Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-20
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J,Gny w.s vesy god ~ . Doas<,
either alive or dead. lie vss . greedy
little rascal. Everlasting 6rss attn ih-
servants, and tsice np-stair- Afterwards
Z, breakfast. whenev.r John brssh,
up any thing TO eat, Jenny ~.s sure to
follow him up for his share. He "a.
excessively tame, but the only people he
disliked ~ere little chilires, and his de-
light was to bite their white legs.
HIS pace was generally u canter, with
his tail stretched out straight behind,
aud WIS very fond If cantering up staiis
barking in front Of any person. Before
he entered my room, he always stood at
the door with one leg up like pointer
dog, and pecping into the room.
lie had long sharp claws on his fore.
legs, and would scratch ut everything,
particularly between the joints Of the
floor. The moment newspaper was
thrown on the floor, he immediately be.
gan scratching it to pieces. He would
hunt for mice behind the books.
He was great friend of the dust men,
because they sometimes brought him
mice. Bling an animal that loved u
hole, he WAS fond If getting into boots
as they lay upon the floor, and l have
often had to shake Jenny out of my
boot before putting it on.
OF the three cats in the house he was
complete master. The catsmeat man
comes almost to a minute ut a quarter
past one, and when the cats rushed to
the area, Jenny was there, too. He
would steal the meat from the cats.
When he got near the cat aud began to
show fight, he would back himself
straight up, and putting bis head down
between his iure-legs, aud would be sure
to have snme of the meat.
He would sit up before the fire on his
hind legs aud warm himself. When the
fire was going down, he would get under
the CRATE, aud would suddenly scutle
out with his coat all on fire from hot
cinder having dropped on him.
With Jenny aud Tiny, the monkeys,
he was All especial favorite. When any
person touched Jenny At the fire, the
monkeys tonk his part, thinking some
one would hurt him.
Now comes the curious part of my
story. o. Thursday last, Jenny was In
the casting-room, when Mr.. Searle, who
was there ut work, hearing Jenny max
ing funny noise, turned round and saw
JENNY was ON his buck ON the floor in
severe fit.
lie was taken up stairs to my studio,
and put his feet in hot water, slit his
ear, and gave him dose of calomel-in
fact, gave him every medical attention,
but no use, a. he died on the following
day.
When the poor little fellow was strug-
Cling before the fire, Jenny and Tiny
thought that their favotite was being IN
jured by myself. They made frigh,fal
faces, desperately shook tbs bars OF their
cage, and almost cried with anger.
|. 1t is q remarkable fact that these mon
KEYS must have known that something
serious was the matter with Jenny, or
otherwise they would not have made
such II demonstration; in fact, never
saw them SO turious before.
Even now they have hardly forgiven
me for supposed injuries l had done t"
Jenny. Tiny especially misses him.
aud " hen cali, Jenny, Jenny. Jem-
N.Y." the looks anxiously about, expect
my to see Jenny come round the corner.