The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-22


do not believe that the most enthu-
stastic lover OF that useful and noble
ANIMAL" the horse, will claim for nm
the charm OF geniaiity, humor, or eXpannI,
sive confidence. any creature VIM $50
NOT look YOU squarely In the eyc-Nhooc
only oblique glanccs are inspired ~
fear, distrust or view TO attack VII
has no way of returning carcsseSt az
whose faVCTite expression IS one OF nea-
lifting disdain. may be noble or H.
full" but can be hardly said TO auu W 20 80
gaiety OF nations. indeed ing o.
broadly stated that with the SiHbie, %,
ception OF gold fish of all animals nv.
for recreation of mankind the nor nor az
alone capable of exciting a p"SsiVn a ~
shall be absolutely hopeless. uvVi,'
these general remarks necessary ~ p-CC co.
that my unrec!procateH anVit,,,iymsl ~.
sChu cha was not purely nav iuudl Va
singular And ! may ada tlat 10 these
general characteristics she biousht t'e
WaywarGness OF her capricious se~,
Size came TO me out OF me rOIhi,I nsso LII ~
of an emigrant wagon behlnu MnOsc .dii
board she was graNely irottlhg. Sile N@9
a half-broken coffin which capacity She
had at different things unseated every
body In the train-and dltnouSh Vo'clcG
with dust she had a beautiful coat, anu
the most lamhent gazelle-like eyes 1
had ever seen. | think she KEPT those idt-
ter organs purely FOR ornament "PP"p
entity looking at things with her most
her sensitive ears, and sometimes even
At our first Interview l thought she lay
ored me with a coy glance, nut az II
was accompanied by an irreVelaht loVH
out"' from her owner, Inc tedmSle!
was not certain. | only know that dltoi
some conversation, good deal OF Hiental
reservation. and the disbursement 81 IN
siderable coin, ! found ny sell stahuIns
in the dust of the departing emigrant
wagon with one end Of n fOrty-foOt rata
IN my hand, and Chu Chu at the other.
| pulled inVitingly AT my own enq anu
even advanced step or Two toward Hel
She then broke into a long disdalniul
pace and began TO circle round me al the
extreme limit OF her tether / stood al
miring her free action for some moments
not Always turning with ner. when MIS-
firing-until found that she was gradu-
ally winding herself up on me, Her fran
tic establishment when sne suuGehly
found herself thus brought so close to me
was one of the most remarkable thinSs
i ever saw. and nearly took me OH my
legs. Then when she had puiieu against
her RATA until her narrow head and pref
tily arched neck were on per1ectly
straight line with Il. she az suddenly
slackened the tension ana condescehueu
30 follow me. ~ an angie OF heI own OWL
choosing Sometimes 1t was on one side
of me- sometimes on the otuer- Even then
the sense of dreadful contlgulty APP
parenily would come upon ner IKE
fresh discovery. and she Would become
historical. But | do not Think that she
really saw me. She looked at the rata
and shifted 1t disparagingiy, she paved
some pebbles that were near me tenta-
lively with her small noOf; she started
back with a Robinson Crusoe-like horror
"A, my IoOtpTlnts IA the wet Suliy, but
my actual personal presence she ignored
she would sometimes pause, with her
head thoughtfuny between her forelegs'
and PDuarently say: "There Is some ak
traordinary presence here!-animal, vege-
table or mineral can't make Out
which. t,it it's not good TO eat and /
ioathe and detest it,
When | reached my house in the sub
urbs. before entering the tfty "Nara lot
enclosure. deemed it prudent to leave
her outside while ! Informed the house
hold of my purchase, and with this OBJ
1ect | tethered her by the long rlata 10 q
eoiitary sycamore which stood In the
centre of the rOad-the crossing Of TWO
freQuented thorOuehfares II was not long
however, before / was interrupted by
shouts and screams from that vicinity,
ard on returning thithor found that Gnu
Chu with the assistance of her rata