The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
.CHIVHLRY AMONG BRUTE9

lowing dOWIl upon you. y And woe Det1de
you unless you can reach your horse OF
wagon before they arrive on the scene.
If the youngster chooses the former alter
native and honors you with his confidence
he is simply adding to your embarras So
ment and postponing your calamity, for
even though he remains perfectly satis-
fled with his adopted protector, yet If
his mother happens to heave in sight ia
the course Of your little promenade across
the prairie, the only view she is capable
of taking of the matter is that you are
trying to steal her baby, and she will act
accordingly with great promptness. sJ
Your only policy Is to walk quietly and
quickly away in the direction of safety,
fervently hoping that this mother may
| be grazing in the other direction You
may not even attempt to drive the little
fellow back for If you once fairly sue
coed in calling his attention to you, ar,6
he discovers his mistake, then the danger
cry will be raised at once, and you will
have not merely the mother, but all the
herd within hearing of it to reckon with.
All very young calves or lambs, both
upon the northern plains and the south
ern pampas have this curious instinct
for following practically any large NOV
ing body-a, horse, a man. wagon, or
even, it is declared, in some cases, one of
those curious round weed bushes known
as tumble weeds,' as they roll slowly
across the plain before the wind After
few days or weeks at the outside this
completely disappears and the instinct of
fight takes place. q 3 ~ S@ j.. (, ~
Among our bird cousins the response to
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far the most effective means Of bringing
birds about you for the purpose of cult
waiting their acquaintance after. you have
settled yourself, field glass in hand, with
your back against a tree trunk, is to
place your lips to the back of your hand
IN the kissing position and suck in the air
vigorously while keeping them firmly
pressed, this giving rise to half-squeak-
ing,f shalf-whistling sound that closely re-
sembles the cry of young bird in dis
tress: 1t is astonishing how Quickly this
will sometimes cause an apparently de-
serted thicket to become fairly alive with
birds, all ina state of anxious excite
ment. 81 n H.. ssE l,<tg5s.e 3 45 H., ., : !.
The attitude of dogs and other domes-
TIC animals toward the babies or children
OF the family to which they belong, and
into their own family circle, is a familiar
Illustration Of this same feeling. Nor IS
this simply a matter of affection for the
particuia indiyid dual; on the contrary Its
purely impersonal and, Z if, we might use
! the term. abstract character is something
curiously shown. r. -. 2f'E'5 = Ss7* a}t-il
| The broad and beautiful catholicitv Of
the maternal instinct in animals, throw
manila NJ
joung Of their legitimate prey, may also
be claimed as a, sort of female chfvalrv
have known young squirrels, young rab-
pits and even young chickens adopted for
longer or shorter periods by mother cats,
| and every collection Of pets can furnish
one or more Instances Of strange and
! often 1ncongruous foster children Even
| the disappointed instinct Of maternity
| Will assert itself In this regard, for an
orphaned mother hound of my pack was
| only prevented with great difficulty from
appropriating the puppies Of younger
and more fortunate sister. And. + have
twice known sour, old maid cats to carry
| Off VI ct arms the kittens of 1.-THE favor
lite of the harem,'' though, in these last
two instances, there was, 7 fear-so often.
! alas, In even the most pious Of human &C.
| ttons-a suspicion, at least, Of a strain Of
| the green-eyed monster hi. r.. ~.@tE6.
| The toast Of the ladies would be cor
daily received at any canine banquet, and
| the courtesy with which the privileges
| OF the sex are respected Is most credit
! able feature Of canine conduct I do not.
| CT course, refer merely to- the elaborate
| display of politeness and fine manners
| seen everywhere during the period of
courtship. Courtesy to and respect for
the weaker sex go far. beyond this. No
self-respecting dog will bite a, female
| except in the EXTREMIST need of self-de.
| Tense Though, I am sorry to saw. thai
the lady herself, as a rule. has no scruple
whatever about furnishing, to the full ex.
tent OF her power, any individual of the
| opposite sex that happens to be inferior
| TO her In size or strength. And, indeed
| like the woman in the crowded bus; she
IS inclined to demand hertpTivileges as
| rights. A vixenish female will make more
| trouble In a pack of hounds than any
| | three OF the sterner sex, for, whenever
dissatisfied, she hasn't the slightest re
serve about speaking out al. once. and
as her cause is extremely likely to be
championed upon general principles by
some chivalrous male, 3 free fght,is Ere
quently the result & S:s I. }.t 4 Il. 81
| So strong is the qnWillingness to-. strike
| female that it really becomes mos
annoying obstacle lin attempting to cleal
a neighborhood OF wolves, as few. mai,
| dogs will attack a 4she-Wolf, or, in some
cases even follow her trail I, well e,
member an exasperating experience of thi:
sort in the early days Of my I'm, wolf h1 huns
Ing. A she-Wolf had been clearly marked
| a rtoir, 40
brush by the fearful havoc which sht
was making. among the lambs 81 tht
farmers in its neighborhood. IN response
TO their Macedonian cry an old hunter aiit
myself united our packs and rode over Il
| draw the thicket Leaving our friend.
posted in the open country around. u.
proceeded to ride down through the mid
die of it, to direct the movements .oft OH,
pack. Working my way through. thu
| thickest of the tangle, my mare suddsnl,
snorted and reared so violently as to al
most unseat me. 7 saw at once that she
| had scented something, and, looking quick
! ~ down the slope of the hill in front.
| was just in time to catch the flash of s
gray back and brush as it 1eaped acros:
the valley9f a little stream below me-
1t was only the work of a minute ia
swing the hounds on to the hot scent. an5
| away they all went in compact body
! and with the ringing chorus that stirs the
{ heart of the hunter as no other sound cal
!. Up the hill and over the next ridge the,
i swept at full speed, with the scent breas,
| high, and We were just gaIloping off to Oh,
respective rlnaWays in the hope of get.
ting a shot, when all at once the chorus
ceased as suddenly as 1t had begun We
/ listened anxiOJIslyS for several nnini,fnc
thinking that they had turned up 4
! side valley, and we would soon catch the
cry again, but not sound could we hear