A Murderer's Pet

For somo time Deacons, the condemnod niurderer of Mrs. Stom, bas had a companiou in bis cell. It was a inouse that ho cauglit some weeks ago, and linally succeeded iu taming and truinng. Hö had laught it to walk a tigbtropo- a string siretched f rom bis eell door to nis band - to sit uprigbt on top of bis inlc bottle. tocóme at bis cali md to go tbrough tnany otber performances of wbicb the ordinary rnous ins not even tbu faintost conception. Deacons bas alwavs seemed fond and u-umi of bis put lt slept witli liliu ■vüi'v nigbt, niaking ;l warm nest for itself under the edge of bis pillo w, ind was bis constant couipuinoii. 'i'ba bright-eyed liltle animal seemed to ïavo eutiicly conquered ils natural timidity so far is ïls luaster was conoerned, and sbowed lts foudness and ;ratitudo for kindncss in every way it 'oiiKI. For some timo pust Deacom ïas been tryiug to gel auulhcr niouse, laving planned to constiuct a miniaure carriuge and tra n the two to draw L This idia bad taken strong possession of bis.iniud, and lie talked coustantly about it But esterday when lie attendant entend bis cell a dog )elonging' to Sheriff Hodgson followed lim nnobserved, and before bu coulü e preventeil bad ODDgbt and instiuitly cilled the 1 ttlu beast. Deacons r;noion 'vhs gennlne and unatraliuxL iotbing tbut has ocoorred yince h enteuco leemt to buvu iiiovimI lnm bo ïiucli He is si 'II üiv.-iilv ilisiiuböd ,, nd every une abont thu jit.il zes with hiiu.-