Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-18
Domestic Animals.

Whatever Of Original ilstict rtIDaiLs
with domestic animals. is generally +
shown in iul! force in the Case OF their
young; aui. so strong is the maternal
Eff elton. that instances have occurred
Cg their voluntarily adopting others
than their own. ! have known Cat to
adopt Squirrel among her kittens. A
remarkable story is told Of terrier
which took charge of brood of young
.iucks, having lost her own young. She
was .,ea:iy alarmed, however, when
they went into the water. and when they
came 20 npd she took them up, one by
ore, aud carrie! them TO her kennel.
Sing ularly enough, the next year she
u !rp,ei two cuel. chickens; hut when
they l.cSan t, c!o~ hhe was much
a:Arme,i H. she hid been by the way
wardness of the duckiings, and always
Suppressed, ~ some uaEner Of disci
pln", every such attempt!
L ve con>i.icr the Injury We should
suffer if the vtrmir Oh which the cat
pre,s nora hiloueL 10 increase without
that c!icci:, her tloInesticatinn will up
pear rf la slight Importance. TIE cs!i-
nation Ia which Nhi:tlng;uns famous
cat Wn+ held Ivy The fnl'ign king is qnite
credible. Tie service hich this sly,
rrowlin& character rende. 8. il al inter
et:ing illustration OF The inherent viz
tue, in the great plan OF Nature, of
clemonts which appear from some
points of view uumiiigattdly evil.
The tamiug Of solitary specimens Of
diff rent species IL not uncommoh.
Though the tanning itself is easy, the
lack Of hereditary familiarity and sub
j-c;icn gives the creatures manners
LAUGH ,ccentricity; and his moral con
iuct rs member Of civilized sncicty is
rather exceptioDable. He il continual
ly relapsirs into the old paganism, and
his instincts break out in very anus
Ing manner.
Tho beaver is easily made q house
hold pet; but he will set himself at
work, with many u wise look. iii the
proper season, ut building dam-rer-
haps across corner of the patlor, with
t9ys, books, newspapers. and whatever
else he eau lay paws upon. The crow
is very proficient upder training; bnt
his hereditary proper sites do not Tor
sake him. ard he becomes All adroit
"snspper up OF uuconsidered triEes.
4 tame woodchuck, | knew Of, was
wont to bury himself on tho hearth.
leaving only the tip OF hia nose visible
ont of the ashes.
We have been told of &c old negro
who had built his house In a wild and
mountainous place at u distaLcj from
other dwellings,. He was singular.
lonely msn; but he enticed numerous
wild creStures out If the woods foi
compan;0nship. Harcs, gray squirrels,
flying squirrels. birds of various kinds.
foxes, raccOuns, etc, were his house
hold pets. Bat such Of his rude neigh
bors, Us occasionally came I, his house,
began to shru8 their shoulders at the
appearance OF formidable locking
raitlesnake in the midst Of his happy
family. The old man had been over
heard talking familiarly to ii, and seen
sometimes by thcm-with cold chills
creeping down their backs-teEdiug j:
in his lap. and sirokiEg it Is he did
his tame rabbits! Without doubt there
Was some diabolic art about all this,
and Soma unceasing Intercourse with u
familiar spirit! Bat the strange fellow
did not SEEM TO presumo on Any such
state Of uffiiss fer he hal extracted the
poisonous fangs. The rattlesnake WAS,
of course, harmless while they WI II
out. They wonld soon grow again.
however; but he took tho eimple pre-
caution If pulling them agaiu as soon
us they appeared. But. with bis neigh
bors, the success Of the experiment was
, sufficient proof Of the exercise Of unlaw-
ulpowers; and they watched An oppor-
tuniiy. and secretly killed the singular
pet. Who can tell but thut .his super
sliiious act was serious loss TE!s
negro genius had, perhspa. taken tie
! first step toward demonstrating The
species; and We 60 Lot know wha
, hidden use may have inin dormant In
it'd vile Oatufe. Perhaps breed Nigh;
. have been ut length established without
fangs, apd with an atlectionaie dIspgs;
ton. Pr JUDGES equally stubborn Oh
our part might have given away, until
we should have come TO seriously study
their capabilities for important service
of some kind. AS slight and inciden-
tai use, they might have served us fire
play things TO drop into 1ittlo stockings
, hung in the chimney Christmas Eve
A Bantam breed only few inches
long, but with rattles Of extraordinary
tone, would be suitable for infants n
the cradle. Bat, unfortunately. it il
impossibleto ailsy tho pueri!o pltji-
dices of society even for the tlisl Of al
experiment for its own goodi
, WANTED QUIET-A nervous looking
man went into store the other day
and sat down for half an hour or SO
when clerk asked Il there was any
thing she could do for him. He said
no, he didn't wantanything. She went
away ard he sat there half an hour
longer. when the proprietor went to
him ard asked if he wanted to be
shown anything. NO." said tho ner-