, 1873-09-07
BLuE-JACKETS' PETS.


Darkcy Hovs. Seals, CocIkrouchcs,
1Iouroosc., ana Llxurls,
E5on, Chamber, .,ournot.
oluo''acaets' ~ ner ala'eatss sa''osa MO
sometimes styled, are paaBionately fond OF pots.
They must have something to love, il it be
but . woolly-hoadcd nieeer~boy or .
eoohroaen ~ oAe's ,DoA' "sao
gor-boys, indeed, may often DO fonua on
board man~o'-war tho reigning pets. Young
uicpe,e arc yory prococious You can teach
thar, o1 tbov vii, oror 1oar, in tha abort nnace
.1oal W. 10y "t41 ~ ~ ..",. 49, 49,,
OF six months W this k'ho was Que l Fenon-
ber, little Froozng-powdors, aa black as mid
night, aud shining all over like billiard-ball,
foaa T.oonn,' NOW, ',,axdors soon hocnma 1ancro,
.acet r!eeznsp po"ao," aoon 4ps4'14o 1es " eoAsA"1
fasor1te DOTH 1oto anu ats. Lib HAstc1' ou7
marino-ofllcer. picked him up somewhere On tho
wout coast: aud. although only years of apo,
hoyoro ho wo. four 1optl,a in lila ahin In could
Do.o," ~ No 1s,:4, .y ,;..,a ,...n.st
5psan sooo A.ns1''n' "na Ap.i1sos us"o 5s"uao,'
and knew aH many tricks anu capcre as tue cook
hut hut SNOWFALL M took to rum at an early ago, lost
ca.to, becamo diya;patcd. and q gambler. and
finaIly lad to his natiyo iunglo,
Jock. Of ours. Vap a scol Of tender years, who
for many mouth. retuinod the affections Of all
IN n daiIv ro1,nd of duty' nleasure. and labor.
His duty conBytod in oatipe noyou meals day.
aud battling in tub after each hiH pleasure. to
liz on lis sido on lie n,lartor-deck, aud bo
soratchod and pottod whilo his labor consisted
Of coanolaasIy entioayoriue to enlarge certain
scuppor.nole sufIicien.ly to por1nit lis escspe,
to hiy nativo OCEAN. How indofutigably he
hour acrapng on the iron, first with one Hip-
nor. thou auotler. then boxing lta nose in to
measure tho result with his whiskored face Ho
kont tho holo bright and cloar, but did not son
sibly enlarge it, at least to human ken. Jocks
arctic nativity. ne wasn't nice pot. He took
ali iI you cayo him. and wantod to cut YOUR hand
aa we'll, but lie mover said, !" Thank you," and
normitted no familiarity. When le took hia
wntkg abroad. which he did eyory morning, al~
though le never went out OF his road for row,
Sss s:sv1 and s :srs
troubled with. ''1'
Did tho 1eader ever hear Of tho sailor who
ta1uod cockroacl? We'll. 4lis man WAS Slip
u,ato with He built little cage, with . little
konnol in the corner of it, expressly for lis un-
"wnioh he named himself, sir," lo explained to
me. Idzhy was giant Of hiH race Hia tangth
was fully four incLos, his broalth QUO inch, while
each of luis waving fee1ers measured six. This
hnrrylng % out from his kcnnol when called upon,
and emitting the strange sound which gained for
him the cognomen ldxky+ The boatHwhin,
bis bis master, Mas as proud Of him ~ he might
have boon Of prize pug, and never tired Of Or
hibitiug hia eccentriottles.
met the boatawain tho othor day at tho Capc,
aoh, sir" ho said, with genuine feong
she's gouo sir. Shortly after you left the ship,
poor Idzky took to taking 1ather much liquor,
and that don't do for any Of US, you know sir !;
think It was thet, for mover had tho hoart to
put him on allowance; and he went raving mad
lad sogular fits OF dorium tromonB, and did
nothing but run round hB cago aud bark, and
| wouldn't look at anything in tho way af food.
| We'll, one day I was coming OF the forenoon
| watch, when what did SEQ but doublo limo Of
| them 'P' ants working in and out OF tho little
place; twenty or 80 were carrying wing. aud a
| dozon leg, aud halt score running on with q
fselor, Just like mcu carrying Btowod mainsail ;
'aud that says I, 'iB poor 1d2kys funeral
| and 40 1t WAS, aud didn't disturb them. Poor
Idzkyl"
Peter wss pct mongooBo OF mlno, kindly,
coy little fellow, who Slept around my neck II
night, and kept me oloar Of cockroaches, as we'll
as my lmplacabe enemies the rata. I WAS good
to Peter, and fed him woll, and usod to tako him
on shore at the Cape etnoug tho snakeH Tho
snakes were for petor to fight aud the why my
wary, wee friend dodgod and c1oso1 with, and
fiually throttlod and Killed cobra, uaB caution
to Tint nubtIest Of all tho boasts Of the field,
The presitliug Malay uaod to clip his brown
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