The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-09-24
odd PETS FOUND
0N firing line
Nahhizs and Cats Cheer
Tommy Atkins.
9rTisl Soldiers Have Taken
.lcne Queer Companions
Into the Trenches.

rrere have been published from
-Efgy,e IN time the anecdotes of rescue
vyN-k among the cats and dogs of
by Euxt-aits of waits retrieved from
u VIE of vagabondage and mendi-
C-xn,y-
Mr Atkins is noted for his kind
z1sszss N animals. and that his affec-
nirB-x aye not influenced by either
lpzD1Y Or blameless descent is pa
1ent IL anyone who has ever visited
-tfs. SSSGaer exhibits at a station dog
asfsvy 5n India. The situation of
rIlnsss c.Aspless victims of the war has
Sslis-v>si the compassion of all animal
fevsS1, and to them it will be well
ercyss caring that the relief of cats
az any rate has been sensibly or
sszsSzeh By those practical creatures
s2xeRssIyes- The following instances
.szrS AL veuched for by trustworthy
=sSEpSzsses. and have been collected
efUtsE from those witnesses; none is
.~sr~E. secondhand.
,rz1Ss are in the majority among
tips 3rrays. Their vitality is pro-
-SE-rl3 and it is we'll known that their
ntR15eTs do not decrease. Their out
.yn1k VI life Is severely practical-in
.S.sst. detractors call it by harsher
g,Scsa. The collapse of the building
s.xsxzsa Siag the hearth to which she
N~as attached, the disappearance of
r2hs, ssIsoensers of victuals and drink,
and I&e prevalence of atmospheric
SfissiI ys,an ces of an alarming nature
lvsny5 convicted such a reasonable
lH,aEssl of the precariousness of life
Above ground. Not far from the
'TxnEsof her home she might come
sIpoD q race OF human beings living
7isg Tabbfts in deep complicated bur
Jaws abd 4she.ywould at once grasp
7SSs advantages of the system No
.soJ~s e=yoy saw her arrive; with her
SWEETS, her cousins and their COM !
sjHss1 offspring she insinuated her |
..5eaf 1atu fer new abode and was soon |
-asry JDylch at home. Meals We're |
zssiz5E zes1fssr, comfort and shelter
lIsrIzzas1 and there were always bits |
a3E sssEhIng to lie upon. On cold
E,J3sa Is :. cosy corner might be found
.<cs&css up against the shoulders of
"a s:esping soldier tho this some
5iznsssS &sS TO upheavals, as on one
osszEssoHN when an officer started into
i ~ ,oo fI,n
sIsEe Che loud puring beside his ear
ySag The bnzzing of hostile aero
-ssspR
Kits on Firing Line.
Fhe waking hours simply teemed
with interest. Often sappers on
uircn2 work repairing trenches found
}sse,l1st5lres accompanied by an in
lTssi.stEsve little cat, and a four-legged
,issztsgn1e was generally present to
ssssSz.tntend the arrival of stores or
. eI1ss,Trnition. An officer relates that
one niyht when well within the firing
Efis9 sisa saw by the light of German
T1Ayr%- y black and white kitten sit
SI,nEs :*oSe beside looking on with the
sss assed expression of a spectator at
n srSwork display. Yet there is >
raULnjnp foolhardy or reckless about
'thes@ providers; they combine dis '
.S.erssGEn with valor, as was proved l
GrT care Iniddled aged tabby that was
,ases71 NTndently making her way to
tf,e rear during bombardment.
Il, IL, a !
leazeiy along narrow plank across
n u-gnch, exhibiting no signs of I'M
scszT2ly haste but merely possessed of >,
IS I, yIc fvioIs purpose. She will prob :
ably live TO write her memoirs. q
Eissines the cat there are her poor =
T-T.sazsons The rabbit-a family not "a
'ass9sd 'hor courage. They, too. have ;,
learned philosophy in adversely, or =
else that fataiism defined by some as .
the refuge OF the weakminded. In !,
The garden of ruined farm a goat :,
mad a party of rabbits the sole in q
nsblrants were found demOlishing 9
what was left of lettuce bed. The n
aA@E NJ the rabbit were stained yell n
kHa iron lyddite and at the time the
Hrlxisx Gnlerca German shells were n
srugprng unpleasantly near. In fact,
n ~As presently necessary to take
.>sFsN2, and while sheltering under a C
'3xSaA The officer in command. on e.
saSElGuHs round, saw one of the yellow Ii
sSssen Dunnies crouching near him, (,
SIS eva rncked well back into its "
szygo1llders. 1t quite understood the n
AKA vi taking cover. and until the let
SucSs sere exhausted meant to stick le
~ f.ts posi-. e
I'm another occasion, a fat. rab- N
D4L lgfE 10 lonely possessions of a de- m
serusu ta-m. was made a pet of by jC