New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-01
ANIMAL STORIES.
From The London Spectator.

From The London Spectator
Ny dog a half-retriever. half-setter has been
punnv with a can on his tail lie has followed M
constantly. ana though always very friendly with
and out. Lately change has come over him;
he would come mo my r31 wren GO P
seemed 10 be dull, have lost his old lOyOusness
in our companionshp; Last fan my children went
would leave my room 70 lie under me ktchen table
/ told the housekeeper 10 keep him out OF the
kitchen and the boy 10 take no notce o. MIN.
II made no difference Forbidden TIE Kitchen Ne
would leave my room and would lie IN tne nan.
He had always been accustomed 10 ionQw M al, al.
this year thinking the journey TO town sixteen
niles and back too much foT hm' had ie'' MN
Last saturday l was driving TO town. the dog
send him back I said: "oh! never mind let him
come" and he came with US. No" the "nole ny.
resgm u his old habits. The change was eXtraor-
binary. He comes into my room anu s.a,S rnorn
ing on coming downstairs; he Jumps tounu III Ut, ~
Old Joyous fashion VIII go cn' ,dxn was one Of
his most cherished privileges and ne TOOK ms Own t
way to show that he had no use ioi d '''1S'' VIM
deprived him OF II.
read with much interest the stories o. a MINI
he cato %ni' Nav aPpfA add one showing
these much-maligned animals have both memory
rier. and time after ne came to my mouse a.,
wandered sat was added to tne 5 I new in
mate. and watched her with great car. 49,
allowing her 10 20 out by the 'front.' d9or. put push
ing her gently In when she attempted ~ Dul
had many a romp together IN the BACK eaIu.n, ~
dog died the good old age OF thirteen, ann me sils
cat mourned him Ike human being Ios.hs d" he'
Nve-!ness and moping about the mouse 5000 80.
About year after the dog death utsIer NV
gardener put turf over his grave. as ne houSe
let and feared strangers might dig therr. 1
do this he began 10 level the earth over me trase
and whenever the cat him digging thert shr
got into a most excited state. frsklng about IN W,
widest spirits. evidently expecting thAi her KIM
companion 10 be restored 70 her Her dlsap-
pointment, when NJ never appeared. Wa Trying 10
witness. and she has been "Sadder ana Wls'i
cat since. doing her duty faithfully by ne
mice. but apparently expecting iitte pleasure IN iie
am induced TO send you an account OF remark
able instanc OF feline sagacity which occurred IN
my house last week. About fortnight ago my
black Persien cat brought 10 the house Young
sparrow. and taking u 30 the front doormal. pc
gan stripping IL OF ifs feathers. The COOK NOT APP
proving OF ire litter made by the said feathers.
doubled the mat over and told the cat ne must no
make such litter. but strev the feathers on tn'
wrong side OF the mat and not on the Top. \ loI
night subsequent 10 this lecture the cat prouknss
In another Dird. and marvellous 10 say. ni'isell
turned the mat (Which was heavy COR inap ~,
with his claws. and Uttered the wrong side OF u WIN
the feathers. precisely the COOK nhd tou MN
do. This Is absolutely true. II II mac Deel told
story. / should have been very scepucdI
TO IT. truth But ! have witnesses oy ocular
proof as 10 its being fact and without eAasseTa-
ton.