Show AN ANIMALS GRATITUDE bow it wn was clearly u by a wild savage beasts even in in their native wilds sometimes recognize an act of kindness kiml ness and show their gratitude rati by the most unmistakable signs re maikel an old sea captain recently A number of years ago the alie ship which I 1 then commanded was as becalmed off the coast of india end and taking a boat of men 1 I went ashore in search heafeli of fresh water in some way I 1 became separated from the te crew and in wandering around was a good deal startled at coming directly upon a fall grown tigress much to my surprise the beast did not make any hostile ostile li demonstrations st toward me but crouching on the ground looked steadfastly Y first at my face and then at abree a tree a short distance tance away por for a time I 1 could not understand this conduct and not daring to run for tear fear she would at once overtake me I 1 stood rooted to the spot presently the tigress arose and walked to tile tree looking backward as she went on turning my gaze gaze g n aloft I 1 saw among the branches of cle t ic tree what had caused the evident solicitation of the tigress there pet perched ched in one of the limbs sat a big baboon with two little tiger cubs in ili its arms having an aa ax with me I 1 started to cut the tree down the tigress watching me intently all the while when the tree fell and the three ani finals with it the ti tigress ress pounced upon the baboon and great fury dispatched patch edit it after gently caressing her offspring she turned to me with a look which plainly expressed her thanks for tile the service I 1 had rendered her she file then disappeared in the forest her two cubs trotting behind her |