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

Why married folk, so ill-mated as 10
agree only to differ, should be said 10
lead cat-and-dog life, is not very clear.
since those household pets, being intelli.
gent, affectionate, cheerful. and sociablc
creatures, very frequently contrive to
live tremendously enough together.
The Aston Hall eat, that ate, associated.
and slept, with huge bloodhound, only
did what innumerable cats have done.
Such companionships are too common
TO be reckoned among strange animal
friendships, such as that most sipoplar
instance Of attachment between two ami
mails Of opposite natures and habits. re-
lated 10 Mr.. Jesse by person on whose
veracity he could depend. The narrator
bossted the proprietorship Of an alliga-
tor which had become so tame that Il
would follow him up and down stairs.
while it was so fond Of his cats society
that. when she lay down before the fire,
the alligator followed suit, made a oil.
low Of puss, and went off to sleep; and
when awake the reptile was only happy
50 long as puss was somewhere near.
turning morose and ill-tempered when
ever she left ii to its own devices.
Many equine celebrities have delight
ca IN feline companions, following IN
thss the example Of their notable ances-
tors, the Godolphin Arab, between whom
and q black cat an intimate friendship
existed for years, q friendship that came
to touching end; for, when that famous
steed died. his old companion wculd not
leave the body, and, when it had seem 4
put underground, crawled slowly 10 a
hay-loft, and, refusing to be comforted.
pined away and died.
One Of Miss Braddon's heroines saws.
~ - so nice to see favorite horse
looking over the door OF his loose-box
with big tabby-cat sitting on the win
Wedge beside him. The bio tabbv
would probably prefer being on horse,
back, TOR puss takes very kindly 10 the
stable, and the horse takes as kindly n
puss. Acat belonging 10 the ROYAL stables
q windsor made herself so agreeable n
one Of the horses there that, rather than
put ner 70 any inconvenince, he would
Iake ms nights rest standing. This
was held detrimental to his health, and
Inc stable authorities, unable to biz m
on any other plan, banished poor pussy !
% distant part Of the country.
Mr.. Huntington, Of East Bloomfield.
New York, owns thoroughbred horse |
FAMED Narragansett and q white cat ,
Inc latter was wont to pay daily visit |
q Narragansett's stall, to hunt up the /
nice and then enjoy q quiet nap. Mr. /
huntington removed to Rochester,
nth bis family, leaving the cat be- |
IND; but she complained so loudly and /
2 increasingly that she was sent on 70 i
ne new abode. Her first object was i
TOW TO get somebody TO interpret her
lesircs. At last her master OWNED +
hem, and started of with her 10 the l
arm. As soon as they were inside. the I
az went TO the horses stall, made her Q
Elf bed near his head, and curled her. /,
Elf up contentedly. When Mr.. Hunt I,
ngton visited the pair next morning. a
here was puss close TO Narragansett's a
eet with family Of FIVE beside her.
ne horse evidently knew all about Il. q
nd that Il behooved him to take heed h
ow be moved his feet. Puss afterward d
'ould 60 out, leaving her little ones 10 /.
pc care Of her friend, who would every II
ow and then look to see how thev were .,
citing on. When these Inspections
'ok place N the mothers presence, she il
- not ut all uneasy, although she $
1owed the greatest fear and anxiety II IA
~ children or strangers intruded upon M
y privacy. Al