The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-03
ANIMALS ATTACHMENTS.
Devoted Monkeys Attempt 60 Recap
ture one of Their Numbsr-A
Devoted Dog.

Edgar Quintet, In his Journal, tells
how ono day he went with the natural
ist, NJ. Geoifri dc St IIilaire, TO the
Jardin des Planlea; I'm one OF the
cages were lion and n lioness togeth-
err, They were standing up. quite mo-
tioulcssN aud seemed not to see us.
Presently tho lion. lifting up his great
paw. placed it'slowly and softly ON the
forehead Of the lioness. aud both con-
tinucd Ia the same attitude as long as
we remained before them. What was
intended by the gesture9 A painter
who should have desired 10 represent
calm grief and the deepest compassion
could not have invented anything moro
striking. What does it inean2' said
60 Geotfro, Their lion whelp died this
morning. replied he. Then I UNDER
stood what saw pity, goodwill, SYM
pathyall these sentiments might be
rend In those fierce eountenancea."
The following interesting account IL
extracted from James Forbes "0rlen-
tai Memories" Zone Of shooting
party. under banyan tree. killed q ~.
male monkey. and carried IL TO his
tent. which Was soon surrounded by 70
or 81 ot the tribe, who made great
noise. and seemed disposed 10 attack
their aFRressor, They retrcated when
he presented his fowtlngpiece, the
dreadful effect Of which they had Wit
messed. and appeared perfectly 10 un-
dcrstand The head of the troop how
ever, stood his ground. ehatterinR
furiously, The sportsman, who per-
hRps felt some little degree Of COM
FUNCTION for having killed one OF the
family, did not like 10 Ere at the crea-
ture, and nothing short az firing would
suffice "a drive him Off. Al length he
came 90 the door Of the tent. and hnd-
Ing threats Of no avail, began q lament
able moaning. and by the most ex-
pressiye gesture seemed 60 hrR for the
dead body, II was given 10 himl he
took IL sofrOwfuny IN his arms, aud
bore 10 away to his expecting compan-
ions. They who were witnesses Of this
scene resolved never again 10 hre at
one OF the monkey race"
hut perhaps the most impressive and
extraordinary case TINT has ever yet
come before us IL That Of poor Nor
mans dog In the Isle 81 Skye. Here II
II. "a told q year ar two ago In the In
vcrness Courier, one Of the most rc-
liable papers In seotlands
"a circumstance has just occurred
NJ Portree. Isle ~ skye. which may be
added Ia The many chapters recording
the fidelity and attachment Of dogs 10
their masters A rumnr 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 II transpired. how.
ever. that the case was not ~ revolt
ing, When the young man was buried
his dog followed The funeral 10 the
churchynrd. and was with difficulty re-
moved II returned again and again 20
the spot, and, unobssryed. had dug into
the grave until II reached the coffin.
The dog had gnawed through the cof-
IN when the fact wnA discovered, but
the body ~ his dead master was un-
touched; and there the faithful animal
was found. eagerly looking into the
grave. 4 doubt says the correspond.
emit, N there be on record "a more strik.
ing instance Of canine attachment, for
you must bear IN mind that four or 1--WE
weeks had elapsed since the iaterment.
and The churehyArd 10 six miles from
the house where poor Norsnan's father
lives. '"--CasAeu's Magazine.