The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-04-26
soMe R-mnREAcLE PETS.
Weird Yarns nT the ss;sscity OF Dumb Ami
mails Told ana the Newspaper

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Weird Yarns of th,. .s..s.ci,y OF Dumb Ami
mails Told iu the Newspaper
y good thing may bc carried 10 cN-
cess. and TOD earnest and persistent
dwelling ON the Importance Of the
minor virtues sometimes has AN effect
contrary 10 that Intended y little giri
who X uniformly kind To animals and
who ha, been known to make the tour
OF an extensive nci-hborhood. much
overloaded with an ssfInful of sacred and
clawing stray cat which she declined
To rrlinquiSh until she could do 80 in
the assurance that her burden HAT
found a good home. was heard TO rN-
claim the other day with indignant en-
phaNi>:
I'm - tired OF our dumb animals
and .sagacious pets and the friends "f
man.. that I believe 1 shall pull the
eats tail az soon a. l get home and the
a Tin can Ia the puppy'S,
She did neither. having sufficiently
relieved her feelings in the uUthur>t.
hut 1t Is not hard To sympathizc with
her. Our. pets are doubtless often 81
l-aciouS and often interesting hut for a
change. Says writer in Youths Com
uauion- one would like occasionally to
hear Of noble Newfoundland that
WAS born idiotir or a fvcble-miudcd
kitten that did not know cream from
soap~uds.
The irreprr~~iblc funny man of the
newspapers however. * not vet weary
of animal ~sl-sscitv- On the contrary
hc has recently. furnished some striking
examples which We give below mere
ly suggesting that if the reader does
not enjoy csiricsiture~ hc had better pass
them 10y.
Not long ago. he tells uS. a gentle
man in India owned tame snake of a
harmless kind. Of which he was very
fond and which returned his affection.
ON one occasion. al the approach of
DANGEROUS tropical thunderstorm the
Intelligent reptile overheard it- master
expressing his fears. and proved in
Stautlv equal To- the emergency. Wrig-
CLING swiftly to tine hearth. II ran mp
the chimney and stood on its head n
the top. with its tapcriug tail elevated
toward the clouds. The lightning rod
thus improyi~cd answered tine purpose
perfectly. and th.. peril was avcrtrd-
Again. a gentleman in New York
was the pruUd pp~~,'~~ur of a beautiful
and amiable tortoise shell cat. notable
alike for feline sounds and sound
IfILlt- ~t'I~f- WIG aN-.i4 lAilA~
her owner. returning late and weary.
could not find a boptiack and was uu-
able To get olf his heavy. wet boots.
Pussy understood the situation imme-
diately. and running lightly downstairs
Slipped ont Of doors. and mounting the
clothes drirr emitted her very best
nouI-loud. long drawn, melancholy
and moving. A. unsc a shower of boot
jacks ralucG down from tine windows of
| irate nsi-hhur~. ami she mad hut To- Sc
! I-ct the most suitable one and carry il
| ia her mouth tu Lar masters feet She
/ now wears "a silver dollar in cummem-
( Grafton OF her ~ -lrity.
The third pet the funny man de
/ claE.~. belonged la London lie WAS
pug dog. who, becoming accidentally
separated from his master and losing
/ his way in the great metropolis. en-
/ tered "a cal which he observed standing
| 10y the curb,tonc, and refused TO leave
| II until driven to the address on his
| collar,