they had no dogs on
the ranch they decided to keep us.
After two weeks of happy life together
Silver lip was gwen to kind neighbor
who had no dog, but he is close enough |
30 We can visit each other quite often.
After 80 many months OF i'll treatment
we are Mt last happy in the possession of |
good homes, whers we hear nothing but |
kind words and receive nothing but kind |
ness at the hands OF our masters