Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-10

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From Our Young Folks.
MATCHING THE GROWS.

"cAw, car lyon don't say -" cao, Cav f'-What,
once morei
Seems to me I've heard mat observation before,
And wish you would time begin TO talk sense.
Come I've sat here about long enough on the fence,
And I'd like you to tell me In confidence what
Are your present intentions regarding this lott
Why don't you do something' or else 60 away
Cam Cau VDocs that mean that they'll 60 OF they IL
stayi
while I'm watching to learn what they're up TO, see
That for similar reasons they're Just watching me
That's right Nowbe brave and III show you some fun
Just light within twenty-nine yar6s Of my gun
I've hunted and hunted you all round the lot
Now YOU must come here, II you want to be shot
"ca,e, car eThere they 60 again Is MT 1t strange
How they always contrive to Keep just ont Of rengel
The scamps have been shot at so often they know
To a rod just how far the old shotgun will throw.
Now I've thought how IN serve en- tomorrow IN play
The game old Jack Haskell played with en- one day
His would MT catch en- his traps
And. Ia sphe Of the very best guns he could bring
To bear the subject the powder he spent,
And the tcrrlblest scarecrows his wits could invent
Loudclattering windmills and luttering flags,
straw-stufied old dodgers rugged out in his rags,
And looking quite lfeke IN tail.coat and cap,
Irvine stretched round the cornfed, suggesting trap
Spite Of all-and he did all that ever a man did
Then he built him an ambush right out in the field,
Where man could lie down at hs ease quite concealed
But though he kept watch in IL, dav after day,
And the thieves would light It when he away,
And tear up the corn all around Il, not
Did a crow young or old, show himself such O Ounce
As to come within hail while the old man was there,
For they are the cunningest fools declare
And, seeing him enter, they reasoned, no doubt
That he must be in there until he came out.
Then, one morning says he to yodug Jack, "Nov bet
I've got an dee that n do for EN- yet.
Go with me down into the corn-oi today
Then, whom I'm well placed in the ambush, III stay
While you shoulder your gun and march back 70 the barn
For there's this eetle notion crows never could larn
They can't count as I'll showyc" Aud show him he did
Young Haskell went home while old Haskell lay hid
And the crows education had been 10 neglected.
They so poor In dgures-they never suspected,
If two had come down, and one only went back
Then one must remain So, no sooner was Jack
Out Of sight than again TO the ned they docking
As thick as three rats in little boys stocking
They darkened the air and they blackened the ground
They came in a cloud to the windmill, and drowned
It's loudest eiaok-ciaek with q louder eno-caug
They liz on the ta-coat, and laughed at the straw
" BY time 3" says old Jack, now I've got yc" Bang
bang
Blazed bis short doubleshooter right into the gang
Then, picking the dead crows up out Of the dirt, he
Was pleased to perceive that he'd killed about thirty
Now that's Just the way I'll astonlsh the rascals
m set up an ambush, ,ikeold Mr.. HAskelrs,
Then sec II don't get a shot Yes I'll borrow
Another boy somewhere and try cm tomorrow
" cdip, oIr p'-You're as knowing u bird as know,
But there arc things little too deep for crow!
Just add one to one now, and what's the amount,
You're mighty cute creeturs but then you can't