Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-29
HAWKS AND HYDRop4oslA.


kho Theory Advanced by Practical
Observer l. Hc Corrcctq
captured AMI raised a nest of Young
ucVEs Ore female survived and be.
came tame. following me devotedly
around my garden Size learned to eat
cut worms and was Of very great scr
vice IN consequence She also kept birds
from my Strawberries, and by catching
NICE ana young cats protected my chick
ems She would not permit a dog TO
come on my grounds, The way i'm
which she treated them and the effect
her treatmcns produced may throw some
hSht on the blindness and madness of
foxes and wolves, and possibly be
clew to a cause of madness in dogs.
Her method with dogs was peculiar
and must have been hereditary. as she
mad had no training When she observ-
ed dog near her she would thrust ont
her head, draw up one foot ont of SIGHT
and drop her wings If the doc RAJ
vanced to attack her she would spripp
INTO the air by quick movement of her
wings, and catch the dog 10y the end of
the nose, using the foot that had been
hidden under her breast feathers On
this she supported her weight. steadyipo
her body with her wings and thp~atening
either eye that should open witnessed
her encounters with two small lapdoas.
a large lighting black and tan. bull ter
rler and very large buff English mas
till Each dog gave up on his third ex-
perience with her talons. The small
dogs 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, Mr.. James p. Hill.
OF Waterville. Me, came and asked me
to go and see the dog. He had wit
messed the fight with me only "A few min
utes before. On reaching the shop
found his dog covering behind theLorge
III pool of water, and as wet as though
a bucket of water had been thrown upon
him. | said to his master, Il would not
throw water on him, he is frightened
enough now" He replied: Il have not
thrown any on him; that is sweat. the
first | ever saw from dog, and that is
what l wanted you to come for. " |
saw the dog a few days after, with a
thick viscd saliva hanging to his mouth,
leaning against some infant school chill
dren, looking into their faces, receiving
their carSses and acting very restlessly.
knowing his savage nature the mans
own children could not caress him up to
the fight with the hawk went and
called him into my garden and quietly
ended his troubles with my pistol.
The mastiff was a noble dog of rare
qualities, very intelligent, docie and
obedient, would run errands better than
a boy, and never Played truant. He
was owned by gentleman in Winslow,
Me, who said 500 would be no tempta-
ton for him to part with the dog.
l was called upon by this gentleman
for professional services. His dog came
with him. Knowing the hawks love
for a fight, l asked the man to bring the
dog in. He wanted to know why. |
told him. Il want to see the bird that
can whip my dog, said he, and, seeing,
nothing 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 con the
verge of madness. " "A changed dog"
''all afraid of him, mo longer mind"
when got home, said he, Il found
the dog had come straight home 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 as though bucket of water had
been thrown there; his eyes were blood
shot, and he growled and showed his
teeth, thing he was never known to do
before. had to kill him, for we were
all afraid of him. had told him what
the result would be, still could not help
feeling sorry for him, and saying so.
well, it was no fault of yours. If I
had not seen the fight | could not have
thought it possible would not have
taken 800 that day for the dog. 1t was
pretty fight and worth the cost. &C.
F. Waters, NJ. D., in The Swiss Cross.