The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-31
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EATING CROW.
,u..Ip. Account unto. Of the Origin
~ A~uo Of the Term. .,, cou.

lgt W. Ils,s tSIl and massive, anu T W.
: CHM Ss. very aEgo ssd i pSs'SS however, 1aS
chef ailract oar 4, Vi that surrounded the
n.1,io s.A he 1SderbTsd in portions nhIi y
n'F GSRa!' ,n SIT'S game o'iT There ~ were ere
,o1 .. oI aH5 o,chsrd; and arbOrs ana d. te
EsE S sg such Of general IIPS sSSSs
anessi, anG RtossEsil. were charmed ., WIN
The wllu l,a Ian and anxious to penetrate
M inIo ! spot which gave SUCH P'ONA''' VI
e0 YEga nss1Dsktsils we're not the most tract
Lls ,i gaTTh They came from the step
P.sg.UII, Potter, Forest and ?.
S %ISant CnI,ntes- Esnd they obtained then
neg SESIcS chung to them during the
. Ds,' wal, through a fancy Of Col .3,la
s g.Da S S Of lhe Attic explorer, who
t hIaT their commander. He recra i6e,
M, g ,eriment in the early days o. i i9 'I'd
Inning an The day Of The arrival Of the
SSS.s,oItbs fall Of SUMTER from tne JACK
ID,oi,neb, who were famous matESmon D.
nov were all deer hunters, and as .
ii..iyyr, Non each man was furnished with
G .ss I'm ofs buck BY Colonel Kane, and
w [ss ~ thew ~ marched from Camp Curtin
s1ID ,S he bucktails in their caps i was q
wa VIII 10 .Iobt, Colonel Chas, J. BiddIe, Of
RpSiI,ieipbis, was made the Colonel, and
r rlL11 ksns. The LIeutensnt Colonel OF
N, Sv.J reerpiment-bOth men noted for their
. ,Sc atIennsted forms. Neither was
'rSI more than five feet high, and
,ssir combined weight was less than two
Iupdred and twenty pounds
II nav readily be guessed that these
,,Sisn had little respect for Virginia
,G.locfstv and the tent.poles had hardly
nj, Sellied 10 the ground before a noted
HI sider psned-well, Smith-Shouldered
n. daer.kilIer and started on little ex-
edition. Hc was a sergeant, and Of i'm
TeDse size, and went by the name OF
-TSe Bir Sergeant" He made a straight
m,rcb Ior Tie old Virginian's manor.
Nov, The old gentleman had many pets
,Sout The grounds, and among them a
nme crow Which he valued very highly.
lie Also had tame rabbits, doves, &c. The
erreant climbed the stone wal, and
jrcpped himself and his gun on the in
,ids Of fairgrounds, The first thing his
ave struck was the tame crow, who I'm.
c5ucenedly flew near him, and alighted
90 limb and began to cav at him. The
sergeant put bis rifle to his shoulder and
Hanged away, and Mr.. Crowcame futter-
inV the ground. The soldier reloaded
bis gun, leaned it against the wall, and
vent to get his game.
Instantly there came running from the
house, in . high state Of excitement, the
Old YirgihiSn, and when he saw that his
pei crow had been killed, bis rage had no
bounds. He rushed for the sergesnrs
gu1, and, swearing that he wouldn't have
Iiven the crow for the whole Yankee
army vowed thathe would blow the sol.
diefs brains out. With this he brought
The piece 10 q cock and glanced along the
barrel. The sergeant begged for his.liIe
and he Yirginian swore he would take it
The Yirginian finally thought Of q com,
pmnhe and with a look half between
anlRment and rage, told the sergeant
thst be must eat that raw crow. In vain
The other protested; the Virginian insisted
90 the price Of his adversary's life. So
tie sergeant pulled off feathers and began
bgg and eat.
How Do you like crow" Kissed The
Virginian through his teeth.
The only answer the other gave was To
beg 10 be let oil. He was sorry no had
shot The crow; didn't know that It was q
tame one, and he wouldn't do such o
thing again. Finally the old man took
The gun from its aimand toldthe sergeant
be needn't eat any more. Ills heart full
Of Joy, the soldier threw tue bifd,upor
The ground and said:
"Wtll, kin cat crow, but ! don't ljkt
H. = q. ii
The story might stop here il it was
only to show The QriginOl the phrase, buI
The rest Of its the best.
CHAPTER IL
The old Yirginian, after surveying hi
dead pet Tor an instant in a sorrowtu
manner, returned the gun and started fol
BIS mansion. The other quickly brought
AsEsce tOhs shoulder and called out:
Hold on there, Mister"
What doyou wantg" asked the other
Is 1e turned and behell a bead" draw
him.
crow" Wv VI '-'-
Theold man iumedand swore, and tor
aOcutin q frantic manner, saving he 5,
d-dilheivould, and that he didn'
want any ofthe young mans jokes. TIL
vSSKing Of the gun, and the assurance o,
Ns part Of the soldier thst he would Ger
! %nly put q ball through the old man
shoulder unless he complied with the de
Iana, induced the Virginian TO retrac
us Steps, Now" said the sergeant, /"
Santyou to eat the rest Of that Glow, spC
no nonsense" AD'
a., a punch Of the rifle on the shoulder @
:" ,aI "a man reused him to q quick sens
o. 81 as position, and picking up The Grow
q! Ne endeavored to blteit. he rtew nj,
as respiration stood upon his face, h
IEenoIed like a terrier, his mouth waleref
~ eys alled, he gagged, and it seemed
KY Su!scaI lmpoSsibility for him 10 touc,
U %T STOW. The sergeant, however, CON
P %,lea him 10 take o bite, and II was th
csrs Nv Nlu Ahe, LOT Ills DfeklliAI
s'o nS Up, Up 50 rapidly to protest againi
S SiOw mat the soldier relen,ed and toi
ail igSi1. ''"OuO'VS nuci
here would seem 10 be a,o,hor nr,re
pAee TO end this story, but there % T. N
@oIAer chapter. ' 70 OIL
m CHAPTER Ill.
i,d iae next day, the old ViNlplsp, sn,r
w gadeT tho indignities he had sn fare.
IN, SSt only having his pct crow S kiIle
v W. IOeing compelled TO eat portion of
, 'sS' . Tue headquarters Of the Buck,ai
, w. made J. complaint 10 the the DG Colon
oS S,ls ~ tae big sergeant. The Colonial
TSS,i stat an orderly for Sergeant SmIti
tSIs SsS iss!pp0Sing he must Is The persr
cSSs no To- He obCyed the summons snssN
SiSs a he pushed The door Of The. te