Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-30
PETS OF GREAT MEN.
REMARKABLE ATTACHMENTS MEN
OF RENoWN HAVE FORMED.
Rats. Pigs Hens, Spiders aud Other Curl
Gus fets-Kings, Philosophers, Poets
aud Politicians Exhibit Traits
of Oddly Placed Affection.
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formed for animals Of various kinds is an
amusing sub ect When philosophers
have had neither wife nor children, they
have taken to dogs, horses. serpents. birds.
and even spiders
Goethe rarely passed day without
bring cut from the chimney corner live
snake which he kept there, and he ca.
ressed II like bosom friend
Tiberius, a Roman emperor, also made
an intimate companion of serpent,
which he trained TO take food out of his
hand
Augustus was exceedingly fond of q
parrot, but still more so of quail, the
loss Of which made him as sad as if he
had lost battle.
Honorius another oman emperor, was
so grieyed al the loss of favorite hen
named roma that he would willingly
have gwen Rome itself 10 bring it back;
but Alaric had taken Rome.
The J mperor Dominican occupied his
leisure in catching Lies.
Louis NJ when i'll in Plessis. e. Tours.
only found pleasure in an exhibition of
dancing pigs, oddly dressed up, which
were trained for his special entertainment
hichter was very fond of tame animals,
which be constantly had about him.
Sometimes a mouse then a great white
cross spider. which he kept in paper
box with n glass top. There was little
door beneath. by which he could feed his
prisoner with dead lies In the autumn
he collected his winter food for his little
tree. frog and his tame spider How
wish, lie wrote once TO his friend Otto,
that you could have met me 10 the street
In tla =
have seen my little squirrel upon my
shoulder, who bites no longer
Hehty Ill Of France, was SO foolishly
fond Of spaniels that he used TO carry a
litter OF them in basket suspended round
his neck when giving his audiences His
passion for these animals cost him on the
average not less than 100, 900 crowns 9
year
Chstles | Of England, was also very
fond OF sHaniels, and the breed Of his dogs
Is stu famous IA this country Frederick
the Great was a'so great dog fanCier
The painter. Razzi, formed friendships
with all sorts Of animals aud he filed his
house with squirrels, Monkeys Angors
cats. dwarfs. asses. he goats and Elba
ponies Besides these be had an enor.
nous raven, who gravely slrode about
among the other animals as II be were the
exhibitor Of this Noah's ark When any
one knocked at the door the raven called
Come In" in loud voice.
ellison, confined in the Bastille. made
. friend Of spider. which he tanned.
The jailer one day. seeing Poisson take
pleasure In contemplating the insect,
crushed II under his foot aud left the
prisoner distressed and melancholy at the
loss Of his friend.
Iatude, In the same prison. made com.
panions Of six.andtwenty rats who in.
babited his cell He gave each of them
q name; and they learned TO come to him
Al his call. He fed them, played with
them and they thus greatly relieved the
ennui Of his captivity.
hut atude only made friends Of rats
from necessity. The Marquis de Monte.
span, ia perfect freedom of choice. had
the extraordinary taste to amuse himself
with mice when occupying the gilded
apartments Of ersailles True the mice
were white and had been brought TO him
all the way from Siberia; but the taste
was most odd one. nevertheless
Cardinal Mazarin. the French minister.
employed bis leisure in playing with an
ape, aud Cardinal Eichelieu amused him
with his collection Of cats
The poet Alte was proud Of his horses
and took great delight in fondiing and
caressiDg them.
,owper was at no time so happy AS
when feeding his lame hares.
There are other historic names associ
ated with pet animals, among which may
be named the vulture Of Semiramis. the
butteray Of virgil the Startling of Nero
the ape Of Commodus. the sparrow OF
Heliogaba'us, aud the dove OF NOLAN.
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Among the other relaxations of learned
and great men may lie mentioned Calyin's
game of throwing dice along a table,
whereas uther was great in ninepins
When he kn' cked down all the pins at
stroke his delight knew no bounds.
Boileau was very fond of the same
game. and when be prosrated the nine
pins he was better pleased than II he had
competed his best ode
AlHssillon the preacher. used 10 Assem-.
BILE tiratorians and .esuits in his room.
and set them 10 play at chess together,
meanwhile exhOrting them never to en-
gage In any less innocent warfare
Du on great delight was in cleaning
the village gossip from the village barber
during his morning toilet
Charlemagdes chief relaxation and
pleasure insisted In swimming in bath.
together with his sons, officers. and 9th
ers Lharlemague beat them all at swim.
ming,
bOyle's the philosopher great delight,
like Curran S. was to watch the exhibition
of puppetshowS The performance OF
Punchinello invariably drew him into
the street and he did not mind standing
In the midst Of a shower of rain to wit.
ness H.
In like manner Tasso liyeiest amuse.
Inent was TO see masquerades aad enjoy
the diversions Of the populace during the
public festivals
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