Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-21


court under her window at Marlbor-
Ough House, so that she can wake and
see that her pet is lively each morning.
4 visitor TO Marlborough House a few
years ago had the pleasure of seeing
this royal Princess bring the little
hOrSe-for it is only Shetland-outo of
its stable, Harvesting it to a tiny car
riage, and then mounting the box
seat, and drive around the lawns of the
great court again and again. When the
pony got tired of the game he "backed
up" which was the signal that he was
ready to go home for oats This horse
has Travelled to Venice, Scotland, and
Wales
A very intelligent pet belongs 10 Will
liam ID. Howells who as yet does not
know of his possession nor of its ac-
complishments! This is secret among
his friends, and has long ben such.
Visitors to the home of the novelist
always keep a lookout for a little brown
mouse that has learned to know Mr.
Howells quiet tones and to respond to
them. As soon as the visitor is shown
into the drawing room the mouse comes
out and creeps along to Mr.. Howell's
! easy chair TO wait for him. When he
comes the mouse runs up one of the
legs. perches upon the back of the
chair and listens attentively. After
awhile he gets 50 az home that he runs
his sharp little feet through his whiS-
kers, grooms himself prettily and pol
ishes off a tiny, smooth lv0wn tail. All
this time Mr.. Howell talks, and the
visitor smiles and smiles at the scene
before him. Strange how people are
amused at my conversation, observes
Mr. Howells afterwards, 81 must be
verging upon Trains style without
knowing IT,
MISS MORTON'S WHITE BULL.
A white bull is not, anywhere off tho
stage considered a real plaything, but
one is owned by Miss Edith Morton,
daughter of Levi. This white bull is
very gentle, and has become a trick
animal, requiring only a ribbon to re
strain him, and needing never to be pu\
behind bars. Another young woman
who has an unusual pet is Miss Frances
Cleveland Lamont, who owns an Al
derry COW. sister Of the one given to
Miss Ruth Cleveland by George W
Childs. The COW is kept by Miss Fran
ces' grandfather at a lovely country
place. where it contracts to furnish
milk. cream and companionshlp. Not
only is it as gentle as kitten, but it
will suffer itself to be harnessed to a
small carriage with bit and brodle after
which it will sedately draw its carriage
load from pasture to pasture bars ana
back again.
Several society women nave pet
snakes. 1t is tho rad of the great and
wealthy Long Island colony to have
these. and several Chicago bellies, Dor
rowing the bad tricks of Eastern cou-
sins. have imported great, glowing,
wriggIing reptiles for pets Out of JUS
tice 10 these. it may be stated that
snakes do not readily bite, that all
sting can be removed from their fangs,
and that they learn to know their mas
ters lust like a cat or dog.
II is suggested by humanitarians that
people would do well TO bestow their
love upon live children who can appre-
ciate and reciprocate more and more as
the wears 90 by. But the pleasure
which these women derive from pettinI
and caring for their pet animals, and
the self-denial which it teaches them,
make an excuse for the widest aban-
don of donkey and dog love.
CONSTANCE MERRlFIELD.