Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03
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pct animalsl' askedSn repcs3sr OF 8
dealer.
such ! variety Of people IKE pots {,
said he, land they like tkcm in 90
many ways and for 80 many reasons,
that it e hard 10 say which ones have
the call. Perhaps it' y the good.hsarted
people. and then perhaps IL isn't. The
biggest price Lever got Tor q cat was
$50. and that was from a m.ntwho
would feel sore about giving 80 cents
to . blood relation. He was a widow
81. Ono morning he cam. in hero to
collect . bill. and q line Maltese. of
minc kept rubbing against his leg. 1,Hhc
widowef made believe not to notice the
cat, but Ut last he looked up to me
quite suddenly and SAIL: 4 suppose i
man has got TO love something HeY
said it as though it was a sort Of hard
ahip. Then he paid the price without:
grambling.
.sThe wiscst old chap that ever came.
into this store bought a terrier for q
grandson of his who Was y sort of an
invalid.
my grandson's mighty irritable
said the old gentleman. .aui lie is hard
to live with, but If he gels interested in
this pup, he's going to get we'll, l
have had quite q number of customers
among people in poor health. They
were mostly ladies. Some women take
to pcts because they think no one else
will care for them. or because they
have been disappointed in love aud
want to care for something that will.
show affection.
There 10 Que curious difference be-
tween men and women about pets. A
man will sometimes sell one when it
gets sick, but q woman will hold on to it
until 1t gets we'll or dies. Women that
have the genuine love for animals seem
to care all the more for pets that are sick.
l have often sold them sick pets that
they would not have iuncied had the
animal been we'll. A woman came here
for pug last winter, when had adj
vertisel ONE very fine ones, but she
concluded to take u spaniel-that looked
as though he wouldn't live a week.
The dog got we'll and became the most
affectionale animal | eve saw.
Il am coldly distant TO anything in
the nature of y watchdog. / couldn't
sell a watchdog if l allowed Linn too
much familiarityon short acquaintance.
Dogs intended to sell for pets must be
kept just on the ragged edge oi atfec-
ton, as it were. Ii they snow too
much love for the dealer somv ladies
won't want them. / have had u ten
der-hearted lady remark that she
wouldn't take a dog 81 mine because
it would be cruel to part us. OF
course, q circumstances Of that kind in
jures . dealers business.
ARTISTS prefer cats to other pet
animals, and they arc first rate judges.
A large, finely-marked tortoise shell
suits them we'll. / took in $50 from an
artist one day for 3 superbly-marked
notified gray. 1t had ynat We call the
night, aud day stain. Artists go strong
IN having . graceful cat. Now, all
cats are graceful, but some have more
of an easy movement than others, and
some have more style. There are lots
of people who think it makes things
look comfortable to have a large cat
around. Some Of my biggest Tables
have been sold to people who cared
nor about getting y cheerful effect in
their roomsl than they did for cats.
Dogs do not seem TO bu in favor
with musicians. A yioliuist once Told
me he couldn't keep them because
their barking grated on his ear. But
musicians don't seem to care for sing.
ing-birds any more than for dogs, and
thee, &. n hal;of IN tho sroAo that ~,
only pet that goes we'll with musicians
Is q monkey. Monkeys and parrots
are not genuine pets; they are curiosi-
ties. have known monkeys to show
great fondness for each other. Blu.
they do not care for human beings A
lady customer of mine has three OF
them. She says that none of them has
shown any affection for her. She likes
them partly because they amuse her
and partly for q queer idea she has
She says she couldn't love u pet tina
returned her affection.
People learn to dislike pets fol
queer causes. A woman came here t
swap off q pat terrier because he barke,
one day when she took of her wig
Another woman gave me back a mon
key ut half price because, she said, h
made faces behind her back-she saw
him in the glass told her that monkey
had q habit of making faces. and tina
it was necessary to their nature. An,
so it is. I've Q e them go into q cor
lei and make the most outrageou
faces, without any apparent cause
But the old lady declared it was disre
spectful. had a parrot that had beel
EDUCATED by q sailor. When l told he
about it she at once took a stronI
fancy to the bird because. she said, sh
thought she could reform il.
II know o man that spent q year il
teaching . monkey how to use eye
glasses, He assures me that ever.
time the monkey hops up oh his libra
~ table with \ newspaper or stretche
out in . chair with the glasses on h
exoites irresistible laughter. didn'
understand. how the fun could be 8
lasting, until one day, when l vent u
to doctor the monkey. One look q
him WA sufficient. When you con
slider what awful faces q monkey ca
produce, even in his most serene mo
ment1. and then imagine what n
would be capable of developing wit
an eyeglass. you a gain an idea 9
the intrinsic value of such an animal.
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Shors Snaps.
no do think that the best way I
teach your baby to. walk would be
give il In charge of q stepmother2
DOES it necessarily follow that a
Blacksmith must be wicked men b.
nansa Tiny are mncil RiHen to vice?