The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-10-27
STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS.

A gray horse used by the st. Louis
Transfer Company in one Of its teams is
an haEitual tobacco cheWeF.
A terrier dog at Americas. Ga, has
forsaken his home and taken up his lot
with herd of goats, refusing TO asso-
ciate with other CANNES.
Jealousy recently induced a large Ber-
lin dog to attack i've year old boy
The boy was pettiug a new lap dog
when the big dog jumped upon him and
threw hlm down. The lap dog. going
to the boys assistance, was killed.
A novel light occurred in q stable in
Council Bluffs between a stallion and a
bulldog. The fight lasted more than an
hour, and was SO furious that no one
dared enter to interfere. After faraFIv
bruising the dog the horse threw it out
side the stall with its teeth.
w. Is. L. Daniel, of Dublin. Ga. was
deer hunting recently. His doc caugbt +
fawn. Daniel attempted TO secure il
and the dee came to the rescue. He
dropped the fawn TO catch The mother.
but after a desperate struggle she slim
ped from his grasp aud got away.
y lady at BranchvilIe. \. ]. one CIav
led common turtle that had approached
her door. Thereafter the turtle paid
frequent visits. This season the animal
brought a mate win it. and the Two
ma6e frequent excursions from the brook
TO the house to obtain food
A night between a toad and a large
black spider was recently witnessed At
MerrIck, l.. |. Alter each round the
toad hOpped TO plantain leaf. bit off a
piece, and then returned to the frav
After this had occurred several times
the leaf was taken away. and the toad
failing 10 ind The leaf, soon rolled over
and died
The distasteful odOr Of assafodita HAT
a Virginia lady had placed under the
caves oI The porch as a dIsinfectaEt drove
away a wren that had just gone to
housekeeping. For some days fba bird
ana her mate were observed to be very
busy, and II was soon discovered that
they had moved their nest tViy bv tvyirC
Ju the opposite side of the pUrlico.
Al a Wayslde inn in the south of
rance IS Il roasting jack moved by ami
maj power. Two dogs turn tie machine
working alternately. One day the doc
whose proper turn 1t was. being absent
the other dog vas caught and put on the
wheel. He Hatly refused. however t0
work, and ueIJher .COaXing. threats non,
cudSLlSemenJ produced auy effect. After
some delay The missing dog was found
ana set TO The ask, aud after he had
nearly comp the job be was released
aud the first tIied again, and the animal
so lately recusaEt now offered no opposf-
uOu, uuJ made the wheel reyOlve with a
nearly good VIII Till the roast was fin
ished
The blue jay is the boldest and most
OF wild birds. Near Knox-
vile, Ienn., recently. one was seen to
Ly number or times to high picket
renee 70 attract pair of kittens PLAYING
on the lava. The kittens finally mount.
Ell the fence ana began a cautious an
prOach nom picket to picket. The iav
let the first get to wiz hin eighteen inches
then hOpped over between the two. The
second Kitten approached. and the inv
hopped back over it, and so kept il M
TIL one Kitten got disgusted and LETT.
and the other followed soon after Once
or twice after the jay tried TO myeigle
the kittens to another frOlic. but utterly
failed.
Abe simmons, Of BosendaIe, y. y,
has wonderful dog named Jack. Jack
used to toss a silver piece placed mon
ms nose, and turn around once and catch
1t in his mouth, but some one put a hot
penny on his nose one day and shat spoil I
-d the trick. In The winter time he is
the dread OI al the school children who .
nave SleISps, Tor he viii rush out when
e boy is going along grab the rope Of .
The sleign, puA it loose from the boy and
run OH with II rs fast rs he can go. FL /
laNy the boys combined against him I
When Jack decides tuat he wants a
sleigh they let him have the rope. but /
i've or SIX boys jump on the sleigh. and
Jack very soon tires of drawing them.
Jack, when cork is thrown up in the .
T, VIII jump up. turn q sOmmersaut. .
ana caLc. IL IN his mouth.
An Interesting account of The affao
.luuate attentions of a hen for brood
Of kittens is given IN the Scotsman. In
two adjoining nests, in loft. in Tavin-
loan IuE hungre. were five kittens and
a setting hen. a day or two after the
kittens were born the LenremOved from
The nest in which she was and took pos
session Of them, yut the cat removed the
HlLJeus from 4 loft TO a small enclosure
N another house. The hen soon found
put The place TO Which her adopted fam
ly had been carried, and took to nurs-
ng them rs before. On this an under
was come to between the real
and the foster mother. The hen allow
sd the cat TO come at intervals and
nurse them. Theheu has never left the
kittens, but devOtes to them her whole .
lime, and ha7 always trusted to food be-
ng brought 80 her. She takes them un-
Ter her wings, Clucks TO them, and
works about them with her bill. and
now, when they are beginning to move ,
about, she permits them to climb on her .
and amuse themselves, as kittens will. /
IN the other hand the kittens TetnTn to .
-he hen with the greatest fOndness. and
seem to regard their real mother as
nothing more than creature to supply .
hem with food