Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-24
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CRows-WiIeon in his American Or,
thology, says that ct9ws have been etnpioycd
to catch crowa BY tie foIfoH itp stfataps1a
y live ctoy 10 pinned by The wings down f.,
e lie ground, OH his bark by means Of W.,
SHARP fotked sticks. Thus situated. his cfIs i
arg ioud and ihcsssah'l psfticulaflyt if ary
rl's crows lite iii View Tieas awespibt
a"Wn about him, are instantly graprled, ard
heiu iast by the PROSTATE bris5tisr, with The
aatfe ittstitetivs ift'pulse ttat 1fgss a drown,
ing PERSON to grasp nj everything within bia
ftaeh. The game being diBehgar6d from
MS ttl'cfes' tho Trap is again thadY fOt
another eAfefifsn, and BY tlHBlik down
each captive frirCeasirelyj ~ Bl5h a5 taken
m short lint 5oj will probably hige large
foch sersattiitiF abJys y6ti III GGtreft tih
thhotitf3gsH'ts brisoners below.
The same author the u,ions An aprepabls
instance It attachment in a crow. IA pen.
tIetnan who resided ON 'tha Delaware, a few
miles below Easton, had reared a crow, with
whose tricks and f~ocioty he ttspd ffsousntlt
to athJse hItbssf. This tfb'4 lived long il
The family, but at length disappeared, having.
rs wac then supposedj bten skot BY sbtus va,
grant gunner, or destroyed by accident
About eleven months aftef this, an the zen
te'han one mornings in c0trbaliy with sevefal
others was standing on thb river shore, a
number ri cro@B liappeHjbg to pase by, ont
OF them leit the flock. and flying directly to.
wards the company ~allgited on the rettla
inan's shoulder, and began to EabbiB away
WIN great vnInbiltty, as one long absent
friend naturally enough does. OH meeting
another. on recovering from his surprise,
The gentleman Instantly recognized his old
acquaintance, and phdeagofad by ~eeverHI
~ / /, l,tt IA ,.t4lIA.L = - 1 =
bit the crow, Hot ~alttgsthst ttiishlnp quite
80 much familiarity, ha3itt t5* had a taste
OF The sweets Of liberty, cautiously eluded all
his attempts and suddenly e~iaheibg bib eya
on his distnul ccfnpanionp, mounted in the
air after theFf, sooii overlook and mingled
with tfIeiI, and was never after ratds seen til
um"-Je sse's Gleanipre.
Tie aboyf anetdtte feif1ints ,rs pf 4 li,ile
b 7deht -eceniI9 mentioned BY Il friend, tghoi
IN his tfaveIA n Tho simmer Of 1892, stopped
'Jr The night at public house iii Bucks comfy,
ati was much ambaed by the motions II All
active, vo'dbls 9ht intelligent crow who
vigllantIy superintendent the business Of the
.hos'Ier. He fret leapbd into the carriage,
apparently to give dirbttlons about the bag.
gage. The lostleri aitHef Intentionally OF
accidentally, left 4 pail Of il, behind, but the
row. on hlfc0t effng II, "aa extensively res
i've and vocifero,s until IL vas all removed
10 then followed the hotses to the she'd
where they were hitched, in order to be pro.
'er)y %groomed. He walked round and round
hem, examining their heels while The host
or was ~clesuibg them, and vhereeer a speck
4 mud vas obsetkhd that should be refnov.
ID, bis boistsrous Cabling gave the servant
10 rest, till il was attetidGd to. When every
hing was dond u please him, no strutted off
AL th5 consequence Of a gentleman who
eli that his orders were law. Mine host
itt'aalf could hardly have shown more inte-
rat Iii the baggage and horses than did
Is Iht-blact crowshir- TURNER'S Cabinet.