The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-12

what they had undertaken BY halves. Every
evening the female robin sat on her own nest aud
warmed her young. while the male robin took the
nest OF the catbirds In this way both broods were
reared, the little orphans growing strong and
lively as though they had been cared foe by their
own parents
A REMARKABLE bird story is related by Thomas
Prince, of Carson River. New. pair of robins
built nest on a fence near his house. aud in a
bush not far away a pair of catbirds had their
home The young in both nests were hatche
DAsDEIIoN horse belonging to ex-Mayor Book
siaver. of Syracuse, aud dog Juno were firm friends
One day when the dog ran ahead the horse follow
ed her zgzag tracks on the street and started to go
upon the sidewalk. Juno went up stairs with her
master to his Office in the wieting Block and ban
delon was left in the street at one end OF weight
ed halter. He did not stay there long. His MASTER
summoned by an alarm soon afterward. rushed
down stairs, not waiting for the elevator. to find
Dandelion in the vestibule and trying to drag the
carriage up stairs.
AN American eagle trapped on one of the
islands opposite Santa Barbara. was sold to game
fowl fancier who put it in his chicken park. Sud
denly one OF the fowls flew at the eagle and struck
itupon the wings The eagle merely looked at the
little ehantcleer with curious, inqulsitive
glance. Then another game fowl struck him In
the breast, while the first one hit him the neck
The eagle now opened his wings with leisurely
swing and erected his chest feathers and his eyes
seemed to blaze. Again one of the fowls dashed
recklessly at the eagle, grasping bunch OF feath-
ers in its attack. Before it recovered from its
charge the eagle extended one OF its talons and
seized the cock by the neck and with dexterous
swing laid it iuttering and quivering beneath its
left foot. The second cock now charged upon the
huge stranger whose wings wer e half opened and
lazly rising and falling. AS the cock struck it was
met with a blow from the eagles wing. and as it
fell was caught in his talons and laid dying upon
the ground. The victor did not appear to be ex-
cited, and after thus disposing of its troublesome
adversaries lazily stepped to one side and seemed
to relapse into reflection. every once in while
looking down indiferently upon the dead fowls
lying at its feet.
HENRY FINN. of Inskip. CAL, let his three-year-
old daughter ride upon a horse that he was taking
to the pasture and after she had ridden about forty
rods from home he lifted her off the horse and
told her TO run hnme. On returning he found
that the child had not returned home, Going to
the spot where he last her. he svw her tracks
in the sand. Search made ALI night in the
forest for the lost child. In the morning as the
searchers were passing aswampy spot where the
underground was thick. they heard her voice
They called to the little girl, and told her to
come OF the bushes. She replied that the bear
would not let her. The men then crept through
the bush, and when near the spot heard splash
in the water. which the child said was the bear
They found her standing upon a log extending
about half way across the swamp. The bear had
undertaken to cross the swamp on the log. and.
being pursued left the child and got away as rap
idly as possible. She had received some scratches
about the face, arms. and legs. and her clothes
were almost town from her body; but the bear
had not bitten her to hurt her. only the marks of
his teeth being found on her back, where he had
taken hold of her clothes to carry her. The child
says the bear put her down occasionally to rest.
and would put his nose to her face. whereupon
she would slap him aud the bear would hang mis-
head 10y her side and purr and rub against her like
cat The men asked her ii she was cold in the
night land she told them the old bear lay beside her
and put mis- arms around her and kept her
warm, though she did not like his long hair