The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-10-04

while it is impossible to leglslat'
moral principles into a man, thes'
laws certainly prevent the crime o:
!cruelty to a considerable extent, BY
inspiring the criminals with the feal
of punishment for their violation.
This fountain recalls to mind the
almost matchless piece of WORD
painting by Hawthorne in his des'
cription of the Town Pump. 1t is SO
beautiful that we would be glad to
reproduce it in full, but time will
only permit US to quote these words
"From my spout and such spouts
as mine, must flow the stream that
shall cleanse our earth of the vast
portion of its crimes and anguish,
which have gushed from the fiery
fountains of the still. In this mighty
enterprise, the cow shall be my con-
federate. Milk and water! The Town
Pump, and the COW! Such is the glor-
ious copartnership, that shall tear
down the distilleries and brew hous-
es, uproot the vineyards, shatter the
cider presses, ruin the tea and cof-
fee trade, and finally monopolize the
whole business of quenching thirst.
Blessed iconsummation! Then, pow
erty shall pass away from the land,
finding no howell so wretched, where
his squalid form may shelter itself.
Then, Disease, for lack of other VIC
Tins, shall gnaw its own heart, and
die. Then, San, if she do not die,
shall lose half her strength. Success
to the Town Pump"
The manner in which the laws per-
NIT the destruction of the heron is
a blot on civilization and Christian
ity. Wild birds, generally r not
dependent upon mans protection, as
they can get an abundance of food
in the fields and woods.
Unfortunately, however, this is
not true as to the poor heron, a beau
tiful, large, white bird which is not
protected by law, whose destruction
arises from the vanity of women to
wear the aigrette plucked from the
plumage of the heron, on their hats
and in their hair.
This bird is captured at the time
when they have to go to certain
places for search of food for them
selves and their babes. The old are
trapped and carried to places where
they are stripped Of their feathers;
then after a time, they r released.
Sore and bleeding they return to
the dear little ones, who with mouths
open wide, have waited for their
mother and food; then starvation
seizes them, and all life leaves them,
50 the poor mother and mate find
their loved ones, cold in death. Now
no longer can the old ones struggle
against death, and with backs bleed
ing, babes starved, the dear parents
meet an end similar to that of the
young, and a happy family is utter
ly destroyed.
Would not their lives adorn this
earth more than a wretched, horri-
BILE death? Would not those feathers
deck those little bodies more than
being stuck upon a bargain counter
for sale? Would you not feel better
if you sprinkled food for those babes,
rather than starve them and murder
the mother and mate?
But who is to blame for this hor-
rible deed; who is the real murderer;
who is happy and joyous, W the
deed? Why, the American ladies and
they alone. 1t should require no law
to stop this evil. The ladies are the
in this case. Only do they
have to stop wearing the aigrette and
other such decorations which cause
pain and suffering, and they stop
all.
Fashion is one of comforts worst
enemies. Fashion causes more pain
and unnecessary discomfort, than
any other thing of its class. View the
song bird, imprisoned for life in a
small enclosure or cage. Chained
from the outdoor world, where ma
ture calls for him. Taken from its