The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

on ''speck," not having courage enough
to bring it over. the gangway. It was
S, small hollow 9lg backed pig peculiar to
much larger animals I'm this country. An
angry farmer and two tall Sikh police
came of the next day in search OF
stolen pig. They found nothing.
''MeGinty," the pig. was followed on
board by shorty, our third monkey,
which was dressed on holidays and gem
eral muster days in a blue coat with
broad red stripes, scarlet trousers and
cooked hat. This monkey often got
adrift and would retire to the fore
shrouds 1t is needless to say that it af-
fords great fun to sailors to chase a
monkey up to the truck or out on the
yards. Some of our boys would even
slide down the fore-royal stay in pursuit
of the niInble little animal.
pair of silver gray squirrels were
purchased in the heart of the Chinese
city or Shanghai, and were at first, while
tame, accustomed to resort to the ward
room table for their food. The first leu
tenant knew from experience of the sharp
ness of their teeth therefore they were
always given plenty of room and allowed
to eat what they pleased. The clever an
dmals seemed TO know the officers break
fast hour, and made great inroads in
the cabins store of dessert nuts After
time they became so wild that they
proved a source of great worry to the
boatswain. as they had made their home
in the bunt of the maintopsail, and would
not come on deck unless called by the
rattle of nuts against the main bits.
Shorty" the monkey, one day tried to
make friends with the larger and more
vicious of the two squirrels. The latter S
sharp nips on the hind legs caused the
monkey to keep jumping into the air, and
at last he took refuge in the rigging, leav-
ing his little tormentor victorious.
AT Kobe we added several of the cute,
long-haired, chrysanthemum-t tailed dogs
to our pets. They were so frail, however,
that they did not live to get through the
Suez. bear from Nagasaki, rabbits
from Chinkiang and fawn from a private
garden, and had successive turns at being
the most popular attractions on board:
Gold fish, snails in bottles, butterflies and
even snakes were petteb and fed until
something more odd would turn up.
on the Jamestown and Portsmouth, the
two rival training ships of our navy, the
boy crews are always Vteing with each
old ships are rugged slightly different, CIV
ing the jamestown speed advantage with
a good breeze, while with a gale the Ports
mouth would sail all around the other.
Now, the boys cannot change the rig of
their ships, and would not If they could,
but when it comes to pets, that is differ
ent. Numbers do not count. It is odd1ty
that all Jacks admire in pets. The James,
town crew had trained a West Indian goat
to precede the parade and do all manner
of tricks while attired in a blanket, on
which was sewn in blue letters the name
of the ship. We boys caught billy dressed
for parade, in one of the hooks of the Nor
folk navy yard. We struggled him on
board, and willing hands sewed under
the name with large letters the word,
Beef" We then spotted and painted his
goatship until he resembled a brindle cow,
and sent him adrift. Imagine the rage of
the rival crew when they recognized their
pet with the stab at their own poor
rations on his back.
On the mud shores of the Yang-tze-
kiang are SHARED the miners. These birds
are very much like out crows, and can
easily be taught to say amusing phrases
for the amusement of the men, who de-
vote so many hours of patience to train
them
In China are also procured the little
black fieshed chickens, whose feathers
stick out like so many porcupine quilts.
The common English sparrow is also
not forgotten. and is trained to live with
the pigeons and other loose pets.
Jack is ever kind to the animals or
birds in his possession, buys for them
the best food he can procure, and never
ill-treats them, no matter how object
ionable they may become. The watch be-
low, when not mending his clothes, he
spends training or fondling his favor
ties and many yard Of bright ribbon
has adorned the scrupulously clean neck
of dog or pet pig.
Separated from home and friends the
sailor can find amusement talking or
playing with his monkey, or in case of
trouble get more sympathy from the wae
of dogs tail or the contented purr or
cat than sometimes is received from
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