The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-15

six Brazil nuts. When there has been
any delay In serving him with this light
rejection, sounds come from the perch.
"PolIy!" would generally be repeated sew
eral times. Then would come. Polly
wantsr For years Polly wants" was
the whole phrase in the afternoon or at
breakfast-time or bath-time. one day
the nuts were very slow in coming. and
abe parrot screamed. polly wants nuts!''
At other hours, Poll still only wants"
vaguely. But at tea-time the word
nuts" is added i'm case OF urgency. If
that bird Is not using language as a We
hce for thought. L don't know what Is
human speech! Polly has for a neighbor
cat which swims. She takes to the
sea, in the wake of a fishing boat. 80
remarkable are her performances" said
Polls owner, that there has been an ac-
count of the swimming eat In dhe island
newspapers" But the cat Is no giant
gooseberry' OF local journalism l have
the account of her prowess in the water
(at second hand) from Puss's owners
daughter. The cat will swim to meet the
fishing boat, as well as follow 1t some
way out to sea.
Unnatural Cats.
That seems rather an unnatural cat!
SO does the mother puss in a friends
family. This feline has two kittens now.
For fifteen months she and the pointer
have been play-fellows. Now, as soon
as the dog joins his owners In the morn
ing. he straightway pays his respects to
puss and her babes. She welcomes him,
allows him to snin at the kittens to his
hearts content, and even permits him
TO pick them up delicately by the backs
OF their little necks. Then she fawns on
him--perhaps TO ensnare his kind treat
ment of her offspring. When the pointer
is rambling about near the house, II her
maternal duties permit, puss jumps upon
the windowsill to watch her play-fellow's
movements. Her interest Is shown I'm the
changing expressions OF her eyes, her
head movements, and the cooking of her
ears on her return, she rushes to greet
him, flashing down the staircase at ex-
press cat speed. When IL was cold. they
nestled close together In any attainsble
patch of sunshine. Their owners say:
"Ths Is against all cat-and-dog ira
dtlonsv' And at Hales Place. Kent
there is an unusually big and handsome
collie who exhibits an uncanine charac-
teristic or two He took fancy to a hen
belonging 20 his master, and invited her
to sleep in his kennel through the winter.
In spring she laid an egg, and he was
so hospitable as to encourage her making
a nest In his house When the mother
his box overcrowded: but, instead of dis
lodging the guests. he slept outside!
How far the collie's conduct was from
dog-in-the- manger-ishness II Is unneces-
sary to point out. AS a rule hospitality
is not a canine trait.
/ lately met with two new and typical
cases of love and fidelity of dogs An only
child was given. by her Austrian uncles, "A
beautiful and intelligent dog, who became
her constant companion. The child fell Ill.
Her doting parents were terribly anxious
about their darling. One day the dog.
strangely irresponsible TO the gloom OF
the house, gamboled about alone and bark
ed. The chllds father reproached the
dog. speaking to him as n to a person
Are you not ashamed 10 play like this
when Lima Is so ili?" he said.
From that moment the dog lost heart
He crept quietly under the sick girls
bed, and could scarcely be induced TO
move away. After his loved comrades
death he left the room. but not to fol-
how the coffin. lie SUNK on 10 the bal
cony. whence signing nnd whining, he
watched the SAD procession form and move
away. Those heavy. human-sounding
slghs continued for days; and his appear
ance Was altogether piteous. For days
too. be- could not be- Induced 20 touch food
But be Was "idna'H c0mrade," and Llna's