There Is A God
A true story of dumb cattle rustlers.46 total reviews
Comment from GWHARGIS
Despite this starting off with a traumatic story, you managed to ease out of it with a "just desserts" ending. How people can be so mean and soulless is beyond me. Hope the sheriff told the idiots how lucky they were to have been caught by them and not your husband. Lol. Sorry y'all had to go through that. Gretchen
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Despite this starting off with a traumatic story, you managed to ease out of it with a "just desserts" ending. How people can be so mean and soulless is beyond me. Hope the sheriff told the idiots how lucky they were to have been caught by them and not your husband. Lol. Sorry y'all had to go through that. Gretchen
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you. You bet they are lucky my husband didn't catch them. I might have had to bail him out of jail for assault. Lol
Comment from estory
I like the way you tell the story with personality and a sense of humor.
That kind of contrasts with the gruesome details of how the cattle were butchered, and you really worked up our emotions the way you portrayed the frightened cattle huddled in the corner of the barn. The story pivots from that grim scene of theft and torture on the discovery of the Id in the tossed jacket that gives the thieves away. We have to scratch our heads in wonder at people who seemed to have planned all this pretty well, concealing themselves in plastic bags and gloves only to forget this one critical detail. estory
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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I like the way you tell the story with personality and a sense of humor.
That kind of contrasts with the gruesome details of how the cattle were butchered, and you really worked up our emotions the way you portrayed the frightened cattle huddled in the corner of the barn. The story pivots from that grim scene of theft and torture on the discovery of the Id in the tossed jacket that gives the thieves away. We have to scratch our heads in wonder at people who seemed to have planned all this pretty well, concealing themselves in plastic bags and gloves only to forget this one critical detail. estory
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you for reading and commenting. It turned out to be two teenage boys, and they probably got scared because they must have been there for some time. The jacket was buried in the manure, so they must have taken it off, and the cattle trampled it until it was buried. It would have been easy to overlook if it was out of sight.
Comment from Michael Ludwinder
Your writing of that terrible day is gripping. You effortlessly drew me into the rhythm of daily farm life, only to sharply veer into the horror of discovering the brutal attack on your cattle. The excellent descriptions of Des's anger, the sheriff's frustration, and the trauma inflicted on the animals is difficult to read. Well done!
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Your writing of that terrible day is gripping. You effortlessly drew me into the rhythm of daily farm life, only to sharply veer into the horror of discovering the brutal attack on your cattle. The excellent descriptions of Des's anger, the sheriff's frustration, and the trauma inflicted on the animals is difficult to read. Well done!
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you. We experienced several episodes with thieves, but this was the only incident where the culprits made it easy to catch them.
Comment from Sanku
So right ,so right ! there is a God and he has a sense of humour.THis is a well written story and i loved reading it .I enjoy reading about experiences from real life .Thanks for sharing...
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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So right ,so right ! there is a God and he has a sense of humour.THis is a well written story and i loved reading it .I enjoy reading about experiences from real life .Thanks for sharing...
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you for reading and the six stars.
Comment from Barry Penfold
What a diverse story. From heartbreak to laughter in such a short space of time. You just never know what is around the corner. Well told and I hope you keep writing some more of your recollections of time on the dairy farm.
Take care
Barry Penfold
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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What a diverse story. From heartbreak to laughter in such a short space of time. You just never know what is around the corner. Well told and I hope you keep writing some more of your recollections of time on the dairy farm.
Take care
Barry Penfold
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you for reading and commenting. I do have some horrendous stories concerning cattle thieves. Not all of them turned out as well as this one did.
Comment from Aussie
Well written and I could feel your anger over the cattle duffing, except they didn't take the beasts away to sell them. Farmers work so hard to raise the beasts and to have that happen in your barn must have been devastating. They were only after the meat, it's a wonder you didn't hear the ruckus. I would (with respect) put a warning for language on this. Good luck in the contest, this is a ripper, true tale. K xx
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Well written and I could feel your anger over the cattle duffing, except they didn't take the beasts away to sell them. Farmers work so hard to raise the beasts and to have that happen in your barn must have been devastating. They were only after the meat, it's a wonder you didn't hear the ruckus. I would (with respect) put a warning for language on this. Good luck in the contest, this is a ripper, true tale. K xx
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you. I find the word duffing interesting. Is that an Aussie word for rustlers? The farm was a good mile from where we lived, which is why the animals were locked in the barn at night. I thought I did put a language warning on the story. I will check and make sure.
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G'Day new friend. Yes, duffing means stealing cattle or sheep. Your true story touched my heart. Kay xx
Comment from Bill Schott
What a unique tale. It is so very nice to get a happy ending in the middle of a case that had been deemed unsolvable. Yes, the coat with all the clues was a tremendous aid. Neat read.
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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What a unique tale. It is so very nice to get a happy ending in the middle of a case that had been deemed unsolvable. Yes, the coat with all the clues was a tremendous aid. Neat read.
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you for reading and commenting. It was a lucky break that they forgot the jacket.
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
What a great story. You hooked me in immediately. It was a horrible thing to have happened but the ending was fantastic. I love it when karma and God come to the rescue. Thanks for sharing
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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What a great story. You hooked me in immediately. It was a horrible thing to have happened but the ending was fantastic. I love it when karma and God come to the rescue. Thanks for sharing
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you for reading and the six stars. I agree, once in while karma works fast.
Comment from royowen
That is a great story dear friend, I can really understand how and why Des and the sherif were particularly angry, that sort behaviour is just incredibly awful, and evil it seems to be, God seemed to be there, well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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That is a great story dear friend, I can really understand how and why Des and the sherif were particularly angry, that sort behaviour is just incredibly awful, and evil it seems to be, God seemed to be there, well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 22-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thanks for reading and commenting. Karma got them in the end.
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Somebody has to put rules in place
Comment from LateBloomer
Hello Prettybluebird, your story is well written and well told. I couldn't believe (but I do, and don't doubt you) that people would be so low, and so disgusting. Sadly, Man does the worst and the most ugliest things to his fellow-man. As I read you story, so many emotions overcame me. First, that someone would even do this. Second, the poor cattle. Third, you and your husband--the loss of the cattle, the loss of income, the trauma, the stress, etc. Fourth, that you had to identify your butchered cattle. I was surprised that the Sheriff's office could take the beef. I thought that the Sheriff was going to say that it had to be kept for evidence. I did wonder who got the $50 bucks, and if insurance covers something like this? I would think that this was a significant loss of income. I am sorry that you had to experience this. If you know what type of sentence that they got for doing this horrific crime to your cattle, and to you and your husband, I would be interested to know. Also, I don't know if you live in the USA or somewhere. That would help when hearing the crime and the punishment segment of this. If there was a trial, or if the punishment were interesting, or unusual, there just might be a part Two to your story. Well done. Nothing can imitate life.
Xo. Margaret ~ LateBloomer
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Hello Prettybluebird, your story is well written and well told. I couldn't believe (but I do, and don't doubt you) that people would be so low, and so disgusting. Sadly, Man does the worst and the most ugliest things to his fellow-man. As I read you story, so many emotions overcame me. First, that someone would even do this. Second, the poor cattle. Third, you and your husband--the loss of the cattle, the loss of income, the trauma, the stress, etc. Fourth, that you had to identify your butchered cattle. I was surprised that the Sheriff's office could take the beef. I thought that the Sheriff was going to say that it had to be kept for evidence. I did wonder who got the $50 bucks, and if insurance covers something like this? I would think that this was a significant loss of income. I am sorry that you had to experience this. If you know what type of sentence that they got for doing this horrific crime to your cattle, and to you and your husband, I would be interested to know. Also, I don't know if you live in the USA or somewhere. That would help when hearing the crime and the punishment segment of this. If there was a trial, or if the punishment were interesting, or unusual, there just might be a part Two to your story. Well done. Nothing can imitate life.
Xo. Margaret ~ LateBloomer
Comment Written 21-Jun-2024
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2024
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Thank you for reading and the six stars. The cattle they killed were heifers being raised for milk cows, making the loss more significant. Yes, our insurance paid for the cattle. The hides and heads, with ear tags, were sufficient evidence. I don't know what became of the 50 dollars cash. I live in the United States in Michigan. It turned out to be two teenage boys with no means to pay, so Des had them work it off, hauling hay all summer. I think they might have preferred jail time to picking up hay in the hot summer. LOl