Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-30
ANIMALS AND MUSIC.
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There vas a beautiful horse on mn
Gathers farm, the pride and delight d
us all, but like many others he had al
uncomfortable dislike to being caught
MY father had 30 trained him to obc1
dience that he gave very little trouble
"A whistle and wave Of the hand andJ
Robert would come to be saddlcd. Butt
II left TO our old gardener Willy, hel
would lead him chase generally end.
Ing in defeat. One very hot summert
day wns sitting ut work IN the garden,
when Willy appeared. streaming with
t,erspiration.
what II the matter. WIFI"
Matter enough. miss. There's that
Robert, the uncanny beast; he won't be
canght, all can do and say. I've give
him corn and one of the best pears of
the tree. but he's too deep for me. Hex
snatched the pear. kicked up his heels,
and of he is. laughing at ne at the bot.
tom Of the meadow"
was very sorry for the old man. but
I did not clearly sec how to catch the
delinquent. could well believe he was
laughing Mt our old friend, for he was
curious animal.
"Wcll, Willy. what will I do? He
won't let me catch him. you know"
"Ay. miss, but II you will only Just
20 In and begin toon on the pianner
cook says nc will come up to the fence
and hcarken - you, for he Il always
'a.doin' that: and maybe I can slip up
behind md cotch him."
went in at once. not expecting my
.strategcm 10 succeed. But In a few
minutes the snucy creature was stand
ing quietly listening while l played
"Scots Who Hae WI Wallace Bled."
The halter was soon around his neck.
and he went away TO be harncssed.
quite happy and contented.
There was n great peculiarly about
his tnstc for music. He would never
stay to listen TO n plaintivo song. !
soon observed this. II I played "Scots
VIVA Hue" he would listen. well pleas.
ed. II changed the measure ana cx.
preston, playing the same air plant.
lively. MS, for instance, in tho Land o.
the Lcal," he would toss his head and
walk away. us II to say: "That's no
sort Of music" Changing TO something
martial, he would return and listen to
me.
In this respect lie entirely differed
from n wonderful COW we had, says q
writer In Chambers Journal. She had
an awful temper. Old Willy used to
say: "She Ii the most contrariest beast
under the sum-" II she were In ono Of
her ill.humors II was with the great.
est difficulty she could be MIXED. She
never would 60 with any Of the other
cows Mt milking time. Nancy be milk.
cd with them! That was thing not ia
be thought Of. She liked the cook, and
when not too busy, the cook would man
age Miss Nancy. But II she were moi
careful, up would 60 Miss Nnncy's foot
and over would go the milk pail and III
precious contents. when tho cook milk
ed her It was always close to fence
near the drawing.room. II I were play
ing she would stand perfectly still
yielding her milk without any trouble
and would remain until ceased. Al
long rs played plaintive music--''Tht
Land O. the Leal." alone. Sweet
Home" "RObin Affair."" any sweet. ten
der air-she would stand entranccd.
have tried her and changed to MARTA
music. whcreupon she invariably walk
cd away.
Iwas sitting In the dra winG.room ont
evening singing to mamma. 1t was d
double room with folding doors. She wa,
In one where there was lamp. In my
room, which was unlighted. tho win
dow was open, and close to tho window
was stand for music. When I ceased
playing I heard peculiar sound. and
was conscious there was something II
the room. called for light. There
sitting on the stand. was large, whit,
owl. He looked far less surprised thar
we did. In minute or two he steppet
quietly out Of the window and few
away. After that We did not leave tn
lower sash open, but the owl still cam,
and sat upon the stonc outside, listen
ing.