The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03
A FAMILY EPISODE.
Dos and Bird Against the Kitten Tn
iii the Bird Was Strangely Dis
ubIed

iii the Bird Was Strangely Dis
abIed.
New orleans Special in the Philadelphia
Times.
Mrs. Anderson. living near Opelousas,
owns canary bird and a h.ae white
poodle dog. The birds name is Bob and
the poodle's is Gyp. and the two have
been fast friends since their early youth,
period dating back some four or fve
years. In fact. the two were raised to-
gether, one might say and have been in
separable companions. Every morning
when Gyp wakes up, which is usually
very early he stands under Bob's cage
and whines until the door is opened and
his little friend is released for the Gay.
They take their breakfast from the same
plate frequently. Bob peckng his egg
and potato on one side, while Gyp gnaws
his bone on the other
When Gyp is given his plunge in the
big bath-tub Bob sits on the edge OF il
and sings him his merriest roundelay,
and when Bob's turn comes, and ne takes
his dip in a saucer, the poodle frolics
a out, delighted with the little shower
which the bird sprinkles from his flut-
terlng wings. After this they sun them
selves in the big bay window till they are
quite warm, and then begins their days
work of chasing flies or playing tag"
as Mrs. Anderson calls II, when Bob gives
Gyp u sharp peck with his bill, and then
hops up and is away before the little
dog has time to spring 10 his feet.
NO friends could have been happier to-
gether than these two until a few weeks
since, when there appeared upon the
scene Of their joys a little white and black
kitten which had been given TO Mrs
III raF lNF - int LII
her fondness for pets. Mrs. Anderson
tried every means in her power to in
duce Gyp and Bob TO share their friend
ship with the kitten. which she christened
Fanny, but in vain They eyed her
askance from the start, and, as Fanny
herself made no conciliatory advances.
II soon became war TO the knife. Fanny
first shifted at Gyp, whereupon he snap
ped back at her and tumbled her over
on the floor, while Bob dipped down into
the melee and Pecked the kitten on the
head.
This ended matters, and Mrs. Anderson
took the kitten out, giving orders that
she was to be kept in the kitchen and
never again allowed to enter the room
where Bob was. But the other day either
the servant was careless or forgot the
! instruction, for Fanny succeeded in get
ting into the room while Gyp and Bob
We're having their sun bath in the bay
window, and the gardener, who was
trimming the roses outside, witnessed
their combat, which would doubtlessly
have ended fatally had he not FASTENED
to the rescue.
The cat. of course, made straight
dive for Bob, who was equal to the emer-
! gency, however. and was out of reach
in moment. But Gyp was still lin it,"
He walked into" pussy at such a lively
rate that his tresses and her fur soon
! mingled together in the air as the two
! rolled over and over on the floor.
| Now this sort Of thing did not suit
/ Bob at all Fearing that Gyp might be
/ getting the worst of it, he flew down
/ from his perch of safety and lowered
/ over the rolling ball Of wool and fur.
! screeching and screaming in his shrill
/ little voice, striking a rap with his beak
! whenever the cat came on top. Finally
/ Gyp and Fanny stood up against sew
! ing machine and beat each other about
] Justify. Meanwhile Bob, fitting around
above, by chance stuck his tiny claw
under the foot of the machine. and a
| sudden move of the cat and dog below
turned the treadle driving the needle
quite through the birds middle toe and
pinning him fast.
Bobs huttering and screeching in his
defenseless condition diverted Gyp from
his antagonist below, but what could the
poor fellow do? Being weighty of body
| and far from nimble at best with is
| little short legs, he could only stand up
on his hind feet and zap his sympathy
But the sly Fanny, seeing chance 10
| improve her opportunities, sprang upon
| the machine, and in another moment
would have bounced upon poor Bob and
made an end of him had not he gardener
rushed in at the nick of time. The kitten
was at once sent away never to return