The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
QUEER PETS OF SOLDIERS.
STRANGE FRANKS OF MASCOTS or
BRITISH RFGIMENTS.
Decorated Dogs, Famous Goats, and Undiv.
cipllned D~eer-Serious Relapse of n Once
Gentle T~iRrcss-sRd Fate OF n Glorious
G~oose-AIilitnry Aptitude of n She Bear.
From "a Parii Ninaro.

asrtIs Ttrrc..~anS Eel. ~ n cIos,as.
Goose-MIitnry Attitude OF n She req.
"a. ~, Na..
nh hro anirnt. a. = not,oo,i ,..
800 ~ ar 49, "a nn.on vIoto.ta ~.
ont dis,;notion ~ ooo 90 ank u IL monit".t"s
- sroh m oxtont on,ona tho soldiora 80 49,
n,,tSsN .oni,,nnts that \, ~ hi.h~sawtLo.t,II
1isnlovad io.s ,io,lonoo ali tho horraoL" ~
nraAt uri,ain TroIand a,d Irdio vo,,iS 49,.
- 1900 intomomaaoLna ~ ~
To rnoy ho dIoSorI, 10 undou,..o5 rrhu A..
sol1iors ~ Tho TTnitod Eingdor,t aLa !. ~
nIoosuro n trn,ning onirnais vorr iiSo,r nSn
Enh..Ltt.1 ~ - S,aaini,a. ~ 49, Sv n
suomit.eu 70 Iuue ulsciphhe ana oDhged 70
lend a life that knows no home feel the need of
having companions and pets from the domestic
fireside. To this perhaps must be added con-
siderations OF another and purely military
kind, A young recruit III Feels no desire to teach
un mn o1e On o.u eo,uioI wno mas worn
Pleosur Th .no o6o sng uFG hn NIX o. roa a uoG, a goat ora
NAL carefully trained and forming as It werea
part OF the troop presents n feature in the col.
ieetlVe ne OF solaie.s serving unuer inc same
officers and under " the same 1e" eoISrs,
every ship has a soul. This fiction becomes
That soul has its heroic qualities as well I as it's
little weaknesses. 1t lives not alone in the
which Ttsb"S are wilton Written upon n"t the i, " Hai is s,. .,
manifested In all sorts OF pets Every English
reRiment that respects itself must associate its
a ,ns'ah WIN .,u some 9, domestic pa"a" , or framed r. ,is animal
S I to- I" ,.tinnoo ~ hardshirs AM To- u. war
ploits. 70 70 WV !"
Tn tho military onno,s Of Grant R-it,;r t,o-.
are leGlons Of heroic dogs. Jack was under
the walls OF Sevastopol with the Scots Guard.
At Inkermann he fought like a lion. and was
wounded in the right fore foot. Whom he re-
turned to England he received the Victoria
Battalion OF the Royal BerHshiro ! ResimSmt.
wand He was was hfS"dIxx Wo, n in pt III ba 0c mat bnt
VIE R he re mGT,s1i TO SI TIE mo Tas ii i1 ht t cured
A tbs head q lis 6attSliSn under the eEssS
the msd Sg ron1 who Smo rh hsrssl tb tied Z to o, bis bis neck the
e sGS%ff the e. Egyptian 3 {; n medal and Tie hest Star ." IF The IL;
t nmf6 sovereign re Sn ,S oil ,P H. ia Hnd OF ne Pharaohs mad
But these % brilliant iii" IT, ]s: .rSSSs' d Id not prevent
IN nio uos f fnrnn pS,hE /, 'f tS. N.Y. EGot when Shsy
tbc1y ~ nor 0fm M F1s IN; ~ u and p tI. ~ Atmy, low
,hb, S@ Ia mas sos eon'r }rhn Sus sem% Nv T." renGse
cent goat 3 to the Argyll and suttheEEIaEbd
- sns mr. paSsoi'ohS ot tn" Me,sn
n Tnd ,Sns OF , his bHttn Tic. ot Agile !; sober caS and easily
e f IS, ;y q : ssmiP r tpsm and b he ,sspI, I'd Sf sosPs
M Wnn. TGsfrY ri fEe Encw t6n f INC rseS EN-
tE En- call their !, National ,Edo Guard; AngeHr 1a at
the g3at never missed a chance to make them
amused himself Nv hntting ktban .nnEE
sRhasinS t H'%stn around. ITY niortun sHsP 9 fn3
E,nssblS Sr q nil 't ar;." VIRTUES !" dis isci pine ' '9ne
Day th hfs CSi3n.l. in full uniform; was talking
horse v" When the goat. Wis any r %ga%tt hs
the principles 2: military hierarchy, charged
s sEennd1i T hani sRRf9eGf but Sd e fSs eo Iaeeite sdu IA
goat. and esreciaIIy one that Wore nP . %h his
Mhn ajest sd ths UaeS Sf t rs 9slsh Regiment BY her
thu De nnm ai o. y a.so 70 1t tbe da I TO 81 dtiSsc Use pine sMie1;
Fusiieers during their Stay in Ireland was
cciTnIiiSyco' On H feX Wns rn 1ica With nns sf ~ erea anS so N es
loved to chase Children. and fought furious bat.
81 Sp fun. 10 He He was a m aligmlSSniSep an;T Ta so nos 19na
eoiiiSs ono man man in az the eefs eeime could ddpaR az ANY.
the sq Bri chs id aSIor ss sn sat strHIp fSEsstt ID 5f eaT0ll aaSss
ITSELF hy its cD nHilit w to on rum aw SpS' wbeneEVer II Is
IN be,t aahger; ;ra Ihe yb SeVe fhe IA tInG"rs were
military attitude OF the bear. When the pegio
iTsa tb was ! IN I Ihnla p1inee - Ad t6a nr OF Tes eiio who
female bear In the HimaIaya IaouStoiGnis,1 and
eennHb To- The reqiment i md m the 5 q fresen soo o. fme
came m a 9reat net Y " \ sbn i nmS sIo tSs
boys called her LIZZIE she was stolen byS9
ward IIdd Wben the iiuH1SSicrs Sh p h0I3f tb IJrG r MIXER
hears IN one OF tho yilIares near LncEi r W tbSee
conn Mi shaS Dsrfnrn o r9e'To al PeE nnon tE snS o az
tured ZIG who was once GUore1 enr rTI nGSG nm
der the cnioss ~ Ne 1"ao0 n nnd Jc oWnnt ~
soItdiieTs WIN hc % T nny Su Her anu aehfGnhueh Tn3
unon broad and milf, but Was verv Son1 nt iMSr
and Ttt roamiariy IL y ~ tWdSs hheay iUnu u uefr
the nme cs UTk TSIzy W. pihe o, 5eer every gay IN
and dociiitY mo q " "o"ei Een''eheSS
Sovantaaot 1Seiaano hn9mH " Ine hIply tnnt unS