The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02

stole in. One day a big black cat was
caught in the very act of hauling a ca
, nary between the wires with her claws.
There was but one thing to do. A GUS
toner mentioned that he had a cat that
liked canary birds for their song. The
cat was purchased by the birdstore keeper
and now there is no cat or dog bold
enough to approach the shop when the cat
is on guard.
She knows her duties, too, and when
the door is opened awakens from her
nap and creeps to the door. She softly
crouches by the side of the big bird cage,
ana awaits visitors. Woe to the unhappy
puppy that pokes his nose in that door,
or the inquisitive cat that enters to find
out what the noise is all about
me proudest feat Of this cat was the
killing of three kittens that could not be
Kept away from the cage. They were de-
! posted in the back yard of the shop, in
some mysterious way, and managed to
creep in, unknown to the proprietor All
night Miss Maltese and the kittens were
alone in the shop together; and when the
proprietor opened up the shutters next
morning his eyes rested upon shudder-
ing sight. There in the middle of the floor
lay the bodies of the three kittens. killed
after desperate conflict: and in the COR
ner, under the big birdcage hudded the
Maltese cat with a sorrowful look in her
eye, as though she would say I'm awfully
sorry, but had to do it. didn't dare go
to sleep and leave them together
On Arch street, Philadelphia, there is a
local eXpressman with a trick horse. This
sagacious animal picks up apples for him.
self and pennies for his master. You can
offer him oranges, bananas and sugar. but
ne viii take no notice of them. But roll
a penny on the ground or throw down an
apple and you have an active horse in
stantly. Every day a crowd of men and
boys gather around to see him perform his
tricks.
The favorite time is when his master is
in building collecting packages; then
the boys gather round and the fun begins.
Somebody lays penny on the ground di-
rectly under the horse. By some instinct
he knows it is there. Poxing his head under
his body he gets his eyes on it and then
comes the monkey business.
The first act in the trick is to push the
wagon back. This he does gently until the
penny is between his fore feet. Down
upon his knees he then drops slowly,
gently taking care not to strain the har-
ness, until his long bay nose touches the
cold metal 1t takes a lick or two to pick
1t up, but he gets it every time, and as
gently as he stopped down, he rises to his
feet again and pulls the wagon along 10
where 1t was before.
For an apple the horse stretches out
his fore feet and puts his head down low
enough to get it. Sometimes he almost
lies down, with his head between his fore
legs, like dog, but he gets the apple
The worst accident that ever befen TINS
animal was when a mischievous boy
placed china apple under the wagon.
The horse picked it up, then recognizing
IL was a counterfeit, he bit IL viciousF
and tossed it into the street, cutting DIS
mouth savagely in doing so. For a long
time after this the expressman Wouu
not allow the horse to perform in pubic
but set a boy to watch him during the
trips into buildings.
These animals all taught themseNes
their tricks They may have had
little guidance, but they thought II oW
for themselves; So after ALL though ~
body wants to be in sympathy with tue
materialists, there may be something 10
their theory Of actual brains in beasts
Frank Harris.