The morning news., 1888-07-19
HAWKS AND HYORoPKoBIA.
Some Curious Facts Which Are Worthy
OF Careful Consideration.
Tbe

From the Stciss Cross.
l captured and raised a nest of young
hawks. One female survived, and became
tame, following me devotedly around my
garden. She learned to eat cut worms and
was of very great service in consequence.
She also kept birds from my strawberries,
and by catching mice and young cats pro
tected my chickens She would not permit
dog to come on my grounds. The way in
which she treated them, and the effect her
treatment produced, may throw some light
upon the blindness and madness of foxes and
wolves, and possibly be a clew to a cause of
madness in dogs. Her method with dogs
was peculiar, and must have been heredl-
tary US she had had no training. When she
observed dog near her, she would thrust
out her head, draw up one foot out of sight.
and drop her wings. If the dog advanced
to attack her, she would spring into the air
by quick movement of her wings, and
catch the dog by the end of the nose, using
the foot that had been hidden under her
breast feathers. On this she supported her
weight, steadying her body with her wings,
and threatening either eye that should open
| witnessed her encounters with two small
lap-dogs, a large fighting black -and-tan, a
bull terrier, and very large, buff, English
mastlf. Eacn dog gave up on his third ex-
disappeared from town. No one knew
where they went to- The terrier ran to his
masters blacksmith-shop, where he retired
behind the forge. Soon his master, MIR
James p. Hill, of Waterville, Ne, came
and asked me to go and see the dog. He
had witnessed the fight with me only a few
moments before. On reaching the shop,
found his dog covering behind tho forge in
a pool Of water and as wet as though
iyat nf af haH nm
| said to his master, Il would not throw water
on him, he is frightened enough now" he
replied: 81 have not thrown any on him;
that is sweat the first l ever saw from a
dog, and that is what | wanted you to come
for" l saw the dog few days after, with a
thick vlscid saliva hanging to his mouth,
leaning against some infant-school children,
looking into their faces, receiving their ca
resses, and acting very restlesSly. Knowing
his savage nature,-+the mans own children
could not caress MIN up to the fight with
the hawk, Il went and called him into my
garden and quietly ended his troubles with
my pistol.
The mastiR was noble dog of rare quail
tiles, very intelligent, docile, and obedient,
would run errands better than boy, and
never played truant. He was owned by a
gentleman in Wlnslow, Me-, who said 800
would be no temptation for him to part with
the dog
1 was called upon by this gentleman for
professional services. His dog came with
him. Knowing the hawks love for fight,
L asked the man to bring the dog in. He
wanted to know why. 1 told him. Il
want to see the bird that can whip my
dog" he said, and, seeing. nothi would do
but ''see the feathers fly" He did not see a
feather disturbed,~ but his noble dog after
the third bout, ran for home, and the man
could not stop him. The next week he came
again. He had shot the dog ION the verge
of madness. IA changed dog, " "all afraid
of him, mo longer mind"
when got home, said he, 'Ifound the
dog had come straight nome and crawled in
behind pile of wood. which had to take
down to get him out. The dog, and the
ground about him, were as wet rs t. Ough a
bucket of water had been thrown there;
his eyes were bloodshot, and he grow lei and
showed his teeth, a thing ne was lever
known to do before. had TO kill him ior
we were all afraid of him." Ihad tod hun
what the result would be, still | could not
help feeling sorrow fer him, and saying So
"N ell, it was no fault of yours If had not
seen the fight | could have not have thought
it possible / would not taken 500 that
day for the dog: 1t was pretty tight and
worth the cost"
G. F. WATERS, NJ D.,
S Beacon St, Boston Mass