Year: 1874

that kill the dog This did not do, because IL he
were mad wanted to know it, did not even whip
him, for thought then. and think now. that the
dog did perfectly right Dogs and wives do not pass
tho bounds Of reasonable requirement when they ask
TO be let alone occasionally. and If they bit their
masters oftener and more savagely they weuld be
respected more, and their wishes would be considered
worthy of consultation in o while


On this occasion / was cruel to Mrs. Paul, and for
the first time in life refused to do she wished me.
She begged that would send for the doctor at once
and have my cut of, declaring that if did not
she should not have moments peace. Arbitrarily.
perhaps brutally. declined to crafty her. In con-
sequence have not yet had the bliss Of knowing
what itis to bound gayly through life with leather
ear 1t may be that the experience is still destined
to be mine, however, for since this mad dog excite
ment reached its present hight, Mrs. Pau! frequently
asss mo II icoi no symptoms; cannot scratch the
back of my head without her placing bucket of
water before me to see il show signs Of boiling,
and she often advances skirmish line Of questions
the drift of which is TO know if do not think that
could hear all the good that is said Of me and as
much of sermons az care TO, il had only one ear.
Ii may be that will have to lay both of them down
on the altar Of domestic peace before we've done
with il,



;ng Of animals, have no sentimental objections Oh
that score Indeed, never see a horse staggering
under twice the burden that should be put upon
him that would not like to step mercifully up,
and. while patted him gently with one hand, put
a swift and kind bullet through his head With the
other. This would relieve the poor animal from all
Injustice and misery and perhaps his owner, ascer-
tanning how inconvenient it to drag his own
draw around, might use his next horse decently. II
ever he owned one again. The poor dogs that roam
the streets hungry and homeless, would kb ln
the most painless way possible; get them all to-
gether give them as full meal as they could eat,
and then dismiss them beyond the reach OF pain.
More, any dog il-treated by his master would pro
vide for In the same mcrciful fashion. And 50 with
cats and all other animals, for see no other way
out of the difculty-no other means OF getting nd
of the shocking of cruelty we every day wit
ness aud, what Is equally bad, we know ore going
on every day around us, whether we sec them or
not. Interference for the moment does no good.
Reprimand the brute who is beating an overloaded
horse or abusing dog the street, and we know
that when he gets the poor horse into his stable OF
the dog into a cellar, he will revenge himself upon
us through them The mission of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals should be ex1
tended; it stops too short of a proper result. IN
should be empowered to seize and teDderly and
kindly kill all homeless and ill-used animals Of all
kinds-even cats. Yes, will not even exclude
human animals from the blessing of dying when
they can do nothing better.


For if surplus and useless dogs are to be killed
which do not dispute is the best disposition that
can be made of them-why not dispose of all sur
plus and useless populations SIMILARLY Why main
tam so many useless human lives at such enormous
expensel The argument holds as good in the one
case as in the other. If dogs dangerous what OF
the unemployed criminal classesf You cannot take
up a newspaper without finding record of some
horrible outrage committed by these dangerous
human animals. Murder, robbery, rapinel How
many men of all classes have died in Brooklyn of
dog bites within five years past do not know but


can speak to pretty formidable list of inOtfensive
citizens who have been knocked on the head while
quietly going to their homes, and not i'll the night
time either.


Are there other sociap necessary evils
that carry disease and death in their train to tilt
against that every lance is put in rest and this sud
den slogan goes up against the best friend that man
has Z JOHN PAUL.