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Show KH JBj. .v (V,.4,V,'i(Iw Jw ., rjf. 1 Little Cruelty to Squirrel wkk f-P a. Converted 1 lOrtUrerS Actress 1 1 By EFFIE SHANNON Actreaa. I g UJ511K ig always hoiiio incident which makes ft vital impression Jtttf, " " I upon one nnd awnkens n Inlent thought. Tor example, Jor Mj bb ! ycnrfl n,1(l i'cnr8 ' ws able to look upon dumb animals afl ini- m Bri mntcrlal servants of men. I never realized the suffering of n u! i TneTr! wn'PI)(-'(l hora' or tho sorrow of an abandoned cat, or the M jL wtt I 8M0k'nS brutality of dog lighting. When last 1 was in Jfcr , MfVflM Yrk I was walking in Central park, where my attention was i Ik Kjujifl attracted to two beautiful boys in costly ermine coats and cs-I cs-I I' UlJ cortcd by two nurses in quaint bonnets and gray cloaks. It jf yn8 nn interesting exhibit of luxurious infancy. Presently 1 W linger of the boys s,picd a squirrel mincing amid the dead leaves. Ho u fl. 1 lolcl out a .candied chestnut and the animal, after considering the propo- W sition, approached the little boy. When within reaching distance, tho HI squirrel wns seized by his bushy tail und shaken, while the two imps roared with laughter. This diversion proved so novel and charming, that the yjk- youngsters lured other squirrels to their tempting chestnuts, with more Wt serious result'. Finally one baby squirrel was caught tightly while tho Wt smaller boy yanked his tail almost free from the body. Mm Then I interfered with this festival of un. I was greeted by a volley ill of protests in 'French from the nurses, and the little boys resented my picking up whntj rcmnincd of the squirrel. Tho injured animal I took gjR ' to a veterinary with instructions to cure tho animal then turn it adrift in If W the park-. Ijjp This episode is to my mind important,- inasmuch eM Iff ns it shows That tho untrained mind is prone to arSfiB flli' brutality and cruelty whenever there is no chanco of 1f"inl Wm i counter attack: It therefore scorned to me that BltfyMk iffy "11 thinking men. and women should heed the plight Wtjf. jj It of dumb animals that are frequently the victims Y I f ' . of inhuman persons. The various organizations for jSJf I ft tlic purpose of curtailing this cruelty are growing I X ' '1 in power and in wealth. These are needed no 'less y ifi ' i sorely than hospitals anil homes for human beings. ' y |