The Comrade., 1894-12-13
LIKED THE MUSIC.
Animals THAT Gould be Entranced py Live
II, Martial or Plaintlve Airs.

had an unconouerable dislike to be
caught. My father had 80 trained him
to obedience that he gave very little
trouble; a whistle and q wave OF tne
hand and Robert would come to be sad
died. But If left to our old gardener
Willy, he would lead him chase, gen Z
orally ending in defeat, onevery hot
summer day / was sitting at work n
the garden. when Willy appeared, |
streaming with perspiration.
;ss What is the matter, W ill?'
Matter enough, Miss. There's that
Robert, the uncanny beast; he won't
be caught, all I can do or say. I've
give him corn and one of the best pears
off the tree; but he's too deep for me;
he snatched the pear, kicked up his
heels, and off he is, laughing ct me at
the bottom Of the mead
/ was very sorry for the old man, Dno
/ did not clearly see how to catch the
delinquent. / could well believe ne
was laughing at our old friend, Tor ne
was a curious animal.
s.Well, Willy, what will I do? lie
won't let me catch him, you know. !"
cay, but, miss, if you will only just
go in and begin toon on the peanner'
cook saws he will come up to the fence
and harken to you, for he is always
ADDING that; and may bel can sip up
behind and cotch him.
] went in at once, not expecting my
strategem to succeed. But in q lew
minutes the saucy creature was stand. !.
ing quietly listening while ! playea' y.,
"Scots wha hae WI Wallace bled. me ne
halter was soon around his neck, and
he went3away to be harnessea. qulee
happy and contented.
There was a great peculiarity about
his taste for music. He never would
stay to listen to plaintive song. I
soon observed this. II I played Scots
wha hae,' he would listen, well
pleased. If I changed the measure and
expression, playing the same air plant
ivelv. as. for instance, in the Land nd O
the Leal,n he would toss his head and
walk away, as ifto say" That's no sort
Of music Changing to something
martial, he would return and listen to
me-
In this respect he entirely differed
from a wonderful COW we had. She
had an awful temper. Old Willy used
10 say: ""she is the most contrariest
beast under the sun" If she were IN
one of her ill-humors it was with the
greatest difficulty she could be MIXED
She never would go with the other
cows at milking time. Nancy be milked
with them! That was a thing not to . pc
thought Of. She liked the cook, ant
when not too busy cook would manage
Miss Nancy But if she were not very
careful up would go Miss Nancy's foot
and over, would go the milk pail an, an,
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milked her was always close sso:s g, g &.
fence, near the aYying-ro oon'. :, s
were playing she would stand perfectl.
still, yielding her milk without an
trouble, and would remain until
ceased. AS long as ! played plaintiv
music-"sThe Land O the Leall,
.Home, Sweet Home, " Robin Adair,
any sweet, tender air, she seemed en-
tranced. have tried her, and change
to martial music, whereupon she II
variably walked away.
was sitting in the drawing-rool
one evening, singing to mamma. 1t wa v;
double room, with folding doors Sh
was in one where there was lamp.
my room, which was unlighted, II
window was open, and close to IL
window was stand for music. Whe
ceased playing ! heard q peculit
sound, and was conscious there WI
something in the room. | called for
light. There, sitting on the stand, w
a large white owl He looked far le
surprised than we did. In a minute
two he stepped quietly out OF the wi !
dow and flew away. After this we d
not leave the lower sash open; but 7
owl still came and sat upon the stol
outside, listening. Chambers Journ'