The free press., 1894-07-19
PETS AT SEA.

We had on board the Royal Ade-
laide very clever fox terrier.
RATHER one day accompanied his
master to the other side of Plymouth
Sound, involving long journey
through the town of Plymouth and a
passage across a steam ferry. Rife
practice was going on on the other
side, and Rather, being gun shy, de-
serted his master; but he arrived on
board the Royal Adelaide by the
dinner boat the only passenger in it.
/ have often wondered whether he
made friends with the captain of the
little steamboat, or whether he took
the bull by the horns and swan
across the Cattewater in his anxiety
. to get back to the ship.
Still more remarkable were the
habits of dog on board III. M. S.
Pearl, in China some years ago. The
ship was lying in a river, and Mrs.
Pearl as she was called, was in the
habit of landing frequently. If she
was too late for the officers boat she
used to take sampan, barking furi.
ously to intimate that she wished to
be taken off to the ship. The quick
witted Chinese boatmen always
brought her off without having pre-.
viously paid her fare. On one me.
morable occasion she surpassed her.
self The officers heard tremend.
Gus barking in the screw well, and on
the cover being removed there was
Mrs. Pearl seated on the frame
beneath, asking to be let in. Fol-
some reason she had chosen to swim
of to the ship.
Sheep often get very tame when
brought on board ship for the table.
We had one in the Southern Cross.
lie became such a favorite that
Bishop Selwyn would not allow him
to be killed, and he survived the
cruise and was brought up to the
headquarters of the mission, and
looked upon as friend. We had q
sheep of most pugnacious character
on board H. Nj. S. Shannon. The
captain had a couple of fine spaniels
on board, but Billy seemed to think
little brush with Dash and Stella 8
very good joke; but am afraid that
the two dogs eventually turned the
tables upon him by scrunching his
bones.
During one OF the commissions OF
III. NJ. S. Satellite they had tame
bear. Bruin on one occasion, during
an evolution, climbed up into the
rigging. This led to a signal from
the admiral you have man in
your rigging" to which the only
reply was, 1T is not man, it is a
bear"
Dogs, by the way, are fond of at.
tending the daily prayers of the
quarterback, and in general @lfey
behave so well that in my capacity
as chaplain l have quite ceased to be
disconnected by their presence. In.
deed, we had rough black and tan
terrier at home who, if he was at
hand when my father read family
prayers, would invariably get up and
bark when the last Amen was reached
But OF all animals that ever find
place on board ship the monkey
reigns supreme. There was a monkey
on board one of Her Majesty's ships
stationed on the west coast of Africa
who out-heroded Herod himself in
the crimes he used to commit! tits
said that on one occasion, when
foreign officer of high rank came on
board to pay a visit of courtesy, Mr..
Jacko stretching out q long hairy
arm from some convenient point OF
vantage, whipped off the visitor's
cooked hat, and made away with it
to some inaccessible point in the
when the offender, rather
than be baffied of his prey, whisked |
the stolen finery into the sea. Il Boys
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