McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-10
THE ANIMAL WORLD.
Instances Of Intelligence and Fidelity
Among the Brute Creation.
a DOG FRIEND.

A short time ago child, accom-
panied by Q dog, strayed away from its
home in Sacramento, and becoming
weary lay down to rest on the corner
of the street. The dog would allow no
one to touch the child. A blanket was
finally thrown over the animal, and a
policeman took the little sleeper in his
arm to the station house. When the
dog was freed he was frantic until he
caught sight of his baby companion
1San Francisco Post.
KNOWING MULE.
There are often incidents connected
with coal mining which border closely
upon the romantic. In the mines at
iRiverton there are now employed thir-
teen mules, no one of which will ever
see daylight again, unless by some I'M
fortunate accident it gets leg broken
or becomes crippled in other ways that
will disable it from service.
No person who has ever been down
in the Riverton mines has failed to be
introduced to s'Old Pe.e," who, If he
has not grown gray in service, is as
white as any veteran mule that ever
drew a car down in coal mine. 1t has
been over twenty years since Old Pete
basked in the sunshine or cropped the
.succulent blue grass from the hills and
valleys about Riverton. Pete has grown
shrewd in his underground service, and
oftentimes exhibits ''presence of
mind" in times of threatening danger
SURPRISING that of some of his colabor-
ers of the genus homo. If there is
sounded q sscrack of the slate" from
the vaulted arch of those suhterranean
aisles, Pete promptly heeds the warn
ing signal and scampers off with his
him beyond the danger line.
Late one evening, one of the miners
had remained in his 'sroom" after all
others had left the mines, and had Old
Pete for companion, who shortly
afterwards started with the car of coal
for the shaft. Another miner suppos-
ing that all had left but him, sscleaned
up his room," loaded the debris in q
low STRAIN" and ran it out into the
entry. Along came Old Pete down the
grade, with his oats and hay as an cb-
jective point, and making time accord
ingly. There was train obstructing
the passage. To turn out of the track
was certain disaster to the mule, and
he seemed to be fully aware of it.
There was no time for hesitation, and
with surge forward Pete jumped into
the train and rode in it to the foot of
the grade, where he deliberately got
out, and seemed to act rs though he
had enjoyed the ride.-[Rochester
Item.
4 RATTLEsNAKE AT DISADVANTAGE.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. James Hal
ford, accompanied by their 2-year-old
child, visited John Carhart, of Spring
Greek precinct. During the afternoon
their attention was attracted to the
child, who was Juggling and pulling at
some object with all his strength.
Going toward him, his mother was hor-
rified to fad that the little one had
both hands tightly grasped about the
tail of a venomous rattlesnake just
above the rattles, whose furious rafting
gave notice of the reptiles anger.
While the child was pulling the snake
was unable to get in position for strik-
ing with his fangs. In an instant the
frightened mother comprehended the
deadly danger of her child, and with
=, frantic scream that caused the little
one to drop his deadly plaything, she
picked him up and sprang away.
When released the snake Instantly
-coiled himself to strike. 1t was indeed
q narrow escape Hebron (Neb.)
Journal.