DANCING DUCK V. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
(To the Editor of the Westport Times.) Sib, —In your last issue, in reference to my entertainment, you say judicious police interference put a stop to an attempt at brutal cruelty—meaning, I presume to the duck which 1 that night
exhibited, you moreover state that I had a sheet of heated iron for the duck to dance on. Now, sir, whilst admitting that I had such a thing on the stage, I most emphatically deny that it was used or even intended for that purpose. The fact is Constable Meredith came crawling round at the back door like a " snake in the grass," and saw a sheet of heated iron on the stage, he immediately commenced talking about what he would do, and what he wouldn't, to which I very quietly replied, " You can do your best," and I say so again. Trusting you will (in justice to me) give this publicity, and apologising for trespassing on your space —I am, &c, Chas. Jones. [The less Charles Jones or his associates say about this affair the better for themselves. This letter proves beyond doubt that the police officer did his duty in preventing wanton cruelty, and that ho deserves commendation rather than coarse abuse. —Ed. W. T.~]
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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1017, 29 October 1872, Page 3
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213DANCING DUCK V. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1017, 29 October 1872, Page 3
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