, 1877-03-06


Here Is nhtory which our vcrnctous Deacon
F. 8. Palmcs relates 10 us, and which We arc
therefore bound TO believe: About two ycnrs
ago onu Of lila trusted hens Matched brood Of
chickens. and they were do:n)el1cd In 4 cup In
the garden. Closo by, III m asparaXus-bcd,
rested flns old cat. tbs pct Ut the household,
With sunlu new kittens. Ono Of tho kitteus
1oukcd upon the chickens md loved them, -
loved them 50 well that II abandoned mother,
and brothers, nnd listers, and went to tl,c old
hen and asked to be admitted into her family
tlrclc aud become molnbcr thereof. l}illly
cluclcl assent. aud tleneelorwatI hch, chick.
ems, and Kitten mingled together In mutual
eS .xeS"'y liz 'o6 bsao s@se' ri ses' 81 H. nss sss4t
gooI, 10 NC cliekuns and kittep
rubbing against caell other and Iyins
e!oso together. a'id bis favorlse hen brootliny
them NIL with her wtngs, and the entire fatniiy
claws and her fur, had been lsatched ,frum an
egg. The eurfuus aflilIatiUn las lccu kept up
Until this day: The kitty of two years ago Il
HOW grave old cat, but from kitteIlhoud IL the
cna and liens.
There arc several witnesses to tho truth Of
nt,nt'lcr story. Tllr utilization IN thi. case was
l,vtwccn n clt ut the 1iy1and House barn and
md continued for. some weeks, on the grounds
utl street udjointng tho 1lyland Iloitar. Tile
cnt snw the pigs, vent up to them, made friends
with them, anu became their constant cunl.
I,ahtoti until they were shut up In pens. Wlun
they ute, the cat was always present, und they
followed Il about. runh!ng when + ran and
walking when It walked, and each night the eat
and Digs slept together In the straw.
just after tho last heavy fall OF snow, man
III Hcat Sparta, while In Ills har1yard,. feeding
cattle, heard nos*e alnong hts gccsc,. Close by.
llo turned around and saw iox take one ii
them by the ncck, sling II over i,ta buck, AMI
start aurDss tho fields With y toward the uars-
&I1a.l gully, a quarter Of mile away. The maj,
chased With a: pttclIfork, but tho snow was 50
deep tllat tho toE gnincl OH llin. SO he called
Ills slcphcrd-log, ami showed hin tho satue.
fo1 dropped Ills goose, turned around whipped
tho dog, un1 tltcn took up the gposo and trottetl
OIL M4atll. Tie dog was induced to tucklc thu
fox three Or four times, AMI each tlno the TT,
suit WAS tho snmo M We have destsibxi, thu
! forward u,ovcmcn. with tl,e goosc. Tue for
itnnlly got safely into q gully with Ills goosc,
anu probably never hal better opinion Of HIN.
tcf than la bud while lr was satisfying llla hun,
Ecr 0n tho choice meat that lo had secured With
80 much rlsk mud courage.
our vtllaEsiyard+, aud wns picked up by q kind,
" hai'd aud Etrcn to Thomas O'Sfcarn, w1lu put
him In large cage IN his storU. In the Batne
room were two Calary-birls, in another vage.
The catartcs would slug. and tho Quail would
whistle In response; aud 20 much reciprocity ol
UArary transferred tho eauazles y the age oi
the qullI. The quail received the sougstgra
with uvldent delight, and, when night came, ecc
inE thetD place themselves on q perch In the tor
81 The caEv, It lloppcd 10 another perch just b.
low aud slept there. This It Inns done each night
alnce, althouEli llcfosc, in accordance with quail
customs the world over, It's roust was tue bot,
tom Ut the cage.