Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-25
IA!ice Carey.
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The following story of VOLTS affection
for man suggests that the animal, with a
suitable education, is not so bad, perhaps
as he has sometimes been painted.
The wolf in question had been brought
up like a puppy, and continued with its
owner until full grown, when it was pre-
scented to the menagerie at Paris. For sew
eral weeks it was 50 disconsolate at the
separation from its master, who had been
obliged to travel, and so persistently de-
clined food that it was feared he would die
Eventually, however, its grief modcr
ated; it took its food, and was supposed to
have forgotten its former owner. But at
the expiration of eighteen months the
master returned
The wolf recognized his voice amid the
crowd in the gardens and upon being re-
leased from confinement bounded toward
him, exhibiting the most violent joy,
Again separated from his master. the
faithful animal was once more afflicted rs
on the former occasion, until after an alb
sence of three Years the object of his affec-
ton again visited the gardens
1t was evening. and the w1Ifs den had
been shut up for the night, but the instant
the man. voice was audible the poor ami
NAL began to utter such cries that the door
Of the cage was opened, when it darted
toward its friend leaped upon him, and
caressed him, frightening the keepers as
they attempted to separate the two.
When the old master finally left it, the
animal became Ill, refused all food, and
though it recovered after long time, it
gradually became fierce and altogether re-
sented the familiarities OF strangers
THE KITTEN THAT TRIED TO WRITE A STORY.
Monkey Kitten has light-brown eyes, a
soft gray coat, and is as cunning as he is
pretty. But ne got himself in q sad plight,
and wasted a great deal of ink and paper
one day by trying to write story His
mistress writes stories. She has large
desk filled with writing paper, blotting
paper. pens and inkstands. Monkey often
sits On the big Webster's dictionary by her
side, or on her shoulder, and watches her
write. How easy it seems to be, Mon
key said one day, as her pen few
over the paper " believe could do it
myself, and / mean to try when | get
chance" lie got chance very soon. for
in few moments the servant girl called
her mistress away, 20 see the butcher. The
door had scarcely closed upon her when
Monkey skipped of the dictionary, waved
his tail ioyfully and said, Nov will
write as fast as can. / have 4 SPLEEN
did story in my head about my brother
Who went up an OAK tree and c0uldN
get down He reached out his paw,
and took hold of the pen, which had
been left in the ink. and gave ii jerk,
when, dear, dear me the inkstaud upset,
and away went the ink. like a tiny black
river, over the paper on which the lady had
been writing, over the blotting paper, over
books and desk, and fell in heavy round
drops on the carpet.
Monkey knew instantly that he had done
some mischief. and made haste to Jump to
the floor Just then his mistress came
back with nice bone in her hand FOR him;
but when she saw what had happened, she
dropped the bone on the floor and ran for
something to wipe up the ink.
When she had wiped up the ink,
and thrown the soiied papers into The
waste-paper basket, and refilled the ink
stand, she looked around for Monkey
Poor little fellow | viii not whip him
this time she said " l wonder where he
is. Hiding in some corner, I suppose. al
most frightened to DEATH But She was
very much mistaken; for Monkey, with a
dab of ink on his gray nose, and one on
each paw, and a long streak on his tail,
was sitting in the middle of the room.
gnawing at the bone, and purring As happy
as though he had never thought Of writing
story in all his life Little Men and
Women.