The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-10

Florida, and doubtless took quarters on Big
Creek because of the fame OF that neighbor-
hood for peace and plenty to cat.
WATCHING THE BLUE BIRDS.
From the Lumpkin Ca, Independent.
There is no passion belonging to human ma
ture stronger than the constancy, devotion and
watchful solicitude of a bird towards its callow
young. A pair OF blue birds have built their
nest in the front porch oil the Independent
office and the constant devotion and allah
sorbing attention given to their little progeny
is beautiful to behold, and disarms them OF all
timidity and fear. The near proximity OF per-
sons to their nest does not prevent parental
care CT their helpless little innocents. Scarcely
five minutes during the day that one or both
of the parent birds do not appear with deli
cate morscl for the patient little ones. Every
thing in life is secondary to the irrepresslbie
instinct of leaving posterity repeoplelng the
world and perpetuating the Species. That,
indeed, is almost the sole business of life with
everything.
AN INTELLIGENT HORSE.
From the Marion, Ga, Patriot.
Mack Tharpe is now working an old black
horse which has been in the Tharpe family for
many years, and has made many trips to Buena
Vista on the second Saturday in each month
to bring some of the family to church. There
is nothing remarkable in this fact, as there are
many old horses, and they are driven to
church, too, but the intelligence displayed by
that old horse is remarkable. He had been
driven to church so much on the second Satur-
day in the month that the horse knew as well
when the day come to attend church as any of
the deacons. He would pillow every day in the
week except on the second Saturday in the
month, and on that day the plow hand could
not get the pillow bride on him, but he would
walk right up and place his head in the buggy
bride. How the old horse knew when the
second Saturday in each month came is mys-
terry. He was not only an intelligent animal
but religious one, as is shown by his desire to
attend divine services.
\ NIGHT-BLooMGNG CACTUS.
From the Albany, Ca, News.
Mrs. h. Hobbs has a night-blooming cactus
of unusual size and beauty. 1t stands more
than five feet in the neat frame that supports
its wide-spreading branches. 1t was radiant
with blooms last night, having about forty
magnificent, large, immaculate flowers of deli
cate texture and fragrant aroma. Mrs. Hobbs
had two of these beautiful night boomers last
season, but she shipped one in the spring to
her friend, Mrs. H. S. Haines, of Savannah.
Mrs. Hobbs has another rare and highly priced
plant Of the cactus family, which is also a
night boomer, the notwithstanding cereus.
This plant is rooted in the hot house. and has
clambered all over greater part of the brick
walls, reaching out in every direction with its
slender, square, waX-like arms. The flower
buds of this plant are beginning to show up.
They are covered with long white capillary
substance and present at first sight the appear
ance of balls of gray hair, but rapidly develop
into the form and beautyof the most exquisite
bloom that gardeners know
BEE FLEW INTO HIS EAR.
From the Crawfordylle, Ga, Democrat
Charley Mason, Of the high school, was in
tently watching the process of taking honey
from hive when bee flew into his car and
was immediately out of sight. Charley turned
in alarm 10 the doctor. Hold perfectly
still Charley, maybe he'll come out" Charley
with wonderful nerve did as directed and
CT cto In bn 10 cd
wiser in deep sympathy watched for the APP
pearance Of the bee. Pretty soon, to his great
delight, he saw the insect slowly backing out,
and Charley had not yet been stung. But
here comes the fun, no sooner did the bee get
freedom of his wing than 1t made q center
shot for the doctor and became entangled in
his hair. Maybe you have read "Sut Loving
goods daddy acting boss and blowing into a
hosnets nest" Charley held perfectly still
the doctor didn't.
STEPPED ON A RATTLEsNAKE.
From the Redsyille Ga, Enterprise.
One of our young townsmen had an experierc e
last week he will not soon forget. He was
blowing in a field on the outskirts of the viii
lage and stepped on rattlesnake. He killed
il; then, certain that he had been bitten on
the leg, he stripped up his pants, corded his
leg tightly with suspender, mounted the
horse and rode Gilpin-lille into the village,
shouting with all his might for DR.. Rogers.
Quite a number of sympathetic townSmen
gathered, and one, luckily, had some of the
regular snake-bite antidote, which he was in
the act of administering when the doctor ar
rived With great difficulty and both hands,
the sufferer placed his foot III a chair, and the
doctor began to hunt for the puncture. Dur
ing the examination, the youth was groaning
dismally and making promises even a saint
would find it difficult to keep. After a time
the doctor said there was no bite on that leg,
and suggested an examination of the other.
1t failed to show any sign, and both arms un-
derwent examination with q similar result.
The young man had not been bitten. So in
tense was tho sympathy of the crowd that the
young man who loWned the antidote took
n rousing precautionary dose, and all the by
ISLANDERS would have followed suit, if they
could have gotten hold on the bottle.
DEvOURED BY A BEAR.
From the Bainbridge, Ga, Democrat
A reliable negro man living near the Decatur
line in Mitchell county was in the CITY on
Monday last and reported the particulars of a
shocking occurrence which TRANSFERRED on sun.
day afternoon, the day previous. A number
of little negroes had gone into the woods III a
retired spot near hammock, Sunday after
noon, huckleberiy hunting. and while SO ell
gagged discovered a bear. They at once took
to their heels for their lives, leaving the
Youngest and weakest child in the crowd to his
fate. Tho larger children ran screaming
home and reported what they had seen to THEN
father a nero man who had no gun but who
in search of the missing child. On coming
near the spot indicated by the children bruin'
trail was struck by the dog and the chase began
but for a few minutes. The half devoured
body of the missing child was found near
where it had been left by its playmates. Soon
after bruin was struck 10y the dog, which. as
soon as he saw him. tucked his tail, and nc
amount of persuasion could induce him to fol
low further. The negro man saw the bear
hut, having only a club returned home
alarmed the neighOorhood and arranged for q
drive for him on Monday afternoon. The
negro who brought the report to the city is
among the most reliable and trustworthy Of
his race in this section, as also the man who
saw and chased the bear and recovered the
partially devoured body OF the child 1t is re-
markable that such thing should occur il
broad daylight in q section of country NJ
densely populated as that whore this occurred
and must have been done by Strolling beal
making his way to some less densely populated
section of country.
The Moving Cloud.
From the Lumpktn, Ga, Independent.
On Thursday evening of last week, about
o'clock there appeared in the northwest Al
extensive cloud Of such peculiar color, an,
wearing such q terrible and Threatening aspect