Show the boy and the gun this Is the first month ot of spring and especially after a severe winter like the past one we fully appreciate all the warm sunny days and the melting of the ice and snow now the blackbirds the jankos and have returned to our meadows with their sweet notes and an all nature asks us all to be as gay and happy as they during a stroll down the railroad t tracks 1 a ks the other evening we noticed many small rifle shells scattered along t the h a track nearest to the willows in the meadows and we noted also that the blackbirds were very wary vary and did not approach the railroad putting two and two together we had a bunch that boys probably from park city had bad gone down there on oil a shooting expedition little boys never draw a gun on our beautiful song birds it Is not only very cruel to maun maim or kill our birds but how can anyone a with the least particle of kindness in his heart wish to see eee the beautiful birds bleed and die what Is the motive back ot of such cruelty it if you have a gun and wish to try it out why cannot y you 0 u do your shooting at other marks and do you not know that there Is a heavy penalty tor for the destruction ot of all our song birds nothing but an innate cruelty in a lad will prompt him to kill just for sport cruel boys make cruel men and it you want to be loved by all you must begin by being thoughtful and kind toward your fellow man and to all our dumb friends that cannot speak for themselves PARK CITY HUMANE SOCIETY |