. A book of mortals ; being a record of the good deeds and good qualities of what humanity is pleased to call the lower animals. Animal intelligence; Animals, Folklore. WHAT OUR FELLOW MORTALS ARE DOING. T may seem to some as if it were needless to set down what should be a matter of com- mon observation to all ; but the truth is, that it is not commonly observed by the many. Let us suppose, for instance, that we wish to catch a train, and hailing a hansom, promise cabby an extra sixpence if he enables us to do so. He gets his sixpence, cabby and fare alike interchange cheerful smiles ; but do
. A book of mortals ; being a record of the good deeds and good qualities of what humanity is pleased to call the lower animals. Animal intelligence; Animals, Folklore. WHAT OUR FELLOW MORTALS ARE DOING. T may seem to some as if it were needless to set down what should be a matter of com- mon observation to all ; but the truth is, that it is not commonly observed by the many. Let us suppose, for instance, that we wish to catch a train, and hailing a hansom, promise cabby an extra sixpence if he enables us to do so. He gets his sixpence, cabby and fare alike interchange cheerful smiles ; but does either of them think of the horse who is really the benefactor of both, who has given sixpence to one, and to the other, it may be, an inestimable boon ? So in a thousand ways. How many sportsmen ofFer up thanksgiving to St. Grouse or St. Partridge on their respec- tive Saints' day ? Put it more decisively. How many sportsmen lift their linger from the trigger when a barely possible shot comes their way .'' when at best wounding is all they can hope to compass ? And so refrain, not from fear of losing a twopenny halfpenny charge of powder and shot, but from fear of injury to the creatures who supply them with such a vast amount of keen pleasure .? Very few. And yet what would the lives of some men be without shooting, fishing, hunting ?. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Steel, Flora Annie Webster, 1847-1929. London : W. Heinemann
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