Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-11-01
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THE RAVEN.

The cunning ravens inhabil all Europe,
and large portion Of Asia, and in ancient
and modern times have been considered se
omens, rather Of evil than Of good. once
saw letter from Q gen'lman 10 his wife.
who on visi, from home, which informed
her that the cook of their family wss i'll, and
thai, although not considered in danger by
The doctor, he waa sure she would die, for
he had three times seen q raven perch upon
The top Of The kitchen chimney; and h. en-
treated the lady TO return home ~ soon as
possible.
These voracious birds eat everything ,ha.
has, or hus had, animal life in it and they,
as we'll as crows, attack young lambs, or
weak qu>drupeds, and pick on, their eyes.
They live chiefly on rocky precipces, or
tall trees; are very combauve, and overcome
The 6ercest game cocks. They will, how
ever, become verv tame and familiar, and are
even capsule Of strong attachment; bn. their
-cqnlsluve and secretive propensllies, al
shoueh amusing, sometimes cause much an'
noyance. A large raven used 10 frequent
cosch-stsnd, not fer from the Stree, in which
lived, and was the terror of almost ell the
" omen and children Of The neighborhood.
some Of whom gave him many a sly hump.
These thumps were occasionally and llbe-
rally bestowed by still more powerful arms;
bu, he appeared TO have a charmed life, and
to rise Us sgsin ss if he had naver been
knocked down. have seen him PROSTATE
s"d 10 alI appearance. dead, bu. 10 few
hours sharp bite on my heels, as Quilted
q shop, convinced me he was still living
On one occasion ! bebeld him, as imagin-
ed, drowned; for he was lying perfectly still
on The pavement, to oil appearance breath
less, and every feather so drenched, that the
stem Of it was visible. When turned him
over with my psrssol he was no, reused
and knowing tbs. ravens canno. endure wa
ter. ! feI, justified in announcing bis death
to the rejoicing ears Of my children, who
said they could now walk peaceably along
The street which he frequented. They &C.
cordingIv wen. the next day but the fore
most of them rushed back to their nurse,
who was no. less alarmed Than herself, for
there was Jack, s,ru,,iog sbou. ss il he had
never been soused in oil his life.
Ravens live to grea. age, talk very well,
are bold snd sagsci"us, and defend their
nests against all in.ruders, even vui,ures.-|
They often attach themselves TO other sni
mails, and one which had been accustomed
to receive food from q window every morn
ing, in company with dog, when the dog
was i'll and could not leave his kennel, al.
wsvs carried his bresk fast to his sick friend
Mr.. Ws,erton's pc, ''Ms,co," is much too
interesting bird TO be left out Of this work,
and here abridge The scc"un, which that
gentleman has given in bis Essays: Mar
co could do every thing, was as playful IS
kitten, showed vas, sp'i,ude in learning to
talk, and was fond Of seeing q carriage ap-
prosch the house. He would attend com.
pany on their arrival Q, The bridge and wait
near the gate unIiI their return and then
he would 90 part Of The wsv back with them.
He was q universal favori,e, no,wi,hs,snd-
ing ,ha, Q. times his evil genius prompted
him 10 commit aImos. unpardonsbIe excess
es. One day he took sudden dislike To
an old duck, with which, until then he bad
been upon The best terms; and he killed
her in an instant. The coschmsn end Mar
CO were insePersbIe companions; bu, al last
they had serious and fatal quarrel. Mar
CO BIT him in The thumb; upon which, this
ferocious son Of The whip seized the bird
by the throat, and deliberately s.rangIed it,"
"Dr Stanley ssys, .hs. ia genllemsn's
butler, having missed q great many silver
spoons and other articles, without suspi-
cion as to who nigh. be the thief, a. Iss.
observed Q tsme raven with one in his
mouth watching him to his hiding place,
discovered more than dozen."
The landlord Of an inn was in possession
Of a raven, which frequently went hunting
with dog lha. had been bred up with him.
On their ARRIVAL 3, a cover the dog entered.
aud drove the hares and rabbits from the
,hickel, The raven posted on the outside of
the cover, seized every one thu, came in bis
way, when the dog fastened to his assis-