New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21

bunk nestle costly down into the unfortunate
owners blankets and snore peacefully until
forcibly elected by the wrathful lessee.
Our passage long, very long so that the
old black SOW Uttered of the Cape or COCO
HcIe, choosing, with her usual saturnine per-
versty night when bowling gale was blow
ing and destroying all her hapless offspring
hut one in her furious recruitment at the whole
thing. Jenny, like the amiable creature she
always was delayed her offering until we were
lying peaceably in Bombay Harbor. There she
placdIy produced thirteen chubby little SUCK
lings and reared every one Of them. They were
a never-faIling source OF amusement TO the
men who in the dog watches would sit for
hours with pipes aglOw sedately enjoying the
screamingly funny antics OF the merry band
There Is much controversy as TO which OF all
tame animals the most genuinely frohc-
some in their youth. kittens. lambs. calves,
pups and colts All having their adherents; but
i unhesitatingly give my vote for plgHngs, espe-
caIly when they are systematically petted and
encouraged in all their antics, IS were that happy
family OF ours Generally, the fat and lazy
parents passed the time OF these evening gam
bols In poklng about among the men, begging
for stray rnidshipmen's nuts broken biscuiD. or
asking In well-uDderstood pig talk 10 Dc
scratched behind the ears or along their brtstiy
spnes but occasionally, as II unable TO restrain
themselves any longer. they would suddenly
toin their gyrating family. their eiephantrnc
gambols among the risky youngsters causing
roars OF laughter. Usually they WOUND up tne
revels by a grand galop fureux aft of the whole
troop sauealing and grunting fortissimo ano
returning accompanied by the two dogs in a
hideOus uprOar OF DarkS Crows anu SqueoAS'
A HAPPY FAMILY"
Our stay on the coast sufficiently pro-
longed to admit OF another litter being produced
I'm Biniiapatan, twelve more piglets being addeo
10 our already szable herd o. seventeen So
far these farming matters had met Win tne
unoualified approval Of all hands except the
unfortunate boys who had TO do the scaVenSlns,
but upon quitting the Co-omandel coast for the
homewa-d passage the exceeding cheapness OF
live stock tempted our prudent skipper to IN
vest in large number Of fowls and ducks Be-
ejdes these, he bought couple OF milch goats,
with some wild idea OF milking them, while
various members of the crew had got Mon
KEYS mus1deer and parrots 1t needed no spe-
cia gift Of prescience to foresee serious trouble
rresently for there not q single coop or
bouse OF any kind board for any OF the
motley crowd As each crate OF cackling bros
was lowered on deck it was turned out and
nv the time the last OF the newcomers were
free never did ships deck look more like a
clarion. than ours Forty or fifty cock fights
were proceeding in many corners. aided ana
allotted, | grieve to say, by the sailors, who did
AL th,y could to encourage the pugnacity OF the
fowls, although they were alreaoy as quarIeI
some a lot as you would easily get together.
9he goats were right at home at once; in fact,
goats are, / believe the single exception TO the
general rule Of the discomfort Of animals when
frst they are brought on shipboard. The new
corners quietly browsed around. sampling every
thing they could get purchase on with their
teeth and apparently finding all good alike
Especially did they favor the ends Of the run
ming gear Now il there is one thlng more
than another that is sharply looked after al
sea il is the whipping OF securing Of ropes
ends TO prevent them frayinS out But IL was
suddenly discovered that our ropes-ercs needed
continual attention. some Of them being always
found with disreputable tassels hanging to them.
IA ,yben the mates realized that the goats APP
parently preferred Q bit OF tarry rope before