Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23


have given ample proof that often
times their affections between themselves and
between them and man rise to the dignity of
real romance. Darwin gives illustration of
high permanent attachment in SO low an order
of the animal world as snaS.
An accurate observer, Mr.. Lonsda1e," he
writes informed me that he placed a pair of
land snails one of which was weakly, in small
and i'll provided garden. After a short while
the strong and healthy individual disappeared
and was traced by its track of slime over wall
and into an adjoining and well stocked garden
Mr. Lonsdale concluded that it had deserted
its sickly mate; but after absence of twenty
four hours it returned and apparently commune
Gated the result of its successful exploration for
both of them started along the same track, and
disappeared over the wall.
A modern instance of the conflict of affection
in a deer, between her human benefactor and
her forest lover, handsome stag, is reported
by Mrs. Minnie Harris of Chesterfield, New
Hampshire. Mrs. Harris tramping through
a pasture day, when she came upon
dappled ball of fur rolled up on the moss be-
meath a clump of bushes. AS she stopped, tiny
doe sprang trembling to her feet, her flanks
a-quiver, and her moist eyes resting in terror
upon the woman. But the little animal was too
weak to flee, and so crouched, tucking her head
as far as possible into the branches. Mrs.
Harris picked up the faWn, and carrying it
home, fed it upon fresh cows milk and fixed
bed for it by the kitchen stove. As the animal
became tame, she named it Juna.
Queer Friend for Dog
CHE was allowed to wander about the house,
~ and even in time came to be good friends
with the hunting dog Hugo. The two used to
play together, the fawn leading the dog merry
chase far into the woods.
One day in the fall Juna strayed farther TIL
usual and that night failed to come home. M
Harris feared she had been shot, but overjoy
the next morning to find her pet waiting for h
by the barn large red bow was placed about
neck as a warning to hunters. But although t
fawn had returned, she markedly in a nj
mood; she appeared nervous, more wary of stra
gers, less full of play. Then once again she d
appeared.
1t was four days before Mrs. Harris again So
Juna, and when she did the mystery explaine
1t was one early morning that she peered out t
frosty windows toward the upper pasture and ma
out flock of huddled deer She stepped to the do
and recognized Juna among them by the flute
ing bit of scarlet ribbon about her neck. The latt
finally stepped daintily out of the herd and a
preached the house followed by large buck T
latter followed with head erect fully half the d
lance and then, seeming civilization, turned
his heels and leaped back the others. luna car
straight This was repeated several time
proving beyond doubt that una had wandered
only to see her lover, who in turn CALAMITY escort
her back to her human friend.
California woman reported having witnessed
her back yard an incident which ought to inst
in every one higher regard for the cat wor
She had great pet which a famous ratt
One day she glanced out of a rear windc
she saw the animal crouching by hole in the fen,
For moment she idly watched the cat and saw +
suddenly PounCe upon very large rat. But to /
SURPRISE instead of fixing her teeth in the roden