River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-10-15
Pennsylvania InTanIiie Phenomenon
"a lIomse.CnIching BabY.

[Erie Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer
A singular phenomenon is Just now Gre
ating a sensation few miles south Of this
city, in the shape of a mouse-catching in
FAINT, surprising in eNpeI tness the agility
of the best canine or feline mouser in the
country. The report of this singular
freak Of nature reached me so well au-
thenticated that ] concluded to crafty
my curiosity, and possibly be sold as !
had often been. But, to my surprise, the
facts turned out more remarkable than
the report represented, and thu most
astonishing natural wonder ever wit
messed. The little girl in question is a
tritle over a year old, and can but Just
begin TO run about the house and yard.
The moment she wakes and gets out Of
her crib she goes 20 the old kitchen fire.
place, when is infested with species Of
small house mice, and sits down by hole
IN the corner, very much like a cat, with
her eyes intently fixed on the burrow.
She sometimes occupies this position for
an hour without moving, till mouse
mak es S appearance, when by sudden
start, apparently without any effort, She
seiLes her victim by the neck. As soon
as her prize is secured She seems SO be
| electrified with joy, and trembes from
head to foot, uttering kind Of wild muir
mur or grewl, resembling the half snarl
/ 81 a wildcat. On arriving at the house.
and making known the object Of my vas
/ H., the mother expressed her willingness
to give me an exhibition VI the
strange regularity Of the baby providing
/ ! would promise not TO make their names
! public as she seemed to dread the uOto-
! ricty already given to the affair. ], OF
course, made the required promise. and
had the privilege Of witnessing with my
own eyes a performance so wonderful and
novel that can never forget the impress.
sion IL made. The babe was asleep when
! | arrived, aud on awakening she started
at once on her strange mission. She Is
a beautiful little blonde, Of delicate lca.
lures and bright, blue ewes. and her hair
lies all over her head IN cxquisitcly-
! formed golden curls, about the circle of a
dime. There is nothing unusual m the
| countenancc of the child. or different
from that Of any pretty-lcatured baby,
except while stalking her game. Then her
eyes become glistening and fixed, spark
ling like gems. and her face and hand,
turn pale as wax, while she appears 60
hear or notice nothing going on around
her, but Keeps her eyes steadily conferred
on the burrow whence she expects her
game TO sally forth The mother, an
Older sister of the child aud myself sat IN
a Semi.circlc around her, silent a, II in a
spiritual seGRcg, waiting for the signal of
! departed spirits. Had no mouse made
ITS appearance, the sight was one never
TO be forgotten the deathly.palc ace Of
tNat motioucss child, and the rN.
rted, sparkling eyes concentrated fpr
thirty minutes on that mouse hole IN the
brick hearth. During that hall hour we
neither moved nor >pokraboyea whisper.
when SUDDENLY like tie spruging of trap.
the little thing. hand went down ON tic
hcIrth, followed hy ihc fine squeak of the
mouse and 'lu strange, low grow. AND
'hc singular uvmHr Of body %. the childl
~ uNl She held the muusn hN the mock
ln h.r rlsht hand, while IL ,uulrmed d,.,.
pchhly to get away, She then pressed
' mp against her bosom. and trlt ul lt
gently and softly with hcr other hand;
thcp Would dcNtrrou-ly change ha.u>.
curfaliy kycp,ng her gup on The uy !, al
avoid It's bite though her mother tol me
She had been frequently hilton. and vhi'c
sensitive Go pain aud crying az the lc1.t
ordinary hurt, she never was seen TO Vince
or show the least pain FROM the bite ol q
mouse. Slammed her fingers and found
them carried Is many ph,.s whore >he
had been bitten. tr'el 90 reatiap how
the feat had been accomplished, bat ID