The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-21
ANIMALS ATTACHMENTS.
Devoted Monkeys Attempt 10 Rscapiurs One Of
Thar Number.

Edgar Quintet. in his Journal, tells
how one day he went with the natural
ist,M. Geoffroi de ST. Hilaire, 10 the Jar
din des Plantes: "In one OF the cages
were lion and loness together. They
were lion and a lioness together. They
seemed not even To see US. Presently
the lion, lifting up his great paw,
placed il slowly and softly on the fore
head Of the lioness. and both continued
in the same attitude as long as we re-
mained before them. What was intend
ed by the gesture? A painter who
should have desired to represent calm
grief and the deepest compassion could
not have invented any thing more strik-
ing. What does il mean?' said / TO
Geoffroi. Their lion whelp died this
morning. replied he. Then | under
stand 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" "One OF shooting par
~ under banyan tree. killed a female
monkey and carried IL TO his tent, which
-
the tribe. who made great noise. and
seemed TO disposed to attack their ag-
gressor They retreated when he pre-
sented his fowling piece. the dreadful
effect of which they had witnessed and
appeared perfectly To understand. The
head OF the troop, however, stood his
ground, chattering furiously The
sportsman. who. perhaps. felt some lit
tie degree OF compunction for having
killed one OF the family did not like 20
nre at the creature, and nothing short
of firing would suffice To drive him off.
At length he came in 10 the door Of the
tent, and. finding threats Of no avail,
began lamentable moaning. and by
the NOSE expressive gesture seemed to
beg for the dead body. IL was given
10 him, he took IL sorrowfully in his
arms. and bore il away 10 his expecting
companions. They who were witnesses
OF this same resolved never again 10
fire at one of the monkey race"
But perhaps the most impressive and
extraordinary case that has yet come
before us Is that OF poor Norman's dog
in the Isle Of Skye. Here it is as told
year or two ago in the Inverness
Courier, one Of the most reliable pa
pers in Scotland
"A circumstance has just occurred a
deity ovoptXAOrs6c etaionetaonietaoi
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 pre-
vious night the dogs had torn open the
grave OF a young man who died Of fe-
, Yer aHa-wss inferred some weeks pre-
viously. 1t transpired. however. that the
case was not SO revolving. When the
young man was buried his dog follow
ed the funeral TO the churchyard, and
was With difficulty removed. Il return
ed again and again To the spot and.
unobserved. had dug into the grave un-
til 1t reached the coffin. The dog had
gnawed through the coffin when the
fact was discovered. but the body of
his dead master was untouched; ana
there the faithful animal was found.
eagerly looking into the gravel doubt.
says the correspondent, IL there be on
record a more striking instance OF ca
nine attachment for You must bear in
mind that'four or five weeks had elapsed
since the interment. and the church
yard is six miles from the house where
! poor Norman's father lives.