Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-28
ILLUsTRIoUs CRANKs.
Remarkable Traits Exhibited by Great
Men-Rats, Apes, Pigs, Hens and
Other Curious Pets.


The attachment which some men
have formed for animals OF various
kinds is an amusing subject. When
philosophers have had neither wife nor
children they have taken to dogs.
horses, serpents, birds, and even spi-
ders.
Goethe rarely passed a day without
bringing out from tho chimney
4 live snake which he kept there, and
no caressed it like bosom friend.
Tiberius, q Roman emperor, also
made an intimate companion of a ser
pent. which he trained to take food
out of his hand.
Augustus was exceedingly fond of
parrot, but still more SO OF quail, the
loss of which made him as sad as if he
had lost battle.
Honorius, another Roman emperor,
was so grieved at the loss of q favorite
hen named Roma that he would will
ingly have given Rome itself TO bring
it back; but Alaric had taken Rome.
The Emperor Domitian occupied his
leisure in catching flies.
Louis XII, when i'll in Plessis-le-
Tours, only found pleasure in an ex-
hibition Of dancing pigs, oddly dressed
up, which were trained for his special
entertainment
Richter was very fond Of tame ami
mails, which he constantly had about
him. Sometimes mouse, then q great
white cross spider, which he kept in
a paper box with glass top. There
was little door beneath, by which he
could feed his prisoner with dead flies.
In the autumn he collected his winter
food for his littlc tree-frog and his tame
spider. How I wish, he wrote once
TO his friend Otto, ''that you could
have met me in the street or ia the
Harmony. Then you would have seen
my little squirrel upon my shoulder,
who bites no longer"
Next to his money, Rembrandt loved
nothing so much rs his monkey. He
was one day painting picture of q
noble family, when the news was
brought to him OF his apes death. He
could scarcely contain his grief, and
lamented his unhappy lot. Sobbing
and crying, he forthwith began define
ating the form of the ape upon the
| family picture. They demonstrated
with him, and protested that an ape
was quite out Of place In the company
of such distinguished personages. The
family were most indignant, and order
ed him to efface the traces of the ami
NAL. But he continued to weep, and
went on painting his ape. The head
Of the family demanded to know wheth-
er it was his portrait or that of mon-
key which Rembrandt was pretending
TO delineate. 1T is the portrait OF q
monkey, said Rembrandt Then
you may keep the picture. 7 II think
so. said the painter And the picture
stiIl survives.
Henry III. Of France was so foolish
" fond Of spaniels that be used 70 car
| ~ litter 0f them in basket suspend
/ ed round his neck when giving his audi
ences. His passion for these animals
cost him on the average not less than
/ 1OO. 600 crowns year.
Charles / Of England was also very
fond Of spaniels. and the breed of his
dogs Is stilI famous in this country.
Frederick the Great was also q great
dog-tancier.
1he painter kazzi formed friendships
with al sorts OF animals, and he filled
MS house with squirrels. monkeys.
Angora CATS dwarfs, asses. he goats,
and Elba ponies Besides these. he
had an enormous raven. who arapelv
strobe about among the other animals
rs = he we're the exhibitor of this Noah !
ark when anyone knocked &c tho
door tho raven called Come inn ii !
loud voice.
Relisson. confined II the Rastilie.
made : friend d : spider. which ho
tanned. The iailer. one dar, seeing
] Relisscn taks pleasure in conf 1DlatinT