The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-04-15
ANIMALS ATTACHMENTS.
ture One of Their Number-A
Devoted Dog.

Edgar Quintet, in his journal, tells
how one day he went with the natural
list, NJ. Geoffroi de St. Hilaire, to the
Jardin DIES Plantes: "In one of the
cages were lion and a lioness togeth-
err. They were standing up, quite mo-
tionless, and seemed not to see us.
Presently the lion, lifting up his great
paw, placed it slowly and softly on the
forehead of the lioness, and both con-
tinued in the same attitude as long as
we remained before them. What was
intended by the gesture? A painter
who should have desired to represent
calm grief and the deepest compassion
could not have invented anything more
striking. What does it mean?' said 1
to Geoffroi. Their lion whelp died this
morning. replied he. Then l under
stood what saw-pity, goodwill, SYM
pathy-all these sentiments might be
read in those fierce countenances."
The following interesting account is
extracted from James Forbes "Orien-
tai Memories" Zone of shooting
party, under banyan tree, killed fe-
male monkey, and carried it to his
tent, which was soon surrounded by 40
or so of the tribe. who made a great
noise, and seemed disposed to attack
their aggressor. They retreated when
he presented his fowlingpiece, the
dreadful effect of which they had Wit
messed, and appeared perfectly to I'M
derstand. The head of the troop. how
ever, stood his ground, chattering
furiously. The sportsman, who per-
haps felt some little degree of COM
junction for having killed one of the
family, did not like to fire at the crea-
ture, and nothing short of firing would
suffice to drive him off. At length he
came to the door of the tent, and find
ing threats of no avail, began a lament
able moaning, and by the most ex-
pressive gesture seemed to beg for the
dead body. 1t was given to him; he
took it sorrowfully in his arms, and
bore it away to his expecting compan-
ions. They who were witnesses of this
scene resolved never again to fire at
one of the monkey race"
But perhaps the most impressive and
extraordinary case that has ever yet
come before us is that of poor Nor
mans dog in the Isle of Skye. Here it
is, as told year or two ago in the In
verness Courier, one of the most re-
liable papers in Scotland:
ga circumstance has just occurred
at Portree. Isle of Skye, which may be
added to the many chapters recording
the fidelity and attachment of dogs to
their masters. A rumor spread
through the town one morning that on
the previous night the dogs had torn
open the grave of a young man who had
died of fever and was inferred some
weeks previously. 1t TRANSFERRED, how
ever, that the case was not so revolt
ing. When the young man was buried
his dog followed the funeral to the
churchyard, and was with difficulty re-
moved. It returned again and again to
the spot, and, unobserved. had dug into
the grave until it reached the coffin.
The dog had gnawed through the cof-
fin when the fact was discovered, but
the body of his dead master was un-
touched; and there the faithful animal
was found. eagerly looking into the
grave. 4 doubt says the correspond
ent, If there be on record a more strik-
ing instance of canine attachment, for
you must bear in mind that four or five
weeks had elapsed since the interment,
and the churchyard is six miles from
the house where poor Norman's father
lives "-Cassell's Magazine.