Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-09-13

taussd o. Ths Hrtiisd Mutta amd
49, IsFtaFs uuw ana ny
whaa U-srasa.
Among the inmate ~ ms house 4
81 exceptionally HnH nBuser. who.
With several ~ h.- Hr.fHran iu kitten
hood ua- dropped uHf Of bag a. ms
duur eight years Hrn. -.uee when he
has shnr.I oar fsHllrz. and b,,,oms
= marked faNuHItr boo fhr family Ia
apprarHHrr hH lsH "a handsome tat ~ a
dark mr4-..Ha.ur 90. e18t long and
thiek "a. 4 mat Eemsrsab 3 sagsei0us.
b. BE- u'.r actively rrrs.iy. aud a. the
same umr disTrIm HHtuz and ulcs in
his ta-i iH fast quito "a sEuurm.t
While plump. he Is not ordinarily
oFrr-wrlghiy bat have noticed dur
Ing tho months ~ May aud June. at
che time the birds arr engaged in their
net -huiIdiuE bropdiug sBd bringing
oul tholr Young once that Muuzer. a.
n rule. hma=sas hrsh. Tor cBt. he
rra.hus pundrruus HFoiriupois
Heretofore. at this season ~ thr year.
] have hvrn tuu much uraupied 10 pay
much attention y the fact, bat a sus-
den illua-- duripr the pasl spring eva
fined M to ms hrd for many weeks.
and it wu- while ruuvalezrlnR that I
discovered Mnu=er's mudr ui putting
on nosh
When sufficiently recovered ~ "a by
che open viudov. was hgreeah'y sur
prissd to ses au uuasual number of
robbins hopping sN1ui; had not seen
them so numerous in twenty year- To
my gr,1i satisfaction. found they had
oalonissal .arssly iu tha ulass that sar-
ruunded the house. and shat struck
NE - curiuuk werc often IN a state ~
uswry eyrftewsna anfttinr ahart. tes-
rifea siacosio notas a. thef aaN wiiaig
about o. masse1 themselves upon a
truo. with feafhers ruled ~ Il ~ one-
mt weru n sight idl the tine keeping
up vur.'ur1H- rarhnt ~ hird orat0ry
both r-HtaurI aHi Documentary
Ny aHrrtlaHafe r.-arI for ms Fcnor-
ally Uvaaeful, meIHl51H- pets led mo 20
SEEK uut thr rtu-. of thIz distress but
with n'l rms Interested observation.
failed tn dIseHHeH aBy thing because ~
me- lim.iHi yieN About the first week
of Jun". however. 7 vas strong enough
O. De- moved Uut uruu the rear veranda.
which. frum be- eastern lookout. gave
mo the aHmth uf the early sunlight
and q rIrtr yIru ~ fla birds -nostinR
domain. B- vol ~ ~ thr domestic ar
rbngvm-uf of fhs household Very
naturally tu4s up ems old habits Of
observation, but uiih more than usual
kvynn,.-. having 81 lrrt in yiew
tn" mnrulux ~ my discovery ~ Old
Mousrr'- iaftmIuE prorcas vas a r,,-
mnrkab.y brilliant une and was ron.
dsrrd softly musical by the robins Who
we're uui iu fu'I fuHHr. suring sweotly
~ they N.iirt hIihHr aHd yan. un prnyi-
dent ph'rrUa. HfrBHI- II wa= a very
psao.iu. time during che early hours
oi The day Mpu-er cans eat frum
ho Kitchen dpar. and. stretching him
solf laEily out un tho siops las there
summing himself iu fat cumplaeency.
hi plump sides heaying with heavy
and loag drawn purrs A. Il drvw "a
ward tsn oCioek be- rpu-sa up. treated
himself ~ several luxurious strstch-
iurs. and with InuE - shrvwd pur-
pnso iu his sleepy. yellow ewes. moved
cautiously assay. and soon lost sight
oi him Presently ! saw a slow wave
In the uumswn graz beyond the wcll-
swcop and suddruly Moussrs head
popped up. then a. quickly dlsap-
puhnud, a. be- crvpt stealthlly along
under cover ~ the tBl gras. 10 the
vell-curb. where. sinking nol-ale-.ly
oown, aud nuttoning bis body under
the prps.Cting spout. he lay warily
mntionloss. with his sly eyes RAISED
and steadily hKod upon some object.
iust ~ = tivar would salt ior hts prey
While had bcon observing Mouser's
suspicious movements. the robins had
become pccuiiarly actlvo and noisy; a
nest oi hodgeiings wcro just e.zaying
thalr hrst fight and with feeble. aWk-
ward atirmpts, we're tumhling head
over-ho,ls. a. ths dismay ~ the
hurried. anxious bird-mothor II
seomei to mo that every robin an the
plaoe wss on the wing. and all we're In
the greatest commnii0n. giving forth
little shrill cries, and whirriRg and
swirling Ia neckloss flights. but al
ways returning a. light oa . maple
trss near tho house. where they chat
terad IN angry 1iscords. A few female
birds among lhum made bold concerted
chargus. with all the courage of ANA
Honlan warriors. shrioking out their
wrath ike true viragoos. In tones that
wore any thing bat InelodlouA ] could
sos nothing - alarm them. yet they
kept np their frlghtoned elamor ~ II
they weru In the extremity II danger.
Suddenly remembered Mousor-I
had iargottsn him in the eouiusioni
and turning my gaze upon hiEa. l
foand bis position unchanged, his
evil. Frocdy eyes we're still appraised.
and DOT four feet above his head,
struggling helplessly In short Suffers
up and dowa. vas . haif-grown
ruhl The poor bird was appar-
emty 20 under The maenetio power II
Mouscr's fasninaaing orbs that II vas
unable " tear itsslf away, IN point of
fssa ID ues eharmed. ea1 . moment