The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
DOGS AND CRowSoFS SENSE
INSTANCES SHOHING THAT THEY
USED THEM X ms.
Trieks OF n DOS THAT wanted H's Dinner and
or One That wanted Homage ana sweet-
neats-Yire Alarm Given nv n Crow-Two
Otber Grows That y .cidcd TO Bs Honest.

CHESTER, y. V, March D." The physical OK
pressions which animals employ to manifest
their passions. requirements, distresses, ana
emotions" said a naturalist, ARE precisely
similar to mans. They carcss with their lips
and limbs; show resentment by facial distortion,
bites. and Kicks. and fear by a tremor; they leap
with 10y. loll with thirst. lag with fatigue. and
attack for revenge and reprisals. Even fishes,
with their poor. deficient bodies, are able to
manifest many apparent mental operations In n
manner ineligible to man as well as to one
another.
There is no end 10 tho authenticated In.
stances OF animal sagacity indicating premedi-
tation, plan. purpose, sense of duty, prudence,
gratitude. method, Judgment. Animals mem
orizc, They cherish malice, they dream in their
sleep, they can count, they have a sense OF In
Justice, n consciousness Of error. and notions OF
forgiveness and reparation. Animals mediate.
Dogs have been seen to sit in q At OF such alb
attraction that no one could engage their
attention, aud presently start Off with an impe'
tus that showed plainly there was mental
impulse behind it. A friend Of mine had a
setter dog so Intelligent that at a certain hour
every day he carried a coin. inclosod In an
envelope by his master. to the butchers shop,
deposited the money on the counte and got In
return meat for his dinner. One day the dogs
master, being very busy. did not put up the coin
U . ubuhi, Nv Y ""s
and seeing that there didn't seem to be any
chance OF his getting his dinner, went away.
An hour or SO later the butcher came into my
friends store and told him that there was no
money In the envelope the dog had brought over
that day. The dogs master informed the
butcher that no hadn't sent the dog with an
envelope that day. and was astonished to hear
that the dog had visited the butchers
carrying an envelope as usual. The dog
N IA
mad pu. Gown . nu. - r,h o .tor. q. :, IN q
meat and scampered out OF ,hs store as IL IN a
g. Eyarv time before that he had brought his
lore. EFeis INV - -
This his time he had not been seen since he went
awov uis master looked him up, and found
him lying in the grass behind the store. and in
response to his masters call the dog came to
him, a most shame.f'ced looking animal, his
hanging head ana dropping tan oetrayins Inc
e., .ia n,no,or ,,osn,t inc,ined Tint dav IN
that MS master wash = ihoi,neu tnA' a"y "
give him his usual envelope inolosing the coin,
tnEsp II over IN tho butchers. and. getting his
'akeh over U 'ne ouC.nei , nu' us
be discovered. He knew he had done a wrong
,hing and that n be took the meat IN the STORE
as he had always done before he would be found
out at once, and when his master called him he
hadn't the face to try and hide his guilt.
day bravely rescued a child from the water at a
seaside resort where was stopping. The act
t M"S dos, and by BY h his being fed Generously HeT %Hi,i" With
candy. OF which he was extremely fond. This
news cone to me that a little girl had fallen
from the end of the pier and that Ponto had
rescued : sp.st hero her; 1 Asrip 9bt the ss dog Of See S6nb6 60r a a ti%s
again. This In turn became a thing Of the past.
and then. the very next week. the dog
from tho pier. Petting and candy followed
this third noble act, and when they again
had brought safely ashore another child thar
had tumbled into the water from the pier. Now,
a Se shou ID f bappeh m to a be S so opportu Gad t pres sne
being the petted hero after this fourth life.sav.
was a favorite play spot for the children.
although SO many Of them had fallen into the
water, and one day l saw Ponto strolling down
there to ioin thcm. / followed without his
knowing It, He mingled with the children.
s paqe Stf oIsy io eSps ! a sly 1istle el bow d .oMsrd ths a IL s p
the pier and actually push him off into the |
s wsier' cn uasn ne him nm 1Ps short ln eft ai,, shs boy ~ and Ind
shore. The scoundrel was actually making a |
practice OF tumbling children from the pier and
homage and praise and sweetmeats OF the crate.
full and admitting guests. shipped this 3ekyll |
Now, II he hadn't reasoned all that sly business |
out and acted on his conclusions, i don't know
The reasoning faculty ia present to a re-.
deSree IN the crow "a nnigbhor 90
mine in Pen5svlvanie had n tame crow that
demonstrated this most concimsively' The
neiahbor had three children, and one evepin@e
their mother went To n neiohbor's house inrt,
inc the children and the crow in. That crow
ALWAYS STAYED nm until the chiIdren were mt ~
he'd and This eveninI while the chiIdrep wore
ron,nino with him thc kerosene L.n,n "wa
off the table. The snilled oil tnak 6re
and soon The bouse was in n fHir ryev fo he,
burned down with ali in It, and hut for the
crow it would have been. The crow. az s
soon as the flames spread, flew nm the
CHIMNEY, and. perchine on the roof sat IN n
sucb A Yelling as only n crow can give when 40
disposed. This unusual noise was heard hv he
nei1hhors and they went ont m sec MA n no
tie occnsion Of n Flames we're thcn hmrstine
from the windows. hut tho crow kent bjs niscee
on the roof yelIing fnriouslv. Ths cb,idreD
were rescued inst in lime they hayinD ~ ~ ir,n
the Kitchen. where tbey We're fonnd hmdddhhaeSS
together. lint for tho timely yyarnin1 given bu
The crow, thompb thew would haye nerishad ~
fhe dnmes as The fire was 81 far aSvonced I'm
{he house was soon consnmed e 'ne'
al had two tame Grows once and wbio thor |
were most amusing nets. they afteI a villa hcS.
came such inn1rrip ma thieyes tbat ~ ou,
musI Gel rid Of them Irhev stoIo anrSnm wy
eyerytbinn thew could nei hold ~ 'nnS ~
money and iewclry 0ne or,icio tbay nnr !1
was a gold watch belonging 10 a yoEnD womsu
who was visitinI at nmr bn,se ana INN monaa
IL away somewhere and hid IL where IT. rn1ld