Show the bullet route the late october sun was sinking in i the west and old iron mountain was in a purple burpie haze long shadows from the old judge smelter were creeping eastward across deer meadow hill earth and sky were blending in a beautiful symphony of color notes which would have delighted the eye of an ar aist going car carterby terly along the winding heber road was I 1 seen two men a boy peri haps hapa thirteen and a very decrepit horse i led by one of the men while the other man carried a rifle I 1 just how or why the boy should fit into in to such a scheme sc heme was not obvious at first glance about that moment from around a bend in the road appeared two men mounted on horseback approaching from tho the east hello challenged one ot of the riders any thing to trade what going to kill him well he be sure looks all in said he in a light vein onward the little cortege wended bended its weary way and now disappeared appeared around a curve in the road tills this road by the way has been aptly a styled the horses via doloroso because on this trail the bones of so many horses lie ile bleaching As so often happens when he Is no longer able to bear the burdens imposed upon him as on the present occasion he Is led there to be shot yes shot hot s I 1 ile he has no choice he who has given a life of devotion to his master Is now to receive his reward for all he be has lone done he is to receive from his master what the meanest robber would receive for invading a home at the tha midnight hour owners and drivers of horses is there not a mere humane method of sending your our horse to his death than by the bullet route in all our larger cities chloroform Is extensively used while you are still using the methods prescribed tor for the felon we oween much to the horse tor foil his many years of falth faithful ful service wa with t h us and in due recognition thereof we should reward him in his last hours with as kindly treatment as lies within our power and now what a bout about the boy who trailed ti ailed behind the two men and me doomed horse that hoy boy had a wild we west st movie complex and was drawn there in anticipation of an heroic thrill he was eager to see a beautiful life snuffed out that was the only excuse for his presence in the procession had he been drawn there through we would think better of his hia me motive tive it Is toward the youth of the land that we are looking to who will be ba the men of 1 tomorrow and if brought up under the influence of humane treatment of our dumb animals they will be the more kind thoughtful drivers of a 2 day to come Chil children dien just naturally emulate the examples of their elders therefore adults should not alow allow the child to witness any cruelty cc ly en their part that boy should not have witnessed that killing PARK CITY HUMANE SOCIETY |