Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-05-06
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THE ALLIGATOR.

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The Alligator is not a natiff Nv Nj
England, he is too useless critter to DO
born thare. ...--..f.
He lives upon raw pigs and don't hesi- H "
tate tew take them whole, If thafe don's 70 -
happen to be smaller one handy. y We
He also fond Of little negroes once 'at
in while by the way Of fresh. 0'' '''
They are amphibicus, and several other 9"
kinds Of cnsses tew plenty tew rncpshuB. ',''ls
What on earth they are good for dou't e. "
seem to know, unless it is tew watch BE 90"
pigs 10 ~, '@ i''', '''" '.'''V 60 ''a'"5.
Their hides can be tanned iuto leather,Hoi
but they are as hard to skina a beech 9sh
tree is; aud the leather when tanned, ia NJ
Just about az Timber az a cooking stove. aia9s
But one pair1uv boots made out DIV alliga- 7fg
tor. will last az long az maus name dug; bas
the only way to wear them out is to beasei ~
EN- awsy.3bH3H n o uyH,yj sU % 5adsi
Alligator's meat b is not luciousg Ifsmas
you ask for ii at tho fusts class hotels, 90 81
they will alwuztell you :" that they are .gsg
just out 1t tastes az d should think wsl 2
the beef ov mule would, who had Ebeensnf1,,
worked forty years ina brick yard, and saf
then had bin struck with lightning tun95e
get rid ov him.w When an salligators 10.
mouth i&wide open, his hediz justIabousI 1sc
the center ovihis body; but they have uob
one Wit wv kane very near forgetting lg4l
they make a very still noise, always. sl.syiR.
though they,hev more jaws than emmy soz1
other critters Il know These are asg1
some ov thetheasieast fakts l. havs been .aou
/ able tu gather sboutthe alligator Jiedp
\ The alligator seems to be la scken eddi-aY
ton ov the krokad.e, make out ov what tea
waz leftad ,giuia. 80 IA sism9l gaoa nj srr
] think the krokadile usuallyslay eggs is'l
when they want some more krokadiles, rs,~
but [ don't know whether i, think the on,
Y alligator tduz or don't; but if they do, NV
and ever find the nest, i shouldn't hes. ,s
itate to, hatch out the eggs myself--wlth 81
kub. /, aids IN s,.aa ~ b,s.oa s,atrr.
This is all j kno at present about the
alligatur. .ty...,..t...,l..-.......'.
THE WREN.
The rem is the smallest thing surround :
ed by feathers, except the humming bird. 'A'
1 He iz about the size Of horse chest. " %
nut. ''s'1.' '''-
He il ov a dark brown color, and bids 2
his nests in the not holes out Of little bits '"'
of stix. 20 'sg''@s s9'a q % sa.'a1f
I He Il as gritty as mud pie. and wifi u"
7 hght hen turkey. '''ssai9 30 2lsaa 'e9sssl
30 Rens are little pirates; ! hav seen them lss7
drive blue bird ont ov his house, and d'a'
set up Dizziness on his stock in trade. % ss2sl
|, They lay au egg about the SHE ovs a'
marrow fat p. and hatch out at least half aai
a dozen children at setting = 1901 siai 70
/ young rem is the funniest little pack 'iaE
age | ever done up; they amt very much go'q
bigger and look very much like SMALL 's
sized semi-colon. ~ 70 aoo-i4m99 od' as7ss
Rens are long lived, but # they should 'f@
!, live tew be as old as Methuseler, they 'asv
wouldn't be as big asa butter.nut. 'aai y'sm'
They live on the bug and worm family ,aDqa
and spend their winters South io"i'sit 'soa 81
They are 50 profitable to eat--I would s.4
as soon dress bundle bee; one ren pot. qrl'
pie would use up the whole breed. ta7so8 7'sh'
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