The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
NEW YORK sTORYETTEs
Human-Interest Incidents of Life In
the Metropolis.

The piteous mewing of a cat, caught
high in a tree, was the direct cause Of
Joseph Oakley leaving Flushing hos
pital with only one leg.
Oakley is an employe of the Long Is
land railroad. He was on his way
home on August Is, last, when he
heard the yow1ing Of a cat. From it's
cries Oakley knew that il was either
badly frightened or in pain. He look
ed about and saw the cat in the top
most branches of one Of the highest
trees in Flushing.
The little animals cries became more
and more insistent, and Oakley climb
ed the tree to rescue 1t. Because of
the cats refuge on the topmost branch,
the climb was dangerous: but Oakley
made il in safety, caught the cat and
started down. The descent was hard
er than the ascent. He was compelled
to carry the cat in one arm and hold
on with the other.
In some manner he fell and shatter-
ed a bone of his left leg. 1t was a
compound fracture, the ambulance
surgeon said, and took him to the hos
pltai. The cat scampered down the
street when Oakley fell.
When the surgeons and nurses heard
Of Oakley's humane act they became
greatly interested, and everything pos
sible was done to save the leg for him.
Despite their efforts, blood poisoning
set in, and DR.. George I. McKelWay
amputated the leg.
"Of course, I'm sorry I lost my Leg
Oakley said last night, but I've never
been sorry for an effort to help q dumb
animal in trouble.''-NeW York World.
Mrs. NJ. Olivia Sage, widow Of Rus
sell Sage, is giving away a portion of
IL. I1c l. l. hY1z
band.
The congregation Of the Lawrence
Methodist Episcopal church at Far
Rockaway, which is striving to raise
$4,000 to build a new church on the
property adjoining the present build
ing, was greatly surprised yesterday
at the service held in cOmmemoration
of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
organization of the church society and
the erection of the fisrt building, when
the pastor, Rev. John j. FOuSt, read
the following letter from Mrs. Sage:
Your kind note inviting me to at
tend the services commemorative 0f
the seventy-fifth anniversary Of the
church Of which you are the hOnored
pastor has reached me. l shall have
to decline, interesting [ am sure as
the services will be, but it gives me
great pleasure to contribute mite
are earnestly striving to raise toward
the building Of a new church in order
that the Sunday school, which I am
certain is the nursery Of the church,
may be better placed. In Christian
fellowship, l am most cordially yours.
Her mite was a check for $1,000,
which makes the amount already sub
scribed more than $1,000. The other
donors are Mr.. and Mrs. John F'reyen-
Jr, $1,000, and Pinly Doughty, New
man j. Petttit, Smith Sprague, Wilbur
Wood, William Wicke and Franklin B.
Lord, each $500.
Construction will be started in the
near future.-New York American.
peer Gynt," now in rehearsal, con-
tains among it's stage properties Wlld
boar. AS genuine wild bOarS are not
of amicable disposition, the producers
have been under the necessity Of add
ing another fake" animal to the list
of such creations. On the outside the
ferocious boar is a faithful reproduc-
ton Of what he really ought to be. His
interior, however, is a hollow sham
harboring two experts in animal MINI
icry.
When the boar made his entrance
last Friday he unwittingly knocked
equipment. The scene was darkened,
and the poor creature did not find it
an easy matter to Vancouver in the
cleaning of a poetic 1bsen drama.
Though Richard Mansfield fa1n would
have demonstrated with the wild ami
NAL, he did not know exactly how to
address him.
"Pig," said Mr.. Mansfield, reproach-
fully, pig, that is not the way to make
your entrance"
Like the ghost in the graveyard, the
pig said nothing at all. In fact, he was
too much wrapped up in his own skin
to hear.
pig" thundered Mansfield, pig!
Don't you understand? %
But the boar only shook his massive
head.
Then Mr. Mansfield's sense of humor
came to the rescue. Latest reports are
that q wild animal trainer is to be spe-
cally engaged.-New York Tribune.
Fleetfoot. the trained ostrich at the