New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23
ODD DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

of Jefferson Township. owns marc mule thai mas ono
Characteristic which Is quite different from whA' h''
mongrel race has generally been created WIN pvr
sessing, namely. she has never been known 70 k4eA
She is the only mule that MI stocEDi1dse mas o'o.
raised and he declares that II ell mules instead O.
benu hanged and thumped about Is they Usually are
were treated with gentcness and decency While thS
are getting their growth. they would not acquire tho
vicious habit Of kicking any more han ho''o' uo.
Mr. Stockbrdge calls his non kicking mule Nahc'' anu
he says that she the progeny OF an od marc 'a'
had always lived and worked on his farm. a. wen -
the only colt the mare ever gave birth TO- Inc oio
marc possessed Of a remarkably even and ecntie
disposition, Mr. stockbrdge SAYS and he THINKS that
that had good deal TO do with Nancy's admirsois
temper and habits lie declares, furthermore tha'
there would be far fewer mules with dangerous hiho
feet II breeders would pay more attention to the as
positions and tempers of the dams than the most OK
them do, and that the proverbIal statement ana
chestnutty paragraph that attributes vicious kicking
powers all mules, both individually and colecuveiy
S base SANDER mos useful and patient class
of the animal kingdom. Ills docIle muio VIII WORK
the of SIDE on the near side with any morse
that he has hched with her. and she laoors JUST IS
true and faithfully when she Is trcttng IL front OF
single buggy lumber wagon or ploddlng al the emo
of the beam Of a light plow In the corn and potato
field She is equally useful on the one-horse power
threshing machine which. account OF her lack OK
eight, has to be set little sleeper than when
200 pound horse is ieadng upon It. and she works
in the woods and Just as wei as she does else
where. Nancy was five years old last June. and she
weighs about $50 pounds She responds TO her namc
from the remotest corner of the pasture and she is
so gentle and tractable that Farmer Stockbndge's
daughters are not afraid TO harness and drive her.
Her owner says he would not swop her for the best
horse in the neighborhood, and that he would give
$500 for another mule that he could place as much
confidence In he I'm Nanc..
A perfectly tame twoyearoh heller is the most
interesting pet on the farm Of Orlando Griffin In
Covington Township. Mr.. Griffin owns the mother and
grandmother OF the heifer, and up to three
years ago the great-grandmother lived on
his farm. They all brndled in COLOR
and Farmer Griffin says that they all
possess the gentlest and evenest dispositions OF any
cattle that he has owned. Lucy, the tame
heifer, has followed the children TO school nearly
every day during the school season this year The
schooihouse is quarter Of mile from any other
building and Lucy grazes by the roadside while
the children afe attending to their studies. Some
times she is several rods away when school Is
dismissed, but the moment she hears the released
chdrens noisy voices, she utters low OF glad
ness and Immediately gallops toward them to be
rubbed and petted. She lets the children handle
her Just they please, and Of the little boys
frequently rides her back 10 and from the school
house and around the farm. The only animal on
the premises that Lucy exhibits real dislike for Is
Farmer Grifins shaggy dog shep. Once he accident
ally nippcd her the hind leg, and ever since
then she has shown her hatred by trying 10 hook
him whenever he gets in her way The old dog
realizes her dislike, but instead of trying to retaate
when she springs at him with her head lowered,
he skips beyond her reach and never attempts to
bite her. Mr. Griffin says he would not sell the
heifer for twice much she is really worth
goose, seventeen years old last spring. is the
queerest the farm OF Harvey spery.
In Benton. II nature had not had little assistance,
Farmer sperry says, the old goose would never
have been brought into the world 1t was In tho
spring of 1871, and all the that the old gooses
mother had been sitting Matched out except
That egg was an uncommonly small one, and
It contained the organism Of Mr. Sperry's highly
priced old goose; but there not enough strength
In the perfectly developed little Unmatched creature
TO break the shell and crawl out into the great
big world. 1t had pecked tiny hole In the SHE'LL
and 1t struggling to free itself from It's snug
covering; but 1t unable to so, and Mrs. spery,
who had been watching the Matching process made
up her mind that she would try TO assist nature.
So she mOistened the spot that had been pecked
and gradually peeled the shell of from the weak
little gosng They did not expect that 1t would
live long, but small as 1t It had lots of vitality.
Mrs Sperry raised It carefully, but 1t did not seem
to grow much, and they began 10 think that it would
die When the gosling got TO be three weeks old
IT started to grow like a weed, and before cold
weather it had developed into a fullfedged
goose Queeney was her name, and she became
such tender pet that she would not mngle with
the other geese and she has continued TO be pretty
odd goose during all these years. When she gets
ready TO lay in the spring, separate shanty Is
fixed UP for her TO lay and hatch in and, after she
has got rid Of her brood in the summer. she hangs
around the house all alone. Any member Of the
family can pick her up anywhere, but she Will tight
stranger every time In the winter she roams
oupd fha harpv ar1 udt fha 9TH
the spring she leaves them, goes to her own shanty
and little yard, and keeps away from the main
flock until after she has raised family and cod
weather sets IN sgaln. 3ueehey Is temsrns a
more.
a very cunning little dog is owned by profes
sIonal man OF this city The dog got IN the habit h
osce and, even after his master had switched him
Of on an old Ok eost that had BEEN Spread in
of tho Office for him to lie upon. he disobeyed on
he floor and and rgssy liked the lounge much better
than he did the old coat So he continued for some
on %' the S' Tne o. hs f
SSce aud then he thought Of hex psT To1sa
invariably curled up on the old coat when the pro-
fessiona man returned and for few days II was
Of KS habit Of aas @ lounge Ono a
noon the dogs owner heard scampering In tho
Ps %a s the s aS he and
he was making believe that he was sound asleep
he Saae Of the lounge There @as warm spot on
H. and when The dogs owner went out again,
he had servant watch tho dog through crack
I'm an inner door. Puggy's owner had hardly
reached the pavement before Piggy hoped upon the
lounge and cuddlcd up for good rrst. His master
returned within two minutes, and the moment his
foot struck the stone Steps, Paegy hustled from
the lounge, rushed 10 the corner and appeared 10
DO in a deep slumber when his master entered tho
room. The dogs cunning trick pleased the
much that he now let's PIGGY doze Oh the lounge
whenever he wants to.
Early in the summer turkey and a young cat
became great friends on the farm OF Henry How
land in Madison Township. They played together
the other cats and turkeys, and when night came
the turkey sought his roost and the eat prowIed
around and sometimes made lots OF noise until long
after midnight. If the cat happened TO be out SO
late that he had NJ OF somnolency In the morning,
as soon the cat put In an appearance the turkey