AMERICAN ACRICULTURIST. 
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COMMElsrCEMEI'rT OF HORTTTTTTTT'c' ■TT'TJr^ t-> 
. HOSTILITIES .-Fiioir a PAmxL^fa by Zacharie Noterman.- 
A lL,ively in IProspect, 
An exciting battle is about commencing, as anybody 
can see by one look at the ]iictui-e. As usual, greediness 
and selfishness are the moving causes, and the iimoceut 
as well as the guilty, must suffer. If anybody docs not 
believe animals feel and think much like human bcim--s 
let him study the expression of the enraged cat, whose 
mother y passion is aroused, and who is ready-to meet 
any odds in repelling the invaders of her home. A few 
vigorous strokes from pussy’s claws will send Pido 
yelping from Ins intended feast. He certainly counted 
witnout his host. No doubt he had often made the cat 
Bcamper at a lively rate, when she came near his pr 1°;^ 
at dinner time, and he foolishly thought she was a pom- 
ably he felt encouraged to make this attempt by his 
ugh play-fellow that he became acquainted with in the 
fctreet; bad company makes bad manners. That is very 
much like human nature. Perhaps it would be more 
collect to say, that human nature, left to itself is in 
many, respects veiy muc^^ke dog and cat miuro! 
tl«-©utg;Sa Spec- 
to-iclcs, 
nl* baT’rr grandpa,” said little Charley Wright 
S into his grandfather’s easy cLir near 
been left tyiim’on ^'i ’i'® spectacles, which had 
l..r nev, bniMtag g-.tl. 
disturb me,” said Charley lookiim. ^,.0 
.na trying to keep VM-, to . 
.low totee. He waa tagWng «„ »J 
ittlc body, and his eyes twinkled with the fun he was 
having. Kate enjoyed the sport, and “made believe” 
6 ho was very sorry she had interrupted his meditations 
and Charley settled himself back in the chair “ to think 
o old times, he said. In a few minutes he was much 
empnsod to see how different everything looked thron-h 
e spectacles. IIis hands appeared large, bony and 
wiinklod; his feet seemed grown to four times their 
former size, and in place of his little buttoned gaiters 
tl^ere were a pair of worked slippers, just such as he had 
often luit on to his grandfather’s feet. lie started up and 
. ared into the looking glass, where he saw a thin wrinkled 
face with sunken checks and month, and a large head 
thinly covered with grey hair. “lam grandfather sure 
enough ’; thought he, for his hand trembled as S passed 
oyei his face, and as he walked a twinge of the rheu¬ 
matism in his limbs made him step very carefully 
Kate, my child, will you please bring some water,” said 
hS- blS girl, who was still playing ^yith 
lei blocks. Yes, pretty soon, grandpa; wait till 
I finish this church.” “ I ^yould iTlm it V 
“ WpII 7V7 „ •, , ' ® dear.” 
up ’ pettishly, and left the room 
I m soiry Kate is so thoughtless and rude,” said he to 
nmself, she cannot know how such conduct pains me ” 
Just then, a hoy came bounding into the roonp whom he 
V“rmKhiT°T“'''V"' Charley. 
to^lav” Charley, my rheumatism hurts me 
In VO f 1 1 ^ penny then to buy candy.” “ You 
nm^’ u St 
not have said 
hurt The old in known how the words 
lar-eannle in tbo ^i" and a 
lar^e apple in the other. “ Oh, I want an apple,” cried 
-Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
Charley, trying to snatch it from her hand. “ You c! 
have this,” said Kate, holding it out of reach. “ Go 
Susan, she will give yon one.” “ I want that one ” 1 
sistcd Charley, struggling to get it. The old gentieii 
here interfered, hut Charley turned upon him, aud wo 
have struck him, hut his arm was firmly held, and he 
led to the door, put out, and told to stay out until 
could behave himself properly. “ ^Yhy will children 
so thoughtless and selfish,” said the old man sadly, as 
sank hack in his chair. “ They make themselves 1 
happy, and disturb all around them. If they could o: 
feel for a little while as they will when they are older 
am sure Biey would try to do better.” “ AYliat did y 
say?” said Kate. Charley started up from the easy cha 
the spectacles fell from his nose—he had been aslec 
“ Oh, Kate,” said ho, “ such a dream I’ve had. I’m uei 
going to speak naughty to Grandpa again. You doi 
know how bad it makes him feel.” Then he told 1 
that had happened, and Kate could hardly help cryiii 
for she remembered how she had often spoken crossly 
her “ dear grandfather,” as she called him, and when t] 
old gentleman did come in, it would have done you goo 
as it did him, to sec how pleasantly they greeted hii 
and to hear them say how sorry they ivere that they h; 
ever made him any trouble by their thoughtlessnes 
Charley’s Questlou.-A correspondent ivrites 1 
the Armrican Agriculturist ; “Our five-year-old Cliarh 
asked me the following question : ‘ If at the icy noi-t 
they have six months day and six months night-do the 
have any Sunday?’” How is this, boys and girls 
Queries.— Does a Walrussian go barefoot when h 
has snow-shoes on? Could a bear-footed animal cate 
him ? And when caught would he say “ its snow joke ?' 
