Show story of terrapin s memory that brer Tarry pin has memory Is proved by a story told by young D hance who owns the birthplace 0 chief justice taney on battle creek in calvert county mr hance keeps a small boat under a mulberry tree on the shore of the creek and on going to the boat early one morning he noticed a dry land terrapin busily engaged in eating few mulberries which had fallen mr hance wishing to assist br er tarry pin in getting his breakfast gathered some mulberries and pitched them to him one at a time in a very short time the terrapin began to catch the berries in his mouth exactly as they were thrown to him every day after ward a slight knock on the side of the boat would bring the terrapin out for his mulberries and mr hance often took his friends and visitors to see his pet on one occasion a fresh young man threw a piece of tobacco to the terra pin instead of a mulberry br er tar cypin retired at once in disgust and for days afterward refused to come ahen called although mr hance finally induced him to come again for iiii mulberries br er Tarry pin kemem bared the tobacco and would never ap unless mr hance was alone baltimore sun |