The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-23
ANIMAL CUNNJyc

An exchange paper sarsL
story which our veracions n uefe S 4
,. Palmer relates Ia us peac11 Fl
are therefore bound to bejis,.,l ,, 'lisl
two years ago one Of his frn'. Atos:
hatched a brood of cb;clo..1 USED be-,
were domiciled in a coon !; ana .l ibsr
den. Close, by, in an ash, I - I1e "a,
rested a fine old cat me- ID
household, with Soma pe, Of L.
One of the kittens Ioote5 Ii,sa.
chickens and loved themNI,lp3,l upon ti
so well that i! abandop,5 ~, ,,,e' tt5o
brothers, and sisters and ,o.1et z,
Old hen and asked to be adm. M 70 I, d
her family circle and bec.c,,-'-ea ,'-i,' -ea L,
thereof. Biddy, cluckr5 . 'l5ate;
thenceforward hen, chickens 1ss'l, sr
ten mingled together in M, ana k
pathy and sweet accord IL. '--. 81
ed the Deacon, yet did his = I., a>,al2
to see chickens and kit.ar .--' y9l
against each other and Iyig- = t1.olg
gether, and his favor;t4 H. r-''s %
them all with h'r wings. and ',J.l' n.
tire family acting all dsy ss cue ,-' @
in spite Of her four claws ana 4 AII
had been hatched from an e-r -'' q
curious aililiation has been :. is
until this day. The kitfr ~ u
years ago Is now a grave olj s..
from kittenhood to the presan, -, !.
lived and roostei with The .,., ! Us
and hens. -'''a'1'
There are several witnesses b, ,
truth ofanother story. Tbesrrs. !.
in this case was between q cs..- =
Highland House barn and f,7-
pigs. 1t commenced last So
and continued for some w,sts -
grounds aud steet s.ii,iri,. J.
Highland House The cst 50
pigs, went to them. made friend. -
them, and became their cous.ar, -
panion until they were shut min 1.-.
When they ate, the cat vss ,lr,r.
present, and they followed +. et-.'
running when it ran and WALKING rl.,
it walked, and each night lie fl, ,r5
pigs slept together in the straw
Just after the last heavy s,n d,
snow, a man in West Sparta While n
his barnyard, feeding cattle bsri
noise among his gcese. close Ir r.
E turned around and sar foy .sssr,
/ of them by the neck sling il over n.
back, and start across ths feds vi,
. it toward The Hartman gully. g7r
, ter of a mile away. Tie man ca..a
with pitchfsik, but the snor vs., .
deep that the fox gained o. lin $
: he called bis shepherd dog. and sll-
: ed him the game Tie dog ga.G
! caught up with the fox, aul ,1e 1
: dropped his goose, turned mJm
. whipped the dog. then took up Il
!, goose and tIottcd On again. TIE Cd
l. was induced to takle the fox three
- four times, and each time the Ig.r
e was the same ~ we hsve deserts.
E the goose was. dropped, tie dagvt
ped, and then a forward mavtug
with the goose, Tie fox finally z
safely into a gully with lis goose 81
probably never hsd a better olir.
of himself than he had while be y
satisfying his hunger on the cla
meat that he had secured with sOn1
risk and courage.
About five weeks ago a qusu T.
into one Of our village ysrds, an5 v
picked up by a kindly hand sni E7
to Thomas O'Mearv. who pa. L.n
large cage in his store in tie 81
room were two cauaries Which F0-
sing. and the quail would whistle
response and so much recipT5aH
feeling was manifested that a''i
time, Mr.. O'Meary transferred
canaries 10 the cage OfthcqaaA
quail received the s3ngsters win
dent deligh, and when night iil
seeing them place them-e'5' '-
perch in the top of the cage. ]. aoit
TO another perch just below ana Il :.
: there. This it has done each a.-
since. although before. in are'T.a-
} with quail customs tie wor.i o'T'.
. roost was the bottom Of the clSe