Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
ANIMALS IN CURIOUS ROLES.
Interesting Tales About Some of on
FOur-FOOted Friends.

Interesting Tales About Some of Our
Four-FoOted Friends.
From Tft-Bits.
1t is doubtful whether a parallel instance
can be found of the curious outcome of
dogs sagacity to the following, in which a
splendid bloodhound was the means of
bringing about a divorce between his mas
ter and mistress.
A prominent society man in Bucharest. a
director of a mandatory situated on the
outskirts of the city, was a few years ago
married to the daughter of rich mer-
chant. He possesses splendid bloodhound,
which had become very clever in finding
and bringing any lost object to his master
or mistress. Among the directors intimate
friends there was a certain banker, and,
visiting him one afternoon with his dog,
he noticed it sniff round the waste paper
basket. and then bring out from among
the scraps Of paper a green silk handker-
chief which seemed strangely familiar to
him. He seized it without the banker
noticing, and putting it in his pocket soon
after took his leave. The director put the
matter in the hands of a detective, with
whose assistance he was soon able to OBJ
tain sufficient evidence to warrant his
suing for a divorce. His wife ultimately
confessed to having given the banker the
thrown into the waste paper basket, to be
found by the intelligent d g.
Conflicts between capital and la Dor are
common enough among men. but it is very
seldom indeed that one hears of animals
going On strikes. In India, however,
dozen elephants stationed in the Central
Provinces, used for the carrying on of some
heavy work, went on strike, in conse-
quence of the mahouts or drivers putting
them on half allowance of fodder The ami
mails submitted to this treatment for two
days. but on the third day, when the ma
houtS came with the half rationS. the ele-
plants went strike, furiously chased
their drivers, refused to work and would
not eat the food This went on for two
days. until the proper amount of food was
doled out to them. when they promptly re-
strike.
There are not many people who have had
such unique wedding witnesses on that all
important occasion Capt. Taylor, the
well-knoWn menagerie man. who was mar
red to his betrothed in lions cage. Capt.
Taylor lost his sweetheart and met her
accidentally in South Africa. after a sep
aration of ten years. To mark the ro-
mantle character of the reunion. the mar
rage ceremony was performed in the pres
ence OF his two lions, Mustapha and Cod
der; and twelve months later these two
animals acted as godfathers to young son
ana heir of the VentureSome couple.
The Marquis of Haddock" is the high
sounding name of a cat possessed by Miss
Emperor. Her majesty the queen does not
like cats. but when the Marquis and Miss
Janotha visit Windsor Bamoral roast
pheasant or a nice boiled paddock is always
prepared for his lordships dinner and
served to him in state by a solemn and i'm
posing turnkey. He is a recognized visitor
at all the royal houses. and among his
best friends her majesty Emperor
William. Francis Joseph. Mrs. Craigie John
Oliver Hobbes) and several other leading
writers and musical composers. When his
mistress plays selections from Mozart
Beethoven Bach he signifies his ap-
proval by purrfng slightly. But modern
Slavic music he detests. and if he cannot
stop his mistress the Marquis leaves the
room in dignif1ed protest.
Recently a favorite dog belonging to a
man living In Strada Acvila died, and so
great was the grief of his master that he
decided to bury the dog according to the
rites of the Greek Church. ACCORDINGLY, he
had the dead dog clothed in a splendid
dress. and then laid out on an elaborate
catafalque and surrounded with flowers
candles and incense burning. He also had
superb coffin constructed, and, finally
after the dog had lain in state for two DAYS
actually ordered hearse and four. The
news got abroad and thousands of peonIe
went to see the Christian dog But the au
thorities fnterfered, and babe the man burv
1t in rubbish heap without unnecessary
ceremony.