The Red Cloud chief., 1883-06-01
KNOWING CeHtrrRf~

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We hsyer-si sIgr~sol spiayr tanned
by prisoners. aaf krr. ;. n frpn
.'anfmai f.trli-~n~. ~hs-a sbs~.
that. t-siie> t.ing cspabIc al 3 ssenyss.
,hey rave -en>e .tveyh in a-.Bi bria-
ba-sl Il n.t.ced one day ia a bali,
dark cprner = iolerabiy RESPECTABLE
spiders web. in whirh = w,litci ~tIasr
had made IT, honl-. sud at n iho be-i-
opening essly aud la;s watching isT
onie dying OF crvIsnG fo-l lt~a
b,cSn. a regular duty With ms "a earry
il fie- several time = daN. which ! ishi
down tsfov n. do1r nh 4 par &c
pinc-rs. After a ~hilu the .pAlcr eaus
each time and took the fiir- uut & the
pinccrs- Thi. game was rarried on 'nr
some week. n. It seemed to rri- eurs..i>
Hut ens dsy hen Ii. ,Fsdrr ,.vinea
vrry raF~nous. and REGULARLY flew 81
.ach fy offered Ia il. ! began i~a-ins =
~ soon ~ il int --e-s~sS~s-;h is |
pulled IL back again with the piacrr~
!, took this exceedingly H. The mr.;
time. a. ! finally lcf, lhr q, With il. IL
managed To- ioyiye uic; bu; when !
later took n Hy tight away, o,ir friend
chip VA, DESTROYED forever. TIN the
following dIv IL tr,aiesl NV offered lies
with contempt. ami wo@ii act move.
and on the thirl dS 1t had d.saP-
peared."
You have all heard q the an,. 81
South AnerSca-the Rcitons--a hich 80
about IN great crowd, aud kll ever
live creature they oycrtake. Their, y
al account given by Mr. Bet. showing
tina, not all the wisdom 80 the c,untr,
belongs to the ants. .'Many Of the
spiders would escape ly hanging slI>.
pended hy a thread 81 silk from the
branches. safe from the fees that
swarmed both above and b-low. ! M
ticed tina, spiders generally were most
Intelligent IN escaping. and did not. like
the cockroaches aud other insects, takn
shelter in the first hiding place they
found. ] have often seen large spiders
making of many yarsis in ssi,ancr, and
apparently determined Ia pat a gussd
distance between themselves and the
foe. once saw one Of the falsr spiders.
or harvest men, standing IN the mi,tst
81 an army Of ants. and with the great
est GOODNESS lifting. one after another.
it, long legs. which supported its body
above their reach. Sometimes a. many
n five out II is eight lrg- wuuhi bc
lifted NJ once. anl Whenever an ant, app
preached one If those ON which il stood.
ihers was always a clear space within
reach To put down another. sn as Ia Do
able To hold up the threatened one cut
Of danger"
One who has studied the WAYS IL that
wise bird. the gray parrot. !, ready To-
believe almost any story about II. Their
is one in which pussy. though yer,
Knowing herself. found her match in
cunning. .'Onc day the cat and parrui
had a quarrel. think the cni had up
sat Polly's food. ri something II that
kind; however. they seemed NIL RICH,
again An hour or 50 after Polly wa.
standing on the edge If the table; she
called out, in = tone 81 deep affection:
.Fuss. puss, come then. come then. :
pussy Pussy went. and looked up in
~npccn,ly enough. Polly with her bcak
seized a basin II milk Standing by. and
tipped the basin AMI all its contents
over the cat: then chuckled diabolicaIly. ;
f course the fall broke the basin. and
half-drowned the cat
In n case a parrot owed IL life 10
puss. "Onc evening there was no one
in the Kitchen. Cook had gone mp
stairs and left a bowl IL dough IN rise
by the fire. Shortly after the ca; ,
rushed up after her, mcwing and max
ing what signs she could for her 10 90
down; then she jumped up and seizcd
her apron. and tried 10 drag her down.
As she was In such = staae of excite
menf, cook went and found Polly shrek
ing. calling nut. Tapping her wings.
and struggling violently. mp TO her
knees in dough. and stuck quite fast.
No doubt IL she had not been rescued ,
she would have sunk i'm the mora.s and
been smofhered."
C~age-birds know quite well enough
how To ask for = bath. aud il seems
some wild ones do also. A lady
writing about q jsckdaw which lived
in her var! SAYS: Il generally made =
practice If filling n large basin which
for Jacks bath. "A trw days aEo ]
tlsiS siuty. aad was n1ufinded Of
the fact in a very singular manner.
When l, opcned my dessing-room shut
,ers about olsssNp siclock.I foand nav
little f1end waiting Just outside ;hcms
n though he knew that he should se
me there: and when he dHi. he placed
himself Immediately in front Of me. and
shook himself and spread out hi-
wings just as he always does in his
The action was 80 suggestive,
and so unmistaksble. that 1 stoke Just
rs | would have done Ia 8 child: oh.
yes lack of cnu-~s van shall have