Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-22
SORROW OF ANIMALS.
ev,neNce THAT THEY MOURN
s,MoeRELY AND FAITHFULLY
u6.rias, a. Poignant - Those o'
Human Being.-crisf Over the Dea'"
Of Their whelp TouchinsiS eno""
nv n Lion and Lioness.


EDGAR Ouinet In his journal tells NO"
mo dav he went with the naturais'
ceofrroi De st. Hiliare, to the Jaruln
los Plantes: I'm one Of the cages Wefe
lion and a lioness together. iney
we're standing up. quite motioniess, a
,eemed not even to see us. Presenuy
he lion. lifting up his great paw. piace"
7 slowly and softly on the forehead oi
,he lioness. and both continued iii 'i'e
,ame attitude as long as we rema.he'
,oeora them. What was intended by
The eesturef A painter who shouru
have desired to represent. cal" s'e
and the deepest compassion couiu ho'
have invented anything more strikihs'
What does It meanY said l to Geonroi.
Their lion whelp died this morning,
replied he. Then I understood WHAT
saw: Pity, goodwill sympathy-ai'
these sentiments might be read III tnoSe
uerce countenances.
The following interesting account is
extracted from James Forbes or'en-
ial Memories:" zone Of shooting par
ty. under q banyan tree, killed femaie
monkey, and carried 1t to his tent,
which was soon surrounded by forty or
afty of the tribe. who made q great
noise. and seemed disposed to attack
their aggressor. They retreated when
Le presented his fowiing-piece. the
kreadful effect Of which they had wit
kessed, and appeared perfectly to un-
kerstand. The head Of the troop, how
pver, stood his ground, chattering furi-
susly; the sportsman who, perhaps, felt
some little degree Of compunction Tor
having killed one Of the family, did not
like to fire at the creatures, and moth
Ing short Of firing would suffice to drive
him OF. At length he came to the door
Of the tent, and finding threats OF no
avail, began lamentable moaning, and
by the most expressive gestures seemed
to beg for the dead body. 1t was given
him; he took it sorrowfully in his arms
and bore it away to his expecting COM
panions. They who were witnesses OF
this scene resolved never again to fire
ut one Of the monkey race"
But perhaps the most impressive and
extraordinary case that has yet come
before us 10 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 papers
In Scotland:
"a circumstance has just occurred at
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 young man who had died OF
fever, and was inferred some weeks
previously. 1t transpired, however, that
the case was not so revolving. When
the young man was buried his dog fol
lowed the funeral to the church yard
and WAS with difficulty removed. 1t re-
turned again and again to the spot, and,
unobserved, had dug into the grave I'M
til II reached the coffin. The dog had
gnawed through the coffin when the
fact was discovered, but the body Of his
dead master was untouched; and there
the faithful animal was found, eagerly
looking into the grave. I doubt says
the correspondent, If there be on rec
ord a more striking instance Of canine
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"
An Incident is told Of pair of swans
who had been inseparable companions
for. three years, during which time they
had reared three broods Of cygnets; last
autumn the male bird was killed, and
since that time the female has sep
arated herself from all society with her
own species.-Cassell's Magazine.