The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-07-11
Brief Stories Ahont Animals.

olive tree. After Matching their brood
the parents perceived that the weight
of the growing family would be too
great for the strength of the branch
which supported the nest--in fact, 1t
was beginning 10 give way. Some
thing must be done or the nest would
fall. Tho goIdfinches saw this clear
~, so they were seen to fasten, by
small string they had managed to
pick up somewhere, the bending
twig to a stronger and higher branch
of the tree, aud thus their nest and
young ones were preserved.
THE DOG AND HIS POOR MASTER.
About twenty years ago there liv-
ed in a hut an old man who had been
shepherd. He was very poor, and
had only three and siXpense allowed
him by the parish ; his companion
was an old dog whom he called Bon.
Poor Bob, like his master, led very
hard life. that is. he was half starved.
A gentleman who was passing the
hut one dav took Bob home with
him. and gave him as much as he
could eat and drink, with nice
warm bed. After keeping him for Il
fortnight the gentleman thought he
would take him out for walk, but
Bob had no sooner got outside the
door than he ran back to his miser-
able home and his poor old master.
About ask months after this Bob
was seen standing in the gentleman's
garden. looking much thinner than
usual. When the door was opened
he walked straigh. into the parlOr
and stayed there all night. The
next morning Bob was taken back to
the hut, and it was then discovered
that the old man had been buried for
more than month. So not all the
kindness and not all the good food
given to poor Bob could induce him
to leave his poor master while he
lived.
THE MONKEY ON HORSEBACK.
The Duke of Richmond kept some
hunters In the county of Sussex. A
monkey, which was kept in the sta
BILE. was remarkably fond of getting
on the backs of the horses, skipping
from one to the other, and teasing the
poor animals.
The groom made complaint TO the
duke. who formed plan to remedy
the evil. eff he is fond of riding"
said his grace, "we'll endeav0r to
give him enough of it," and he ac-
cordingly gave orders to provide a
complete jockey dress for the mon
key. The next time the hounds
were out. Jacko, in his uniform, was
strapped to the back Of one the best
hunters. The view was given, away
they went through thick and thin
The horse being fond of the sport,
and carrying so light a weight. soon
left all the company behind. Some
of party passing by farm house, in.
quired of countryman whether he
had seen the fox. "Ay, zure," said
the man. she is gone over the fallow."
"And was there any one up with
him?" Jay, zure!" said John, there
be little man in a yellow jacket just
gone by. / hope, from my heart. the
young gentleman mayn't meet fall,
for he rides most monstrOus bould."
The experiment had the desired eff
feet JackO had had enough of horse
riding to make him dislike the sight
of the stable ever afterwards.
THE REVENGEFUL CAMEL
A certain camel driver had insult
ed in some way the animal under
his charge. The animal showed no
disposition at the time to resent, but
the driver knowing from the wicked
expression of its eye what WAS pass
Ing within its mind. kept on the
watch for several days. One night
he had retired within his tent, leav-
ing his striped cloak spread over the
wooden saddle of the camel outside
the tent.
During the night he heard the camel
approach the object. and after satisfy
ing himself that it was his masters
cloak. and helieying that it covered
his master himself, he lay down and
rolled backward and forward over
the cloak, evidently much gratified
by the cracking and the smashing of
the saddle under it's weight. and full
~ persuaded that the bones of his
master were broken to pieces. Hav-
Ing done the deed, he rose and re-
tired. Next morning the master.
who had heard from the tent this
agreeable process going on, presented
himself 10 the camel. The disap-
pointed animal was in such rage to
see his master safe before him. that
he died of yexation on the spot.
No LONGER RAGGED.-Some one