Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1891 — Sagacity of a Gull. [ARTICLE]

Sagacity of a Gull.

A curious incident occurred recently ovf one of the bridges crossing the which flows through the city of Zurich, illustrating the sagacity of the gulls frequenting the Swiss lakes. A gentleman who was iu the habit of feeding the birds with refuse meat, which they like very much, had his hat knocked off into the rapid cur- ’ rent below by one of the more eager of the terns- The laughed' at the mishap, and a boat was about tcv, be put out. into the strearii to.secure the trophy, 1 whdn, do tie surprise of every one, a gull was noticed to dart down upon the floating hat, and, after several ineffectual attefkpts, succeeded at last in rising with ibtin his beak and flying, toward the bridge, where he dropped the well-soaked hat and the by*sfonder» aeoored i£. for ite owner.