New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06
PETS | HAVE HAD.
ODD CREATURES OF MANY COUNTRIES.
THE STRANGE ANIMALS THAT AN ENGLISH
GLoBETRoTTER HAS OWNED.

that are usually savage VIII frequently MOI o"' P"'
with but most jealousy guard their BABY lren"s
Cats too love TO purr round youngstcr. NY "IH'
recollections Of living wrapped mp with ca' ho
was Persian long Of fur and of stately men, tha'
purred and romped with me when was small boy
There was also spot" the terrier that my ia,hef ao
| brought from England, ard between these t"o "cIe
existed an armed neutrality. spot hao Dec" cary
| trained by several sound whippngs TO kho" tha'
| - Gnbadanr the Persian was none OF his quarry
lie might chase the pariah cat that came po"o"'"s
around and either kill it or whine Tor the 'ou'n
of vanished cat the sound OF puIr tha' Is Sti'
| but the Persian lie had to hold sacred
The cat might have made record IN history ior'
with the faithful of the household, II onna reIge III
the Residency Of Lucknow during the Indian n''hS'
bnt owing to its Grant habits had 10 De ueu UP anu
| then d" to suit some private ends. went mad. spo'
| survived and for time was a hero, uhui one nay
it returned bark and snar at leopard tha' ''o'seu
| , road near Missouri In bengal The leopard went
away partly satisfied with "a td-blt of pampereo pei
| Spot" missing.
NV next pet mongoose or Thhe"''o"' o''
n, the ferret type savage fends as rule, when
taken Young however, these creatures grow up mo
| most tractablc pets. Many soldier in lndia mas
one and il was a hoary old veteran in my father
REGIMENT who al last returning 10 England, WITH ohN
one lcr gave TO me " the Little General, MS hluoh
| priced companion.
Sharp-noScd with little bcady yellow ewes All"
sinuOuS body, il rOamed all over Tue ho"9' ""' "''
| a general favortc. Angry only when, wandering III
| the garden or compound lnclIeSs SNAKE 'roS'cu
| the path II was a fight 10 the death. lie diSap
peared one dsv: perhaps killed in some fSht with a
cobra or tempted by "A companion II SANK Dack INTO
| its parent savaFcry.
At q private school In England there was not much
chance of keeping pets, but with no niue dl'hc"i9
| | kept some field mice in my desk, and snail never
forget nv triumph finding a nest OF dorinlce III a
| hawthorn hedge. Embarrassing pets, however Tor
| thcy have no frocs aud mischief. Now HlIrcw
mouse is a little imp Blunt headed, StlinpN ''alen'
with dark brown fnr, IL Is. believe lhipo,''oe u
| tame this little rodent. Try all You WILL khnhc''
or har,hnc~s he will bury his sharp teeth on every
| opportunitv into Your fingers. The tanning o. =
! shrcw~ NAV be successful far as woman Is con
ccrncd IT is snare and a deluslon with rea'd l"
the mouse.
! Promotion TO a public school. and a room all TO
| myself IN which ! monarch OF all ! surveyed
opened ont vlstnS of small mcnagcrle started III
a very small way. tame squirrel bought from
IN it.ucraut vcndcr, which made IT. teeth meet W
INV forchingcr a. pulled it ont Of the small cigar
lov in which Il was confined. wa my fit venture.
>que~ Wa not an unoloycd pleasure. for he hit me
| whenever he could aud IN my foolish kindness used
I, crack the nut for him. This made his te'th gro"
! longer and his bite grow stronger one DAY he
vanished | know not where. and | c"rtinly was not
sorry.
had started colony Of lizards which HAD ds
covered inhabited sunny sandy spot IN the heather
close t. small water hole. For puriliNm and
| glnttony give me the lizard Many laugh have |
had as have watched these miniature land crocodilc%
in almost every corner Of the globe pun out th"r
throat bags and lash another with their ta'.
that breaking oil. wrgglcd about IN the sand III the
Old school DAYS neglected Virgil and Homer 10 eaten
flies for lizards, and then part Of my body wrgScd
too. But IT all in days march
| had made friends with the eainck""pcr OF gen
tcman whose property Was near 10y the school, And
! by him va, initiated iutl tine art 81 fci'ctm., and
after mach .clf denial nt the tu,h shop pui' based
a ferret myself Fcrfctins WI, strrtN pr''hhi'"'-
For that reason. therefore II was sport T." be- s"us
cngcrIy The safe keeping Of the ferret was no small
| uroblcm 10 solve Its smell would lctray IT II
kept il in my room, for small weekly stipend q
| wood cutter housed it IN near wood. one daY nor
having time To- reach the wood cutters hut, entered
| the classroom with pill garlic IN my pocket. lie
| had been visiting rabbit warren, and had had q
| hearty meal on stupid " bunny lhat WOMB h''
| bolt. 50 | hoped he vould dozc peacefully. lie an
not lie turned about IN my pocket. then sneeh'd
and as some Of the boys laughed the master l""h'd up
At that moment pill garlic - "h'c nose s"""ou WI"
| from under my coat.
Come here sir! What have y0u got there An
other snake ,r hundcrcd the Rev. Mr.. Penny. had
| once come 10 the class with graz 'ha"c ia INV
pockct ! approached the desk aud placed the ierr't
upon IT, lie was a lovely white one with PINK eyes
| lut il was his last moment. The horror stricken
| dominic raised on high Liddcll and scotts creek
Lexicon and all was over as far q, the ferret was
concerned had 40 pleasure III sitting position for
! IA week afterward
I College DAYS bring back only memories OF dogs,
mans truest companion after all in the animal world
Tartar wa brrdlcd bull, with about three KINKS
IN his tail ugly a. CerbcIus. a devil when aroused
hut Whose chiof Joy to play with small children.
| IL Of
eouallcd rattcr and by mcan- avcrsc to drawing
a badger "stingO7 Il durkhOnnd' also P"'IdI
"a badgers and Frogs" French poodle mat c"i'd
do almo, any trick from giving three cheers i"r hN
Queen to dying for his country
4 change 70 the tropics introduced new set Of
| animals for pets. West Africa WAS my first home
and here | made the acquaintance Of the monhc,
An sorts and conditions had seen In the Lool"S''al
| G,,dcns Int never had possessed one. For pure II
| umitable wckcdnc~s the monkey Is the 'h"hpi"h'
| Wickednc>s lightcned with - much fun ana almost
human wisdom, however. that you cannot hcIP Ior
| giving the mischief they do \ brown hicd am
| neroon, monkey was my first possession. jock"
v,s ANYTHING but tame at fist. Kindness soon mnd'
| min, friendly Fowls however, he always hated and
his revencc ON them for oasOnaly rushing III ana
| stealing some OF his food was eomical bn' cruel
| He would spread out scraps 0i MS meal "hP"hsN
| and then pretend To fall asleep. The l""I9 "o"u
| nne ,rorud stretch out their ncchs, and with a
cluckc, look from the MUMMY !" ''' ''i"''7 -
scls one by one they would pin'h up oo"i"-o "
hurry away with some tidbit, followed by the more
tmid who would try to rob the lnarauder NJ last
some unfortunate hen would come within the m'li
circle I'm moment Jacko had caught 1t. and mount
ING 10 his box would deliberately set to work 10 pucR
that fowl Of every feather. aud when he hdd com
pcted the operation would let 1t co. ana beelh jump
Ing around wildly TO show his great delight
brother officer had a parrot. gray orc from
,h. conro and one day u his travels, Jacko, having
got loose ran against the parrot aud began 10 SFi
IT, The fight had evidently been severe one loI
thouch the monkey had partly succeeded thc blro
had used its claws and bcak with good chcct. "hcn
We reached the the half ieathcred Dlrd' "ohihs
down from the top OF PaFttoh' was s'''" N'"s
- ,, - n,rrnt can while the smIam ricfulS
.x.ninrnr his paws From Of his escapade'
Iocko came back with broken leg, and II was III
,eresng TO see him lying perfectly still on te straw
while the surgeon SET the ihD hn. , mio,'H 80 a., a.,