Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1876 — A Monse Captured by a Spider. [ARTICLE]

A Monse Captured by a Spider.

A few days ago a gentlemiln in the west part of the city discovered a mouse iff a corner of, his cellar, and noticed that it was struggling to-escape-from some restraint. Examinatton,shewed. Ui at npe of web attached to a piece of hose suspended above. This leg was drawn up from the bottom of tlie cellar, apd with the other thtpe legs the ttoimal was scratching to free himself. The spider— not a yery to leave the animal and insept undisHawi™, ImTSJJHHXT»«'6iy I">m the bite of the insect, Finally the Mouse died. The engineering progressed until the spider had actually raised the mouse nearly »n inch frem tlieceHhr bottom, Snd was resting from its labors and commenc-,1 ing a feast tirioh the captured rodent. On/ Saturday during the absence of tire .gentleman from home some accident befell tlie works of the little engineer, and tlie sus--taihing webs were broken. There was a sssw.’Uw? of the spider several of the neighbors of the gentleman called in to Watch thfejierformances bf. the industrious insect. Several remembered reading an accounf the story. This illustration and expert-' puce were undoubtedly given thfemT to show how unjurt thtey «had been, aridlto teach them to rely with morp confidence upon what tkert'tiufy fob od ” tells them.— Gowtsintt><\b «