New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08
THE LOVES or SOULLESS THINGS.
From Chambers's Journal.

Anecdotes of the fidelity and amlableness or inc
cat arc only Outnumbcrcd by those appcr aiming 10
tbe dog. their friendships strong and enduring.
The Rev r. o. Morris III his Natural history Anec-
dotcs "citcs p remarkable instance, communicated 10
him Nv Mr. f. Pollock, of Sligo OF terriers rescue
nv . cgt. bulldog had SelZcd q niue terrier ny
rho throat and although beaten and hustled ny n
crowd of people would not let 90 his mold, SUI
denlv n cat that lived IN the same mouse ~ me
terrier and was always fed with II, sprang through
the mon and fastening on 10 the dogs head ana
throat aceratcd him severely that ne was iorc'd
ing choked. BY kind treatment II was uIlualoIY
revived Strange 10 say, the oppor'U ne ccHN'rcr
had kittens al the time, yet. Tor nor poor llJlIe
friends 81 ke she Tlskcd everything.
Nearly every one can point 10 HheuIar U>l'Hc'7
Of clos, fricudShps formed between dogS ana cats;
and some very remarkable accounts oi tHe atlarh-
rpontS tor other ANIMALS nave been recorded IN ts
journal but certainly no one can ten ol more C.
centric choice of companion than that ieItttu pN
jesse the naturalist. ne anecdo'e was ou uiI, ~
m cucineeToi repute VINO, during "a nine wears resi-
deucc nm the nltcd STATES, had charge OF the con-
structIOu OF some extensive WORKS, one being the
erection OF a beacon "a river swamp. DurWg
the progress OF the work, Youn@ auiHaior
was caught and became the property OF Ihe chGl-
,,,,r ,Ilis no. net he tan cd thoroughly. 80
That il followed INN about the house IKE do"
even coutriving 10 scramble upstairs after NM II
JisDiavcd great affection Tor ITS master; Dut us
cilct friend when taken 10 New-GOr was cat.
The attachment was rccprocated ana hothiuH
seemed to disturb the 1ncuushp OF the cuIlou5
coupie " hen the cat rcposcd before the IRE, Inc
alligator WouIu place himself close 10 russ ana 30 L"
s,,rn Nhen Iu-s chauccu 10 be aNnE, tire AMIGA
FOR would become RESTLESS and unhappy; tut as soon
a. she returned, Tcgalued ms APIIiS'
Mrs. Lee to whom We are InucUtcl Tor many SuS-
FESTIVE anecdotes oil animal ME, tells sun more
wonderful tale of friendship made by cat WIN Il
canary. Botn these creature, belonged 10 the mar
ratoT'S mot ner-li-law, ana, IA prcSumcuiN hd'NtI
enemies were carefully kept apart. me hlrd was
only allowed out OF us cage Whtu guudIlIn was
>rut out bur one day, 10 the ladNs cuuStcrHd ION,
she naucid the cat IN the room, ana me canary
pcrched on It's back. however, russ seemed
friendly and the bird fearless; ana 80 iItN were
lti unaIsturned for the WnlIe, ana on several DINER
occasions dlspOrted together aIecuOhaIeR' one
morning, when they were IN thcir HIsiI'sSs bed
room. the lady Was hOUlEcd 10 near lac buHtt cat
give howl and sclZlng the buU inner NOUN, jump
an, IN tIc bed where It stood, with "1~uInG hali,
rlarug ewes and sticneu tan. Al ihlA m'Hthi inc
lazy beneid Il strange cat creeping mo the room
She drove it away; ana ~ soon as IL hdd uINdp-
urared her own taIIhul Puss deposited hcr niue
featnered friend upon the bed quite uniDured, II
ha Wig ou.y been taken up 10 preserve 1t RON INC
claws OF the intruder.
me Rev f. y, Morris tells Us OF remarkable
friendship that existed on . farm near Lcip'c Dt-
tween a cal and Il chicken. Inc four-foo,cd com
pouiou of he bird was almost constantly WIN her
tayorte, and guarded Il Iron every HahSci Nheh
Tho chicken grow up, the cat Stiu remained IN
FRIENDLY terms with 1t; ANA When tne poultry were
Summoned luT feeding, Fuss always attended. ana
would not permit any of the lows To approach tll
her faVorito hen had first satisfied HeI apPcuie' al
fer which they were allowed 10 iced unmocSled.
BISHOP Stanley mentions "A case OF poor HtlIe XII
ten whose mother bad been killeu, taxing up us
gnode with some lows aud Their young, and bccom-
my 50 friendly with jhcm That sometimes II might
be seen payIuly catching ~ them lcct as II ABOUT
to bite them, while they pIayluiy pecAcd at iAeIr
singular companion IN return. Sometimes the hit-
ten would hiOe behind a bush o. shrub, ana iben
Unexpectedly 5pungIng INTO the midst OF JHeHl
without their displaying any fear, would purr and
Tub against their SIDES. one particular men, now
ever was the Kittens especial 1a,outc and every
day she would accompany 1t To It's nest ana De
down outside 10 wait for us reappearaucr.
one OF the most remarkable Instances OF cat 5
frieudslip Tor INC IcaheTcu race Is related by the
late MIR kmgSton III Ills stories OF Animal SdgaCljy'
In a lott wucIe PusS was rearing her kIuchs, a
pigeon had built hcr nest. The bId Lad cqdcntIy
lost her eggs and young through the dciltdduohS ol
the rats; and tins II l. 6uInsed, had prompted her
to buIlu her nest close by The cat snug quarters
Pms, OH red DO ODeCtiOns ana III alItte Nulic the
two maLrOn became qultc socaDlc, lceul.g Gdt OF
tue same uIsh, ana displaying md'h dHtcuoh l"i
each otter. The stTan gest part OF The matter was
that when PusS Was absent, the pigeon cOhajEuted
herself dcieHdcr OF III, kIttcuS, nAiHg al any one
VINO attempted 10 approach them, and sIlNihB win
bcHk and wings 10 dIlNc Iic htIuu'I away Hupsc-
QucutIV, when neither ncr own brood nor the hit
tens required hCr tdrtncr care, shc was oiith seen
tutteIng c.Ose toner feline friend, when fuss was
making ncT exclusions abroad. surely, no more
marvellous instance OF affection ami gIautule over
coming the instincts of nature, Is on record!
Nj Kingston j. also our authCuty ioI the follow
ing auecuOjc. u0- that haq Iound as way INTO "a
country house mad been kindly Icdtcc ny the SCI
wants, doubtless win view 10 diminishing the
beetles or othcI mlIudeIH ana hdu DtcI permitted
20 take up residence IL the Kitchen A. tire WIN
ter evenings approached, the frog was wont TO come
forth rOm Its place refuge ana Ua~k Ou tine hearth
before the uTc laVOnte Ola cat, tilat htu long
established right To "a place on the hearth, took %
HIKING IUf her Strange companion, ana became aC-
Custumcd 20 It, Hestlug under hcr cosy IuI; When
fIlgGy IcIt Its hoe, IL WUuId mop toward FUSS VINO
cOusa Juted herself Its uCicnuer ana attempted TO
GUARD against AL lntruuers. lAc ultimate tdtc OF
the curious couple Is lett untold
A wonderful anecdOte OF affection in horses IS told
by Monsieur &c BOussaHeue, ana although II ~ not
an instance of friendship between animals OF OppO-
sue tnbcs II - too appropriate 10 our theme 10 he
overlooked. Inns gentleman, Il cavalry otnCcr.
mentions that "A horse belonging To his company be-
ing from Ola age unable % eat It's hay chew Its
OATS, for two whole months was fed by two horses
one on each side OF II, VINO ate nom the same man
ger These two noble creatures drcW the hay out OF
the rack CheWcu It, ana put 1t intact before the old
horse ana uId the same with The oats, winch hc was
then able 10 eat.
BEGINNING THE TLRn AT PRINCETON.