The sun., 1895-02-17
4 FAMILY EPISODE.
Dog and Bird Against the Kitten UntiI the
Bird Was strangely Disabled.


NEW ORLEANS Feb 5.-Mrs Anderson, living
near OpelGasns. owns u canary bird and little
whtte poodle dog. The birds name is Bob aud
the puudl"'s is Gyp, and the two have been fast
friends since their early youth, a period dating
back some four or five years, In fact. the two
were raised together. one might say and have
been inseparable companions. Every morning
Wien ,Gyp wakes up which is usually very
until the door is opened and his little friend is
released for the day. They take their break fast
from tGe same plate frequently Bob pecking his
bone ON 'he other.
When Giyp is givca his plunge in the big bath
mtrriest ronndela?, and when l3ob's turn comes,
ahG ashG h' lakes nj Hlp IN q saucer, the poodle
which the bird eprlnkles from his iiutterng
fMihfs Alter lhs they sun themselves In the
6,. 6iE bay ony window wind. t!ll they are quite warm and
nirs or playing tag" as Mrs. Anderson calls H.
when Bob gives Gypa shnrp peek with his bill
anu then h"ps up and is away before the littls
doy has time 10 spring 10 his feet.
, 40 ltlends could have been happier together
than these two until few weeks since when
There appeared upon the scene 0f their joys n
liltlo white and black kitten which had ircn
given 70 Mrs. Anderson by AN acquaintance who
hnew htr Iohdn"ss for pets. Mrs. Anderson
tried every means IN her power 10 induce tiyp
ana i3o To share their friendship with the Kit
iHrS eye" h = as%nnrr from thu start, aud, as
tanny hcrselt made no cOncl!atory advances
IL ,nn3 became wac Ia the knife. Fanny first
sEsit'd at Gyp. whcruupHu he snapped back at
her nnd tnmbled her over on the floor while
iipou NiFpSu hnNh lhto Tue melee ana prckcu tlg
kitten on the head.
rms ended matters, aud Mrs. Anderson took
,hc kitten out, giving orders that she was to bu
Kept III The L.tChva ana never WgHln allowed TO
eater the room where bob was. But he Other day
cllhtf tue strN ant wa CarTlCSS or forgot tho IN
Slruciion, tOg Fanny succeeded In getting inlu
the room Whil" Gyp and bOb were having their
sun hath in The hay window, and the gardener
whn WAS trimming the rIses outside. Witnessed
their cOmlAt, which would dOubticsshaVe ended
fatally had hc not husIenrd 10 the r. scuc
- he "a uI Cuuirt, luhGe a straight dive for
Bob who was equal to the emergency, however,
ana wnS orl Of rr"Gh In "A moment, lut Gyp
such "a lively rate that his tre,ses and her fur
sunn mlngivd togelhrr in The air as thr iva
rolled over AMI Iver on the ilOor
Now ihl, sort OI thIng nd not suit Bob at nll
Fearing ihR' hyr might Lc getting the worst uf !
a, hU nrN down rom his perch OF safety ami |
h0, cryl over the rolling hail OF wool AMI Iur
screechiag ana screaming in Lis shriIl lltIls !
VOICE, strk ing agap with his paS whenever ih,
cat came ON tap FINALLY Gyp unl Fanny stead /
w against sowing muchiue and beat each |
other Aho~ Justify, meanwhile bob. iliIting |
around hCuNc, bS chance stuck his linV CLAW |
under tho foot ~ the mnchinr and "A sndden
move Ot tue cat ard dog below turned thu |
lreaulr, drlNinG the needle quite through lin, |
blTd middle toe and pinnlug him fast
bniia hnltering and rcrceching in This de- /
lenctltss condition diverted typ from his an |
Iagunist below, hut what could tho moor felinvy
l3f Belng wrlghly Of bpdy and far from
nmble az brsi with his li'tlc short lvps h. couid
llly stand M on his mind lCCt aud ynl ms sym.
pAlhE' bnl tAe sly Fanny, tccing "a cnanCs 10 /
hliuNe htI npplFlunitk'N, s.Tdng upon the
hAeh'hr, anu IN another moment would have
p9uhcet! ul1n poor Bon and made an end of |
lim had not the gardener rush, In at the nick
y time ILe kitten WAS At once sent away. |
letsr 10 return. ''