Show t lour tao An Kllcott city pet coon has become famous at a rat and niouc catcher It wa not long ago thai the owner of the coon Mr Adolphu HTrueheart first dIscovered thl peculiar accomplihment In hit pet which although perfectly time would hide Iticlf away for hour at a lime In Ihe dark places In Ihe cellar or garret At thee lime he ilwiyi wondered what that coon could be up to until one day he aw a rat running across the cellar floor Quick as a flash the coon was afIre the rodent with the agility ol a thoroughbred terrier and dcipatchcd the vlcllm In a jiffy To till further teat the ability of the coon In this direction Mr Trucheart tecurcd four ol thr blggctl rail to be found In the lown and turned them louse before the coon All four were killed In per hip u many seconds although one ol them loughl > alehor tried to gain time by Jumping upon a table Having al wJ In hit captivity enjoyed the lu > ur > les of cooked food or rare steaks 1 the coon refuses to eat the rata he Ullibut ometlme doc make a meal off young tender mire that come In hIs way Baltimore Sun |