Show A young recruit of that Animal Ammal Protective league writes me of his efforts to save th park as follows As I went wept to Central park one day I saw san four boys holding pistols In their hands I sat down upon a bench benell and was watching them In a afew afew afew few minutes I saw two of the 1 boys pick up small pebbles and putting them into their pistols waited until they saw a few birds come near At AtI I this time a afew few birds did come down The boys seeing these birds started d to shoot at them Then I went over to them and said Stop shooting these birds and put your our pistols In your pockets also showing them the badge at atthe atthe atthe the same time Then they said sail to me Keep your mouth shut and mind your own business or well we 11 take that hue badge away from you ou Hearing this I went over to a policeman who stood quite near and told him the whole story how they wanted to kill the th poor birds The policeman went right over to the boys and nd seizing two wo of them by the collars gave them a shak shaking shakIng shaking ing and said Why are you yu m thicKheaded boys shooting at these birds The Thebo boys bogs s were too frightened to reply The policeman police map then took to k away iway their pistols and handed them to ma m But Rut before letting the boys go he made them promise not nor to shoot at birds again SAMUEL Tiger Chapter Our Animal Protective League LeagueS How much better this is than the example of our society people who are preparing for their horrible and disgusting sport of shooting trapped birds and nd killing deer I heard a a beautiful young woman boast of her abil ability ability ability ity to bring down a deer with her rifle the other day and I confess all her beauty vanished for me meShe meShe meShe She was the mother of two lovely children and I could not help wonder wonderIng wonderIng Ing lag what murderous impulse she might night have imparted to those young minds by her thoughts and words on slaughter as a sport She believes herself a Christian woman There is bere the religion of Buddha was more humane and Christian than our orthodox Christianity ty Buddha taught that all life Ufe was sacred and no man could take the life Ufe unless In of animal or insect without committing a crime against his Creator I hope a more humane Christianity will be taught sometime in our pul pulpits pulpits Pulpits pits It Is creeping Into our schools and kindergartens and the growing generation surely promises to help make the world kinder and better and more mOJe just justS S ELLA WHEELER WILCOX |