The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-12-11
A poY RAT.EATER.
Id oallfOrnia ofsan Frsnelsco.

There lives 10 thlS clly 6oy-a child
four years Of fAge--whOse tastes for the ab-
hOrropt have becOme so disgusting az to
make bis presence among bis play mates
The signal for nauseous reyulsioD Of feel
lug, ut least among the more delicate. In
a word, he has become treriiable rai.Caitr,
aud It is said, rolishes bis disgusting food.
AH an inAtNOCe Of the manner in which he
deals with tho loathsome creatures, it is
related by Oyo witnesses thAtlyeslelday af-
crnoon grocer ut the corner at Mason
aud Market streets, trapped couple Of
large, gray forOcious, NANCY rats, whose
very appearance, would siekeu q Scotch
terrier The grocer look the rats to The
street to have them killed by dogs
Seeing the approaching excitement, q
crowd Of uchiuO gathered, as usual on
such occasioaa end among these was Ila
little our-yeaI-old fellov in Qac,.iOn.--
His lips quivercd ard his mouth began to
moisirn as hO saw The vrrmin about to bV
offered a sacrifice 10 the yolping oup -
His little comrades begged Tho rapror 10
give lhon ono Of the rats for their ficrl,
aud they would have moro fOn bau if tha
dogs got them both. Cprims and an.
ziOus 10 know the result, The Nlorckec9or
gnve up ono and il Was Immediately ia,
ken from the trap by The uouamra nov,
seizod around tho boiv by ooc hand. While
the other held fast 10 the bark orthe head,
to prevent the animal from biting ThGa
having secured his pray, The Young mon-
ster sank bis teeth in tho neck, aud g0aw.
ed away at tho tough fbOu. 4 cSh with as
much apparent eusto ua though tearing
open an orange, lie lhns continued un.
I'll be Ind literally eaten M Tho rats hcad
Nor did il takO him long, for acarcc hod
the disgust Oft the spectators seized them
than The boy held in onc band the bleed
ing carcass in the other the nanglrd head,
and there he'd them as he stoed gazing
md laughing Al those wIloscs omacba had
turned during tbN PROCESS II Is hard to
say how much further the youth would
have gone perhaps eaten the un,vory
flesh had not older ones Dispersed the
crowd aud driven them home.
A Fogt Donsisoas sIncid66tl IS
There was in tho trenubcs. IN Fort
Donelson rebel sollicr With rife shot
through bis head whose case vas, indeed
m interesting one he vas an excellent
marksman, and killed or vouuded several
Of the Union officers. One Of Coloael
Bcrge's sharpshooters, al ollhGntor, who
h'dkill many bears aud wolves, crepl up
towards The breastWorks to try his hand up
on the rebel. They 6red at each other
again and again but 10th we're sbrsad aad
careful, The rebol raised hiu hat above
the breastworks Whial The sharpahcoler
out in the bushes had bullet put through
III
"IIa! la! bal" laughed the rebel, s..a-
ing bis own bullet into The little puff Of
smoke down into the ravine he knew
that the rebel had ouiuiltod him, and be
expected return shot It was aimed a
little loo high, AID be was safe.
you cheated me this lime, but I will
be even With you yet" said the shar,.
shooter. Whirling upou bis buck, loading
bis riae and WhirIiug buck again He
rested his rife up,n the ground, aimed Il,
and lay With his eye along the barrel, his
finger upon the trigger.
Five minutes passed. II reckon that
last shot Gzed him" said the rebel, "he
has not moved these Eve minutes"
lie raised his head, peeped over The EN-.
bankwent--fell back lifelessI Tho uuer.
ring ain Of the old hunter had passed
thrOus bis head 1t was The deadly work
Of one swift aeet scconl.
A man With some wit and q 7eTy long
nose met ueighbor one frosty morning,
who sang out. "Haloo, smith; | met tue
oud ofyoar nose back here piece saw it
was completely frozen" "So fallt Of
mino" said the uldiaurbed Smith; Il
rubbed il as far as | could reach"
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A little waiter was seut to Gala gentle.
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