Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-15
ANIMALS ATTACHMENTS.
Devoted Monkeys ATTEMPT to Recap.
ture Ono OF Their Number-A
Devoted Deg.

Edgar Quintet. in his Journal. tells
how one day he went with the natural
list. NJ. Geotfroi de st. Hilaire. to the
Jardin DIES PlanteS: "In one of the
cages were Il lion and liorcss lugeih-
err. They were Standing up. quite mo-
tionlesS> and seemed no, 10 see us.
Presently the lion. lifting up his great
paw. placed il slowly and softly OH the
forehead OF the lioness. and both con-
tinued in the same attitude rs long as
we remained before them. What was
intended Ey the gesture? \ painter
who should have desired TO represent
calm grief and the deepest compassion
could not have invented anything N Gre
striking. What does il m,an?' said I
10 Geotfroi. Their lion wheip die this
morning. replied he. Then under
stood what Saw-pity. goodwill. SYM
paihy-all these sentiments might lie
read in those fierce countenances'
The following interesting account is
extracted from James Forbes "Orien-
tai Memories" "One of Il shooting
PARTY. under banyun tree. killed te-
male monkey. and carried il TO his
tent. which was soon surrounded by 10
or 81 OF the tribe. who made great
noise. and seemed disposed to attack
their nggressor. They rctreated when
he presented his fowlirgpiCcs. the
dreadful effect of which they had witt
messed. and appeared perfectly TO I'M
derstand. The head of the troop how
ever. stood his ground. chatterng
furiously. The sportsman. who per.
hnps felt some little degree OF com.
Function for having killed one of the
family. did not like 10 fire al the crca-
ture. and nothing short Of firing would
suffice to drive him Off. Al length he
came 10 the door Of the tent. and find
ing threats CT no avail. began lament
able moaning, and by the most ex-
Erc&sive gesture seemed to Eeg for the
dead Eody. 1t WAS given 10 him: lie
took it sorrowfully in his arms. and
bore it away 10 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 vet
come before us is that of POOR Nor
mans dog in the Isle of Skye. Ecre it
is. us told year or two ago in he In
vrr-ness Courier. one of the most re-
liable papers in Scotland:
~ c:rcuTstanc" i.aS just occurred
at Portrce. Isle Of Skye. which NAV be
added 10 the many chapters recording
the fidelity and attachment OF dogs 10
their masters. 4 rumor spread
through the town one morning that on
the previous night the dogs had torn
o"cn the grave ofa young nan who had
died of fever and WAS inferred some
weeks previously. 1t trarsrired. how
ever. that the case was not so revolt
ing. When the young man wAs buried
his dog followed the funeral 10 the
chMrchyard. and was with ,Ii"'culty re-
moved. IT. returned again and aqnin TO
The SPOT. and. unobserved. h2I dug into
the grave until il reached the coffin.
The dog had Trnwed throurh tie. cot.
nm wien the fact was discovered, but
the body Of his deal ras.sr was I'M
touched: and there she faithful animal
was found. eagerly looking into the
grave. j doubt saws the correspond.
cnt. If there he on record more strik-
ing instance Of canine attachment. for
YOU must bear in mind that four >,r five
weeks hal elarSPd stree the interrent.
and the churchyard is six miles from
The house where poor Norman's father
lives. -Caseell's Magazine.