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and the abuse of the power we have over them. The 

 civil law properly recognizes cruelty to brutes as a moral 

 offence. Their kindly treatment is a virtue that makes 

 better citizens, and honors the State. As old Rose was 

 so near to the family, we honored her with a decent burial. 

 She lies under an old oak in the pasture where she used 

 to graze. Peace to her ashes. 



Yours to command, 



TIMOTHY BUNKER, ESQ. 

 Hookertown, Mar. 15, 1862. 



NO. 56. TIM BUNKER ON THE &quot;HORN-AIL.&quot; 



&quot; What is the matter with your cow, Mr. Frink ?&quot; said 

 Seth Twiggs, as he leaned his elbow on the barn-yard 

 bars, and looked benevolently at a very spare and hirsute 

 animal, that Jake was milking. 



&quot; Can t tell exactly,&quot; said Jake. &quot; Guess she s got the 

 horn-ail, or some sich thing.&quot; 



&quot; I thought the trouble seemed to be in her legs, when 

 she come by my house last night. She walked kind o 

 totlish,&quot; said Seth, knocking the ashes out of his pipe. 



&quot; Wall, that might be. Horn distemper generally af 

 fects em all over. Had Tucker up here to doctor her 

 last night ; he said it was horn-ail.&quot; 



&quot;What did he give her?&quot; 



&quot; He gin her a slice of salt-pork, split her tail, put in 

 Bait and pepper, and bored her horns.&quot; 



&quot; Rather guess there was some squirming.&quot; 



&quot; Yes, it took three men and all the ropes in the barn to 

 hold the old keow.&quot; 



