الكاتب: Multiple References

Behold the Stockman! Artist and Artisan, he may be polished,or a diamond in the rough . . .but always a Gem.Whose devotion to his animals is second only to his love of God and family,whose gripping affection istempered only by his inborn sense of the true proportion of things,who cheerfully braves personal discomfort to make surehis live stock suffer not!To him,there is rhythm in the clatter of the horse's hoof,music in the bleating of the sheep and the lowing of the herd. His approaching footsteps call forth the whinny of recognition. His calm, well-modulated voiceinspires confidence and wins affection. His coming is greeted with demonstrations of pleasure,and his going with evident disappointment.Who sees something more in cows than the drudgery of milking,more in swine than the grunt and squeal,more in the horse than the patient servant,and more in sheep than the golden hoof. Herdsman, shepherd, groom . . . yes, and more! Broad-minded, big-hearted, whole-souled;whose life and character linger long after the cordial greeting is stilled and the hearty handshake is but a memory;whose silent influence forever lives. May his kind multiply and replenish the earth!