The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-01-30


open, hiz head IL just about in the cen
ter ov hiz boldly; but they have ono
virtew came very near forgitting-
they make very still noise, atho they
havc more jaw than eny other crltter l
know ov.
These arc some ov the besvost fackts
i have been able tew gather about the
alligator.
The alligator seems TO be a second
edition ov the krokadile, made out ov
what wuz left.
! think the krokadile usually lays
eggs when they want Some more
krokadiles, but don't kno whether
think the alligator duz or don't, but IL
they DO, aud ever find tho nest, and
the old feller aint on tho nest, /
should't hesitate tew hatch out the eggs
myself--with lxlub.
This iz all know at present about
the alligator.
Il II
THE Rem
IL the smallest thing surrounded with
feathers. except the humming bird.
lie IL about the size ov q horse chess
mutt.
lie IS ov dark brown color. and
hi Ids hiz nest in not holes; out ov little
bits ov stix
Ho IL ~ gritty az mud pile, =. and
will fight hen turkey.
Rens are littlc pirates; have seen
them drive blu bird out ov hiz house,
and sctt up dizziness on hiz stock in
tiadc.
They lay an egg about the size ov a
marrow fat p, and hatch out least a
half dozen children at ut q setting.
A young ren W tho funniest little
package ever sec done upt they amt
much bigger, and look very much like
smollsized somicolon.
Reus ARC long lived, but if they shold
live tcw be ~ old AZ Methuscler, they
wouldn't he az bigg w butter mutt.
They liy on tho bug and worm family
and spend thor winter south.
They arc not pro(itabel to eat
would as soon dress bumblc bee, and
one rem potpie would use up the whole
breed.
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THE CROW.
Next to the monkey, the crow has the
most dcviltry to spare. They are born
very wild, but kan be tanned az easy
az the goat kan, but u tamo crow II
ak.ually wuss than Il sore thumb.
Iftharo IL emmy thing about the
house that they kant gIt into, it IL be-
cnuzo the thing amt big cnuf had
rather watch distrlllt skool than one
t0mo crow. Crows 1--we on what :hcy
kan steal, aud they will steal enny
thing that ant tied down.
The arc fond ov meat vittlcs, and are
the first tcw hold an inquest over q
departed horse, ora sull sheep. They
are fine bird tew hunt, but hard
one to kill; they kan see you 2 milcS
first, and vii llsmelI gun right through
tho side ov mountain.
They arc not songstirs, altho they
hav good voice to cultivate, but what
they do sing, they seem to undcrstand d
thoroughly; long praktiss has made
them perfekt.
The crow is q tufi bird, and kan
stand the heat like blacksmith, and
the cold like stone wall.
They bid their nest among iroc
and lay twice, and both eggs would
hatch out if they waz laid IN snow
bank there aint no such thing az
stopping young crow.
Crows are very lengthy, beleave
they live always, never knu one tc
die natural deth and don't beleavc
they kho how.
They are alwus tnn IN flesh, and arc
like an injan rubber shew, poor inside
aud out. =
ThOy are not considered fuo eating.
Rltho ! have read somewhere ov billed
crow, but still never heard ov the
same man, hankering for sum billed
crow times.
This cssa on the crow IS coppod
from natur, and if IT IL true, ant tew
blame for it, natur made the crow,
didn't, il had would hav made hel
more honest and,not quite so tuff.
X y x X x X
HENS,
leads me tow remark, in the first place
than thus far, they are q suckccss.
They are domestick, and occasional
ly are tuff,
This is owing tow their not being
billed often onuff IN their younger
daze; but the hen amt tew blame fol
this.
Billed hen II universally respoktod.
There IL a CRATE deal of ORIGINALITY
tew in the hcn-cXactlv how much