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Show The Cow Evil. Salt Lake City, April 14. Editors Herald: On Sunday afternoon while I waB passing southward on Second East, a wild cow rushed past. Sbe was bellowing, bel-lowing, tossiog her head, booking at trees and anything else which at tracted her attention. I had twe little children with me, and of courst had my hands full. While watching the cow I looked down the atreet anc there I saw a pretty curly headed baby boy of perhaps 3 years old. Tbe little fellow went toddling along, apparently unconscious of danger, while the cow ran madly towards him. I realized the danger, and Bensed my helplessness, and all I could do was to yet! frantically, "Whoa! Whoa!" Fortunately the noise attracted the beast's attention and she turned without doing any injury. The little one ransafoly across the road, not the least excited, as he did not seem to know that be had escaped a great danger. I shall never lorjet the Bensation which thrilled me as I saw tbe danger dan-ger which tho child ran for a moment. It eeemed to me that I would have laid down my life to save the little fellow, yet I knew that nothing could ho done. I do not know wbos child it was, but have no doubt that I saved him from severe and perhaps latal injury by my excited yelling. Now for the point. Can there not he a law enacted and enforced by which these wild creatures can be kept ofi our streets ? The papers have already recorded several terrible injuries inflicted on innocent little children by these infuriated brutes. Tbe responsibility rests with the owner of lbs cattle, and he should be held accountable for the whereabouts and doings of his cows and oxen. What do you think about it ? M. |