New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15
A NTNIC4L NOINE.
From The Atlanta CONSTITUTION

From The Atlanta Constitution
Tame mice around the downtown Offices are quite
common, If one should so around especially inquir-
ing for them and many office boys have surrcpi-
iiouslv amused themselves during the long irk-
some business hours by clandestnely scraping up
an acquaintance with some familiar little rodent,
the only Introduction required being the persistent
a,lurernent OF tempting bits from a MONDAY lunch
box judiciously placed in the accustomed track OF
some little scamperer, which hnaily gets so TREND
" that he comes out with the regularity and apomb
Of a Government pensioner The friendship is then
and there firmly established
Musical mice are less common IN fact. but often
heard about. and toms go ne rounds about mice
fond Of music that they habiiualy nest IN pianos
and preferably select violin strings and original
manuscript for regular diet.
just now Attorney l.. y. Austin has one that is
very fond Of placing itself on prominent exhibition
him by Inheritance or adoption. il were. having
been sef-installed adjunct OF his law oice In the
THIS mouse comes as regularly to his cue as
10 act as the property piece for good joke.
A mouse 50 familiar n rs antics BERG. NE star
ing for and II his case il one Of The Betsy ana
out Kind and ms mind Is te, Grfr
that perhaps after all the vision OF the mouse Is OF
that stuff that dreams are made OF.
II doesn't take much Of a whistle 10 bring him out
something Ike Hear me gnaw ma bringing him
out with a rush when he suddenly stops. with a
nair of wicked eyes sparkling IN enjoyment or the
music which he drinks in sitting up on Ills
lie isn't afraid and if the music stops he tries 10
attract attention or urge II on 10y series OF gam
bols Here Is where the fun comes IN. II IN. VS.
itor Is unnecessarily prox in his observations on
The weather or yehemently asscrtive on his predlc-
lions of local politics. the mouse u rung IN with
little ceremony but all the effect OF drop curtain
OF course the attorney preiends not 10 see NE H.
lie animal that sits uD ana uembies us paws az
he 0uietly whistles and h is this indifference that
r,vstiHes the visitor and throws him or MS guard
AM the visitor secs fiat FIRST casually, then win
more interest and nquiring look into The attOr-
news face. As the bland counten1nce OF thee 'aH-
v.r gives no Indication OF anything unusual tii"
isi,or rbs his eyes and looks again. The mouse Is
,here SIN az death. The attorney says nothing
L,,. he stops quietly Whistling Then the mouse
mrs the scenery and commences 10 put on
,rsnsformafion scene. He l. a. busy for the next
..,- minutes as a candidate for city sexton ana
runs around and frisks abou. the feet Oh me gen
linen with every sign Of mpatlence rms Is en-
,irelv 100 familiar proceeding Tor tie teelhfs o,
ia 'v,sitor-especially he has net yet satisfied
himself that the heat perhaps II was, may nor nave
h.an 100 much for him II II "A little more IMAM ne
cor stand and with more look al the attor-
ney,s lace which still exhibits no sign OF suriiis-
he gives a vicious kick. accompanied py d" 'NPo-
I've Interrogation, or bolts the room ,, o. 49,
rho mouse is shocked. panied ana surprised -, NJ
our fathers used to say at the abrupt termination
of the entertainment and scaInpers on out ne
oiu,avs ready for another exhibition wheh no II
needed and called for. ,., ,,. ,ror,,si,g
~ has brought TO termination some pIOHiS'"b
IL - ouickiy as Judge Calhoun ever ala.