Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15
OUR DUMB ANIMALS.

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but his dog was and appeared to be i
great distress. After the train had gone o
he lay down on the track and whined, an
ran up the track as if he were chasing plan
tom, and turned and whined and paved tn
fee. f several people piteously. At last
man resolved to put himself under the guild
ance and direction of the dog, and folowe,
him three miles on the road. Here the BODY
Of Edward Scanlan was found, cut almost il
two. 1t was put il a box and the do.
mounted the box, and SO rode home Tn,
account further states that since the f1nera
the dog seems heart-broken and utterly re
fuses food
Twelve thousand five hundred thalers ar,
set down in the budget of the German En-.
pire for the purpose of feeding the Imperial
dogs and cats, which are kept for the pur-
pose Of destroying rats and mice in the I'M
perial stalls and stores.
Belle Plain, Iowa, has the champion cat
Seeing crane quietly roosting up a tree, She
waited till nighfall Then she pounced
upon the crane. The crane flew away with
the eat. Still that crane was soon food for
kittens.
\ Wisconsin man recently killed six
skunks in one day. After interviewing the
first one he became reckless, and 81 kept
on.
Early on Sunday morning a gentleman
walked out, probably for the purpose of salt
ing his sheep. After Il few vigorous calls the
flock collected around him, and clamorel As
usual for their allowance. One black ram,
however, seemed to have something on his
mind, and stood aloof. The owner, seeking
to conciliate him, approached and laid his
hand upon his head. This the ram resisted
with furious charge, which was repeated
until the owner took to flight But he was
too far from the fence, and the enemy liter
ally hung upon his rare with perseyering OBJ
stinacy. \ change Of front was resolved
upon and Immediately effected, but still the
battery was played with undiminished feryor.
Soon the parties clinchcd, and after yi1or-
GUS scuiiie they came to the ground. The
ram could don0thing, but his fleece protected
hlS RIBS from the furious blows OF his adyer-
sary. Both seemed now pretty nearly cx-
hauste1. The man was on top, and ~eizins
stone which lay near commenced pounding
the head Of the sheep. OF course the rock
was soon reduced to fragments; but the
man, having formerly driven hogs, thought
on the expedicnt Of throwing dust in the
eyes Of the recusant ram, and incontincntly
filled his optics with clay, rubbing it iu.
lie then arose to enjoy the success Of his
ruse, but the ram " riz. and pau>ins
single moment, applied!a knee to either eye.
AMI renewed the combat. And now tie
fight was more desperate than before. ant
victory seemed 10 perch above the sheep.
But, as be put his power into one iual blow,
hi5 almoa, iainting antagonist succodcI IN
avoiding the >aJck and catching the ram by
the tail and now the tide of yicto-y turn
ed. \ succession of furious kicks. afm.Hi>-
tered a poslr.9-l, decided the contest The
nam cried bal play, hut the adversary
fought for conquest. At length thc
' nil-ho.d" slipped and both parties fled
in opposite directions. They VIII ur1ll-
by fight. another day. ''-NGflrl lhH.)
Jou~uGL
Perry was watchin. the m1ymcn,s ol n
striped, fri-ky-tail chipmunk that washed
It's little face in the laughing wate1S OF q
mountain brook, and thinkin. how happy
was that little fellow of there in the ever
lasting silence. Perry Is not a large man. hlt
is handsome he looked at his face reflected
in the water and wished he was Young Us
he used to be-" lie moanei the fact taat
gray hairs had Siivered bis head. and
thOughtiully ran over the days ot happy
youth. Nith PRAYER for his te~cenlaut-,
and their descendants. he turned from the
water-brook to find himself in the presence
Of hear Few words were spoken, both
meant businesS. The bear reared ur laugh
iuc, and Perry reared down praying. The
situation was peculiar. At it they went, the
bear above, Perry below; each iel, the
other a '' toeman worthy of his steel. - In
the midst Of the conflict the bear became a!-
ieciiJuate, and embraced Perry. Perry -.il
twas q '' fond embrace, and reminded him
of the days Of his court-hip. Bus too much
familiarity bred contempt, and Perry inii-
mated wiki big knife that his preference
was that the bear should not hug him just
then. The bear weighed $50 pounds, and
Perry got eleven gallons Of oil. from
three-quarters OF him.-Di N5rt- Pros
pector.
At Leeds, Mas, Monday morning. some
cruel boys loungins around the depot set
large puppy on an approaching train, and
the canine faithfully jlmpel in front Of the
engine to bark defiance and was cut IN
twain. The train stopped with him direct
ly between two cars, and the front halt ot
the bisccted dog actually rose up and yelled
q pIteous complaint at this untImeiy butch
cry. and gasped its last breath amii the
tears OF tine passengers.
\ car load OF live 'possums was
shipped North from East Tennessee a few
days age by an enterpri-ing speculator.
just thi.k Of utilizing all that nrchensi!e