Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-22

be released from labor for ever
more and made free Of his acres
Of grazing ground as long as they
lived. When the last Of the animal
legatees died, and not until then, the
estate was to be realized, and the pro-
Ceeds handed over to the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This
was over fourteen years ago, and the
society has not realized as yet. The
Count de la Mlrandole, who died IN
1926, left legacy to his favorite carp,
which he had nourished for twenty
years in an antique fountain standing
in his hall. In 1881 peasant Of Tou-
louise left the following will II declare
that institute my chestnut horse sole
.egatee, and wish him to belong to my
nephew, N" The will was attacked,
but it received legal confirmation. A
Mr.. Birkey of Knightsborough, in Eng
land, died on the 9TH Of May, 1905, and
left pension of ELS per annum to his
four dogs. He was entirely wrapped
up in their society, and when any one
ventured to demonstrate with him for
expanding so much money on their
maintenance or suggested that the poor
were more deserving Of sympathy than
the dogs he would reply: men as
sailed my life; dogs preserved it." And
this was a fact, for he had been at
tackled by brigands in Italy, and had
been rescued by his dog, whose de-
scendants his four pets were. When he
felt his end approaching he had the
four dogs placed on touches by the side
of his bed; and he received their last
caresses, extending to them his falter-
ing hand, and breathing his last be-
tween their paws. According to his de-
sire the busts of these favorite brutes
were sculptured on the corners Of his
tomb.
Some twenty-five years ago gentle
man of Columbus, Ohio, died, leaving
behind him drawings and plans of a
cat infirmary, to be erected by his exc
cutors. The infirmary was to have rat
holes for sport, areas for amatory con-
verse, and grounds for exercise, pro-
vided with high walls, with gently
sloping roofs. The last clause in his
will read: IT have all my life been
taught to believe that everything in
and about man was intended to be use
full, and that 1t was mans duty as lord
of animals to protect all the lesser
species, even as God protects and
watches over him. For these two COM
bined reasons-first, that my body,
even after dead, may continue to be
made useful; and, secondly, that it
may be made instrumental, as far as
possible, in furnishing substitute for
the protection of the bodies Of my dear
friends the cats, do hereby devise and
bequeath the intestines of my body to
be made up into fiddle strings, the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the purchase of
an accordion, which shall be played in
the auditorium of the cat infirmary by
one Of the regular nurses, to be selected
for that purpose exclusively-the play
ing to be kept up for ever and ever,
without cessation, day or night, in
order that the cats may have the privi-
lege Of always hearing and enjoying the
instrument which is the nearest ap-
proach to their natural voices" There
was grim grimalkin humor in this.
The following clause from a will is
extracted from the English papers for
March, 1928: II leave to my monkey,
my dear, amusing Jocco, the sum of f1O
sterling, to be enjoyed by him during
his life; 1t is to be expended solely in
his keep. I leave to my faithful dog
Shock, and to my beloved cat lib, f5
sterling APIECE, as yearly pension. In
the event of the death of one Of the
aforesaid legatees the sum due to him
shall pass to the two survivors, and on
the death of one Of these two to the
last, be he who he may. After the de-
cease of all parties the sum left them
shall belong to my daughter C., to
whom I show this preference above all
my children because she has a large
family and finds a difficulty in filling
their mouths and In educating them"
AS Charles Lamb says:
What do you think of that, my cat?
What do you think Of that, my dog?
Mile. Jeanne Felix had been known
as a great musician. AS Nine. Dupuis
she died in 1877. Her will was so ex-
traordinary and malicious that it was
annulled, and to it was attached a
memorandum still more extraordinary.
The final clause ran thus: 81 pray Mile.
Bluteau, my sister, and Nine. Calogne,
my niece, to take care of my cats. While
two live they shall have 80 sous
month, that they may be we'll fed. They
must have thrice a day meat soup of
the quality usually served on table; bat
they must be given it separately, each
having his own saucer. The bread
must not be crumbed in the soup, but
cut into pieces about the size Of hazel
nuts, or they cannot eat it. When
boiled beef Is put into the pot with the
soaked bread some thin slices of raw
meat must be put in as well, and the
whole stewed until 1t Is at for eating.
When only one cat lives half the money
will suffice. Nicole Pigion shall take
care Of the cats and cherish them. Nine.
NJ