OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN 



I pray you look overhead for the little 

 friends in feathers, and watch amongst 

 the stones and bushes for the bright 

 eyes of those in fur. Let all unharmful 

 creatures live and be happy, as is their 

 right. In my opinion hunting for mere 

 pleasure or, as it is called, " sport " is 

 a relic of barbarism which is unworthy 

 of the civilization of the twentieth century, 

 and ought to be dropped. When one con- 

 siders it honestly, what is it after all? 

 It is the deliberate enjoyment of the 

 torture and murder of living creatures 

 who are helpless to escape; and its bru- 

 talizing influence is proven when it is 

 remembered that the more cruel it is the 

 better the " sport " is considered. To catch 

 a common fish for food is only " fishing " ; 

 but when a great tarpon fights for his 

 life for hours, with a hook tearing at his 

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