Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1892 — Catching Birds. [ARTICLE]

Catching Birds.

At Farmington, Me., the other day, a cat captuied one of a flock of martins which had their nest in a little house provided by the owner of the feline, and was making off with the cainty morsel Attracted by the piteous cries of the bird, its mates came to its rescue, alighted upon pussy’s back and pecked, scratched and screamed so furiously that she was soon glad to drop her prey and escape indoors. Then the purple martins held a great rejoicing, noisily chattering over the salvation of their mate. ■ ■ -■ 1.1 lli I>■ 111 M About the worst I.'ck in a social way that can befall a man is to forget people’s names just as he wants to U ’reduce thru.