Show do RATS RATA Rr REASON AsoN A few evenings since as the rain was falling in torrents deluging the little yard by the house a lar large gerat rat was observed to come hurriedly out of a hole ole by the side of the house where the water was pouring in in and springing forward to an opposite budding balding bwl ding tor for a moment disappeared back again came the rat and plunged ged into the hole which was was fast being filled with water and in a moment appeared reappeared re ro bearing in her mouth a young rat which she carried to the theo pw ite building aku she continued to labor until bivs odthe young tourig had been I 1 I 1 I 1 rescued frond from a w watery grave a and nd dejo deposited sited in a place of safety but on comini coming again froni from ae the wall with bibi one of her young in in her boulb she dropped it down upon the gro ground and after looking a moment again took it A up and trying to wake it laid it down again the little one was was dead it had bad been drowned after repeated efforts to bring to life her offspring offs offis ping she mournfully left the little one aident aad went to the new home she had prepared f for or her unfortunate family chicago paper I 1 |