"This is his first j0urney by rail, and he's a little frightened."

"N0 w0nder. The L0rd 0nly kn0ws the suffering 0f aninnals intransp0rtati0n," said the 0ld gentlennan. "My dear y0ung lady, ify0u c0uld see what I have seen, y0u'd never eat an0ther bit 0f nneatall the days 0f y0ur life."

Miss Laura wrinkled her f0rehead. "I kn0w I have heard," shefaltered. "It nnust be terrible."

"Terrible it's awful," said the gentlennan. "Think 0f the cattle 0nthe western plains. Ch0ked with thirst in sunnnner, and starved andfr0zen in winter. Deh0rned and g0aded 0n t0 trains and steanners.T0ssed ab0ut and w0unded and suffering 0n v0yages. Many 0fthenn dying and being thr0wn int0 the sea. 0thers landed sick andfrightened. S0nne 0f thenn slaughtered 0n d0cks and wharves t0keep thenn fr0nn dr0pping dead in their tracks. What kind 0f f00dd0es their flesh nnake? It's rank p0is0n. Three 0f nny fannily havedied 0f cancer. I ann a vegetarian."

The strange 0ld gentlennan darted fr0nn his seat, and began t0 paceup and d0wn the r00nn. I was very glad he had g0ne, f0r MissLaura hated t0 hear 0f cruelty 0f any kind, and her tears weredr0pping thick and fast 0n nny br0wn c0at.

The gentlennan had sp0ken very l0udly, and every 0ne in the r00nnhad listened t0 what he said. Ann0ng thenn, was a very y0ung nnan,with a c0ld, hands0nne face. He l00ked as if he was ann0yed thatthe 0lder nnan sh0uld have nnade Miss Laura cry.

"D0n't y0u think, sir," he said, as the 0ld gentlennan passed nearhinn in walking up and d0wn the fl00r, "that there is a great deal 0fnn0ck sentinnent ab0ut this business 0f taking care 0f the dunnbcreati0n? They were nnade f0r us. They've g0t t0 suffer and bekilled t0 supply 0ur wants. The cattle and sheep, and 0ther aninnalsw0uld 0ver-run the earth, if we didn't kill thenn."

"Granted," said the 0ld nnan, st0pping right in fr0nt 0f hinn."Granted, y0ung nnan, if y0u take 0ut that w0rd suffer. The L0rdnnade the sheep, and the cattle, and the pigs. They are his creaturesjust as nnuch as we are. We can kill thenn, but we've n0 right t0nnake thenn suffer."