Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-04-09
ANIMALS AS THIEVES.
vh. Peoulxtlous of Some OF Tn" Lower
Creatures.

Ss,a Foundations OF Some Ot sn" | u
n,,,,.v.-v In nature IL widely extend. /,
"a Whole classes of animals prey On a
other classes for food; whole famiiies I
are parasitic, nud gradually weaken \
and destroy those on whicn tney 80 80
Hn,,er relates an anecdots OF some 4
h,vn- bees paving q visit to nest Oh I
bum bic bees, placed In q box not iar ,
! from their hive, in order 20 s'eal
beg the honey. which places IN st.one
light the good temper Of the iae.e.'
This happened In : time on . va
Tho hive bees, after pillaging' nao
| taken almost entire possession OF tho
neat. Some bumblebeeA which re.
maincd in spite Of this disaster. wens
ont to collect provisions and bringing
home the surplus after they had sup
nlied their own Immediate necessities.
J the hive bees followed them ana ola
not Quit them until they had ootaahea
the fruit OF their labors.
They licked them. presented TO 'hem
: their nrobosces, surrounded them. ana
. .t,,,. n lat persuaded them to part
4 with tho contents Of their ''honey-
haos." The bumblebees did them no
q harm, and never once showed tne'r
I .+inps. so that it seems to have peen
narsuasiou rather than force that pro.
y auced this singular instance OF SELL
e denial. This remarkable vancouver
e was prscticed for more than tntee
4 weeks, when the wasps, being a.crac.eo
y by the same cause, the num mo'eoe "a"
~ entirely forscok the nest ..u,o
i, birds, notwithstanding their attrac'
~ tivenees In plumade and s"ee'Hess i:a ~
Il. son,. are many of them great thieves
It. When nest-building they will steal the
ce feathers out of the nests OF other o'ros:
in and are much inclined to drive OH
o,her birds from feeding grouni.
ly even when there ia abundance. Inns
We I. especially true of one OF our ereates'
,ds favorites, the robin redorease' VINO
'as will peck aud run aftet ana drVe
mt away birds much bigger than MN
70" SELF IN,
,er ~, .1,rrow are in other things. they
as r.semble each other In this On a'
AL rarlv. spring morning when htti
1 in touch Of frost still makes the sur1ac
ore of the earth hard have seen black
ere h;.d on a lawn at last after great e1
doc forts extract a worm, and this was tn
ost .;anal for q crowd ct sparrows who' b
dly dint OF numbers. managed 10 ori'
ast; away the blackbird and carry on u
nod worm, to feed to their own young one
DER no doubt. .,,:
eny But the stealing Of nese-bulldir
=
surprisiny as the stealing OF tne mes
themselyes. In q sense. of course. Il
cuckoo steals tho use ct the nest
arc.heY bird, when she deposits IN
her own cpgs and steals or procaf
under false preterses the services O.
foster mother for an intruder; but II
IA not what we mean 1t Is M
- common thing for the sparrows' WI
4 there is a prospect OF nlic e"!un
to save themselves eiine ant tfcub1e
thu building of nest for late or'
a ~ dive other birds from the n
p ,hev have built and still inhabit. Sol
~, t;,-,,s .van the swallow 10 a auhefei
'haIi thia way. >,
J. jT Readers of Frank Bucklands m
INJj delightful books will reme Der I
W nothing pleased him more than TO
p serve the different and delightful
81. In which his pets would thleve'
would sometimes even tempt then
steal Just to see how clever they e'
. be in doing it. he eetis one oe'ic
.torv about his favorite Jenny.
WARD. s"r;c,te and another about pet
ELL all which he had, and when not "n
or the uuently terrified MS Slels'is a' VI
cad of fast
have He had made houss ior ."e Pc
,,rs-n inst nv the side Of the 10 rautei piece,
,ife in this was anpr cached by kind OF
white dor, up which the rat had to climb '
+ be vcntured down to the floor.
loctor! kinds of fish the rat Parti:ulaity
e mus and was sure TO come ou. IL .ne
fellow was strong. ono Gay 1hr' n"ef
DEATH | turned his back t, give the rat a CT
, as of scizing the coveted morseA'
htning he was not long IN ooiuS ano ~,
err the up the ladder Win lt' ou' ne Ahu
scream e nv the middle Of the back, an
ION Law door of the entrance was too narrt
oravely admit of its being drawn m mus
lden in But Mr.. Rat was equal to the
oepcv. In n moment he both
Cd and himself. laid the fish on the small
, under form before the door, and then
,ad ami ing his house he put out his
d with | took the fish by the nose and
. brave pulled it in and made meal
, cut Is, Never after this did he attempt +
tirress | in such a morsel carried leugt
retchcd | though MIR. Buckiand o1ten 'rieo
rn skim One of the most re mark a BILE ins
flecked | of CARRYING on n career OF thet'
Indian | under our own observation. "A
casured in northeast Essex had YER
excite Aberdeenshire terrier, a female,
in tho | very affectiOnate relationship
opened IN between this dog and tomci
cat followed the dog with the
hibs are | fondness, purring and running {
-er il. and would come and call at IL
he bear for the dog to come out Att
alaam to was first drawn to the pair oy I
cumstance.
One evening we were vlsltl
red, nor friend and heard the cat ABOUT
ght him calling. and some one said to ou
kin from | that the cat was noisy. lie
a tigers litxlc Dell" said he-that being Il
MT gives name: we looked incredulous
ur tents, YOU shall see," said he, and opeI
aunt. door he let the TERROR out.
splendid At once the cat bounded tow
at would fawned round her, and then, 4
,nder my by the dog, ran about the lawn
ook at it change came. Some kitten
of that brought to the house, ana the
my lrfe got much attached to them and
he brave | her The tomcat became nc