The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-12-06

her ~ stable-bOy for food a day or two
after she had been deprived of her kit
tens. She tended 1t with the greatest
care; they became irseparable compan-
ions, and no mother could show great
er fondness for her offspring than she
did for the bird.
Lemmery shut up cat and several
mice together In cage. The mice in
time got 10 be very friendly, and pluck
ed and nibbled at their feline friend.
When any Of them grew troublesome,
she would gently box their ears. "A Ger
man magazine tells Of a M. Hecart who
placed tame sparrow under the protec.
ton of awild-cat. Another cat attacked
the sparrow, which was at the most
critical moment rescued by its protect
or. During the sparrow's subsequent
illness its natural foe watched over il
with great tenderness. The same au-
thority gives an instance OF cat train.
ed, like Watchdog, to keep guard over
a yard containing hare, and some
sparrows, black-birds, and partridges.
A pair Of carriage-horses taken TO
water ut stone trough, then standing
at one end Of the Manchester Exchange.
were followed by dog who was in the
habit of lying in the stall of one of
them. As he gamboled on in front, the
creature was suddenly attacked by
mastiff far too strong for his power of
resistance, and il would have gone hard
with him but for the unlocked for inter-
vention Of his stable-companion, which,
breaking loose from the man who was
leading it, made for the battling dogs,
and with one well delivered kick sent
the mastif into a cooper's cellar, and
then quietly returned to the trough and
finished his drink. In very sensible
fashion, too, did Mrs. Bland half Dam
ish dog Traveller show ! is affection for
his mistress's pet pony. The latter had
been badly hurt, and, when well enough
to be turned into a field, was visited
there by its fair owner and RECALLED with
carrots and other delicacies; Traveller,
for his part, never failing to fetch one
or two windfall apples from the garden,
laying them on the grass before the
pony, and hailing its enjoyment OF them
With the liveliest demonstration OF de-
light.
That such relations should exist be-
'ween the horse and the dog seems nat
iral enough; but that horse should be
with hen appears too alb
urd TO be true; Yet we have Gilbert
Whites word for it that horse, lack
ne more suitable companions, struck up
great friendship with hen, and dis
played immense qualification when she ,
ubhed against his legs and clucked a
while he moved about with ,
he greatest caution lest he might tram {
lie on his 9 little, little friendn i
Colonel Montagu tells of a pointer '
Ihich, after being well beaten for kill =
~ a Chinese goose, was further pun I
'hed by having the murdered bird tied 7
his neck-a penance that entailed his /
eng constantly attended by the de-
lnct's relict. Whether he satisfied her 1
hat he repented the cruel deed is more v
han We know; but, after little while r
he pointer and the goose were on the .
est Of terms, living under the same y
)of, feeding out Of one trough, occupy
e the same straw bed; and, when the &
og went on duty in the field, the goose S
lied the air with her lamentations for Ii
Is absence. Il
A New Zealand paper says g There t
dog at Taupo and also young pig, L
Id these two afford q curious example a
animal sagacity and confidence in the a
ma fdes Of each other. These two an h
ais live at the native pah on the oppo- u
te side Of Tapuaeharuru, and the dog it
scovered some happy hunting grounds hi
the other side, and informed
Q pig The pig, being only two A
onths old, informed the dog that he
uld not swim across the river, which
that spot debouches from ca
Q lake, but that in time he hoped TO Us
are the adventures of his canine
end. The dog settled the difficulty. M
went into the river, standing up to W,
J neck in water, and crouched down; NJ
0 pig got on his back, clasping his sit
ok with his forelegs. The dog then 70
am across carrying his chum over. M
gularly every morning the two would sa
across and forage around Tapuae-
ruru, returning to the pah at night;
q, If the dog was ready to 60 home in.
lore the pig, he would wait till his KIN
end came down to be ferried over. M
Q truth OF this story Is vouched for
several who have watched the move II
nts OF the pair for some weeks past
Nhen Cowper cautiously introduced tn:
ss-a hare that had never seen
Iniel-to Marquis spaniel that had The
Ter seen hare-ne discovered no to-
Of fear In the one, nor sign OF hos mt
y in the other, and the new acquain- Blu
ces Were soon in all respects socia- tin
and iriendly-a proof, the poet COZ
ught, that there was no natural an !
lthy between dog and hare. Upon sal
as good grounds the same night be put
'rred regarding dog and fox. We :
g read u tame fox hunting with yol
x Of barriers; and Mr.. Moffat, Of !
'rsley, Northumberland, owned one ker
was excessively fond OF canine So 4.
y. In consequence Of detection fol- w
ing raid on the poultry-yard, Mas like
Reward was chained nm n q errass !.