The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-24
ANIMAL SaGICfTI.

Peer Lamb was telling The crowd down
at re grotery stoic about the learned ig
wnich lie bad seen playing euchre up la
he c; y. When he finished his story the
Professor said
That's nD hing. I've seen animals do
qncercr thincS- ihan thai. / knew n mau
un, iu Ohio who had II COW that understood
crammer- Sir could point you out AN adj
vci b wjh one Of her huIus and pick cut y
pI onoud or a verb and parse sUuIesce
well anybody. Didn't make ANY dif-
fe'e ence what language it was in--ei,her
Hebrew, or Greek. or SansCtit, or amy of
fin>c tongues. That Cow'd hop around
and pause in Il manner that d take your
bieHth away.
Fill 5lucum. out i'm Indianapolis he had
/ a ronsirr ihAI' q hea' hat, though. L had
Il g,N FOR music, aiid Bin iie gave Il lessons
80 hat i, used io 60 down to ihe Baptist
c!,uiCh on Sunday and sing ,enor in the
choir. Not ihe words, YOU know. bus
sludcl hummcd oveith hc ,Hue SOS II sound
ed fist -; e. Aud BIli said it used TO take
an in crest in The setmou. and Whenever
! tie minlSie' ii let ouj amy facts that we're
striking. Bi.iS !roS. ci'd lamp on the edge
( of tie Eailejy aud Hop his wings and crow,
~ mach as a say BE George, thcm's
/ MY semiimcniS." Aud Il AaS useful too.
/ Tor when lic boys in ihe back pcwS he
! haved bad, i'd fy down and bang en-
/ over .he bead frw lines with is wings
uI,il ley Shut mp. They had Go shut him
/ ont at ia>i. though. lie cnntiacieda "a habit
! of S'ngiug lnng meier 1GnCs TO Sh,it meter
hymns, and thc people didu't like IL.
/ Bat old Captain Biuns, down at Squau-
beach. had the most singular Animal ever
! cine across. He had a pet clan: hat set
/ up on edge and rolled over the ioar tny;,.d
, hlm whenever lac whlStirG tn IL. Aud tli1t
| c'am-now | know vou'll think I'm blew
/ ing, but I'll tell you he Solcrn truth
/ bat clam, when 1t was bcGlime, ii roll M
! stairs, climb on the bed. Ctab thc covers
with lis shells, turn EN- down. tulu ~ he
/ ga. aud thCu roll duvu stains. bolt the
! foot door and GO sliding of io The cellar
! iO sleep III The sCout ing sand. | saw that
I clAm once III LIT a dog for two hours. and
al Epugh HE dog swdleted ii ihIee aim 5,
/ 1t always ciaNlcd out and tackled him as
/ pluUty as ever.
Yes. ttat was a little tIir sirarcest case
| ever kaew. But, Dr. Potter, of Smyrna,
! he bad Il poll parrot That used 10 play lam
/ lei ali the way hIongh as good as Forest
! ever played it: and he owned a cat that
! could dab lis tail Ia ite ink 30. and snake
! OIL half of Paradise Lost un a beard
| wyoie beautiful hand you could read it
rs clear as piiut. The doctor had iuFn
for training animals. know he owned y
lobster taat used To stand on its tail aud
clap les claws. as much as TO say. -oug cnIe
onGcore : when The poll-parlot did The
| ghost scene, and that used tu hubhlr along
| with the ca. punciuatiug the sentences
! with the blackning brush. But funniest
| of ALL he had a cotswold ram tia used ID
sand with his forelegs on 4 dIui, AID beat
the long roll, while he played the accnrieon
with his teeth. I've seen that ram-'-
''Oh, dry mp! exclaimed Miles, tho
sio:ekeepGr.
| "What d you say 90
81 say dry up lou know mighty well
you're manufacturing all these yarns ?i'
well, sposin' | am, what's man :
imagination given 20 him for but to- usr {?
1ou have 40 sense. Blame me if III
drink anything ut your expense. if Won
talk that way ~ me. But. IL ypu don c
mind. / Il help myself to 4 cracker
The Professor reached for one. got it.
bit into it, and sauutcrcd out in search of
a man fOr whom he had sufficient respect
10 accept a gratuituus drink ftom him.