New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-22

m at Ne H. III ganada some years since, happened to
ns;t =, sne ont Ct an Old and al cr1r
20 snow the people at the house br6nsIf
with me pairof the young ones. a.
happened to be no less Shan seven ta
20 70 pc 6 no ING n19Fs than day q two teg could
tena gS sse, sera aha as rley Ss5s much
and see if she would not rear them The
from its very novelty, was at eaee adopted HS fyss
puss seemed 20 be qute reeonced 10 then IoI
going afterwards to see hoE they were
the foxes were indeed In the box btts tiie eas aifs
kittens had disappeared. Having fond sout pyss'
retreat, she and her kittens were again carried
ana put along witIthe foxes. After feedingher #aH
aIid pattlng and clapping her she was again left
alone and never afterwards, until the foxes Wera
large. did she deny them t1is attentions &c q
When put to the test, by fox and kitten
eyar grs AZ saSen i laid upon the floor pnsa when
III n eae and catching up the nearest matter
F nelner tx OF kitten carried itaway, and
Of eifsa tbe fe Ier me se ssssnd
4 kind q petulant whining vet. a Isara
nf spald as much attention to the one as to tia
lloyved IA soon nRoIa the spot and a restless rifff
iioss = " y y carry 1t oil to her boz
Al hrst Il was feared that tI,e fn,rau e.
~ VI iafger difaeraons, might fail toffs I'M Sd
ol tee ca1 WHICH were hardly
nnt anrsar ...,e - e. ersn alter was, eT M
third day but after that-and heFs ss s,s' We s
natIrailststhe teats gradually eresF A. W
as those Of dog returning, hogessr
In course of tirne.F puss beaai, II, $h,s
squirrels, and such Ike; and here TI1y
that as she soon learned to comprehend fla
cry OF the helpless foxes, sothey now as trIE com
prehended her particular cry when she bglInff Il,
such game for no sooner was she heard tIar ,5fY
scampered both kittens and foxes as thonph NJ I'M
fully comprehended theact that the first te,ss ps.a
sure 70 get the prize Here the nature of tie tso
tens delighted in fun, and liked to make the most f
a mouse when they got it but@often. when tbev
came trotting back with one in their mouth fhey
used to be met by one of the foxes, which, in the
tWihhnne OF an eye, would snap it from them and
devour it on the spot the foxes at the same time
taking pretty good care that the kittens should never
have an opportunity of treating IN ike manner,
as eYeFythtng lney got was dispatched on
the spot. When however, they did get enough, the
surplus Was carefully concealed iasome quiet corner
over y which they kept a watehful eye. ssEsf.7s
HItherto they had been allowed 70 run about nm
| controlled but the female having Killed j vounr-
t gosng they were forthwith confined in reTs
q which were about two feet higii. AI
tLey mad now eutgroRn the kittens consdera-
by, pnss stl acknowledged them and regularly.
gay aiter day calling her kittens after her she and
shey eaped INTO thepen, where she snckIe Tie Whole
fellr; In the cool Of the evening" the Eittens alsn
would inFarlably,he found the pen PLAYING with
with clumsy antics Of tbe Iastar
state Of innocent was. however, suddenIv
brought to close. Early one InornInn tJe fossa
mad scTaped hole underneath their pen, aud u go
t-ASo' ii7t eutltOiG; tlldI met
upon going out was the female fox trotfinn ast tfe
y, door with young turkey thrown over her back
Chase being given, she dropped it in corner beia
the oher four which she had killed, and then took a
under pile of boards After this they were ps
only put back into the pen bpt chained which eject
Il ualIy prevented them from doing further mischief
About this time pnss began to suspect, apparently
wards the foxes, now abouttas big as herself beeaT
to change True she still brought in mice, and gave
them as freely to the cubs to the kittens but
whenever they began to poke their noses about her.
she would salute them with cuff on the side Of the
head, which made them shake their ears, and keep at
more respectful distance. This however, they took
I'm good part and always seemed to consider it asa
chaienge 10 play, as they immediately began to caper
attention in front, the other would come creeping
round the corners behind and try to get up to hern
! that way However, ,puss was always as knowing as
they, and soon placed herself in position commando
ing view of both, ready to salute the ear Of the first
that should approach 80.