The sun., 1878-03-30
MRS. STYLES'S PETS.
The Queer Family TINT Inhnbits n Msn-of-
Wars Cabin tn Brookiyn.

Wars Cabin In Brooklyn.
High and dry on n hlllock at tho intcrsec-
tion Of Howard avenue and Douglass stroct. in
Brooklyn is what was once the cabin OF man
of-war. cellar has bcon dug under 1t. and II
IL fitted up to serve as n dwelling. In 1t live a
man and his wife, Co-dwcllcrs with this couple
are three pigeons. a particularly plump chicken.
three kids. throe poodle dogs. n setter. and
mongrel. n young and worry clean pig and three
white cats.
score OF years ngo. according to her story.
Caroline Styles wns Il governcss in gcntlcmcn's
antilles in the county of Essex. England. She
taught the higher English branches. and also
French and German. with music and drawing
The connncmcntof the school room proved in
furious. and. marrying an itinerant gardener
she took oecason to spend her life in the open
air. Being childless. she lavisned her fondncss
on the animals which she contrvcdto gatherto-
gcthcr. Her especial pet was remarkably intel
ligcnt pony. with which she travelled over all
England. and when siXyears ago she emigrated
to this country. the pony came too. On the ves-
sci II could distinguish its mistresss foot
fall from those of the hundred or more passen-
gers on board. and would neigh checrily when
ever she walked the deck over tho place where
1t was confined. Her husband not read
lily getting employment on their settling
in Hampstead. Long Island. Mrs. Styles
utilized tho pony to peddlc knick-nacks
and notions in the surrounding villages.
Always fed from her hand. the pony often drank
beer when administered as n reward and tonic
Mt the close OF n hard days work. When its
mistress removed To tho ships cabin in East
Brooklyn. the pony gra1cd on the swampy COM
mon round about and. however distant. an
swered to her first call. when II would stir Mt
that Of no one else. But the burden of eightern
years at last told upon the pony. as II all its life
continued by courtesy TO be called. and last
Christmas day. without warning. IL suddenly
fell dead Mrs. Styles buried her fayorite do
Gently. and since then she has been without the
means OF earning livelihood rs she is not
strong enough TO pursue her peddllng on foot
Another OF her pets, diminutive poodle. was
taken from her on last week Friday. This timo
bcrcaved her. One Patrick Mclaughlin under
took to plav with the poodle rs she carried II in
Topsy. so the dog was sffectionatciy called
snapped NJ or licked McLaughlin's finger
drawing blood as he AYERS; At any rate the
and making Mrs Styles give up the dog he
Killed the poor beast with Q, convenient hatchet
strumeni Mrs. styles gathered up what was M
left of the doS and carried IL to her cabin. whore
she c3nined he body in cigar box. having first
On Thursday Mrs Styles. with the box con-
tanning the dog appeared in Judge Semler's
arrest; He was arrai gned in the afternoon and
committed for examination. He asserted that
the dog had bitten him, and that, therefore. he
was justified in killing 1t. The Society for the
Prevention. OF Cruelty to Animals intends to
press tho charge.
sun reporter called on Mrs Styles last even
ing; In the single room that the quondam shp's
cabin contained. Mr and Mrs. Styles were found
reading by the light Of a Kerosene lamp. On a
broad bod lay the setter and one OF the poodles
a black haired kid. which submitted without
fear to the reporters petting. sat on the stove
Two others with white hair were eating por-
ridge out OF pan in company with wee pig.
which was washed 10 Il snowy whitcncss
Watching the process were the two remaining
poOdles and two cats. On the table upon which
wds the lamp was an ancient cat. whose right
ear was wanting The cat was Is years OF age
Mrs. styles said and the missing ear had been
frozen. In a cage overhead were three pigeons,
two of which are nearly score Of years old. and
quite tame. With q cat in his lap. a dog paving
on one side Of him and kid on the other the
reporter listened 10 Mrs. Styles story rs told
above. Mrs. Styles speaks with an cNuggor-
atcd English accent but never drops ler h s.
and uses the most nImaiical language. She
has light brown hair and keen gray eyes She
talked simply and naturally in regard 10 her
pets, and seemed 10 think that there was MOTH
ing unusual in her love for them.