The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-25
A Wonderful Grow.

Rev. j. {. Fletcher of Indiana who 1, wei
| known IN Boston, and who is engaged in a
lecturlng tour in Indiana. contributes to the In
danapoll> journal the following account OF 4 re
| markable crow which he lately saw at kobomo, il
| Howard county:
| - After delivering my lecture during which
| DICK, outside of the high school, could be heard
| delivering another lecture on his own hook)
made more particular inquiries concerning the his
| tory and deeds of the learned crow of kokomo
| Col Richmond informed me that his father law
| MI. Kennedy, some two wears ago. when visit
| to his farm (ony short distance from kokomo
| perceived a young crow who had evidently prema
turely issued from the maternal nest high in the
| trees above. III h took pity on the gawlv iiedg
| ling and carried him home. He proved such a vo
| racious bird, and witha so constantly crying
like the horse-lcech's daughter Give give that
| Mr., Kennedy, to be rid of the crow rave him IL
his grandchildren, the son and daughter OF Col
Richmond
These three We're soon intimate pharmacies but
Dick becoming too familiar with the hail. or entry
OF the house he was frequently told in a very en-
phatc manner by Mrs. Richmond to walk ri ght
out OF this. This expression not lost upon
the bird, for one days visitor coming to the house
and finding the door open enteredt the hall without
| further ceremony when he >aluted by grui
voice III decided English Walk right out Of
this. And ever since that dav MANY Z tramp.
and many respectable citizen. has been ordered
by Dick from Col Rchmonds doorway. No pains
had been taken to educate Dick He is d genius,
and educated himself i'll many phrases, some much
more emphatic than agreeable. | took down from
40 less than four persons the phrases that Dick
had been heard repeatedly TO utter.
Each morning during term time he goes to
school aS regularly the children, and usually
goes to the room where Col Richmond's son and
daughter are If i'll the summer time, he enter
by the window. and perches upon the teacher 5
desk: 'ony this aud something more. for he sn,
veNS the assemblare With due gravity Is il On in
spechon. Very often his exclamation Is bad b,,,
and more rarely good boz.
During the colder months of the wear Dick spaS
himself on the window sill outside until satisfied
that all is right. and then in summer time. he
flies to pastures new. Let Inc say thar he seems
TO understand the school bell as well as the chil
dren, At recess he Is sure To come back, doubtless
attracted by the sound of merry voices. It is par
ticularly this time that he displays his love for
! mischief He has frequently been known 10 come
sWoopln4 down upon the play ground. and snatch
ing OFT the cap or the straw hat Of boy has gone
sailing off with it amid the shouts and clamor of
his unteathered play mates; and when at such
tunes receiving the oburgations Of the boys. he
Will retort by crying o6t TO them in the most !udi-
crous manner. very bad crows.
| am sorry to say that Dick is no, Gallant for
The scamp will sometimes fly off With the light bat
or bonnet Of little girl and alighting upon some
fence he Will deliberately dissoc this piece OF mil
linery III order that he NAV obtain the feathers Of
South American OF Aslatic birds which ilor.l the
bonnet. 1t -TleveS also to that Pick is
thief or to be more polite, is addicted to klcpto-
mania. for he has often been known to run along
a clothes line and steal all the smaller clothes
pins and the lighter articles like pocket handker-
chiefs and stockings
But Dick does not contine his mischief to chill
dren. He is great consumer of young chickens.
and Col Richmond tells me that he has seen Dick,
with malice pretense. watch a cat with the great
est patience until pussyS attention was directed
to something else. when suddenly his CORY inc maj
estv would seize the Tip Of taibys tail in his beak
giving the poor animal d severe nip. which would
cause terrific meow, upon which Dick would fly
to the branch OF tree near by and laugh in the
most side splitting manner
Dick | am forced 10 confess. Is somewhat pro
fame Not it is true, canY down lpaiedclons
on people. and comforting Il. ds III small letters
but he INDUCES Ill expressions such Is 70 Lord
III which it is evident that veneration and piptv
are not intended. Some of his tavortc cries he
has learned from the little Rici llloIidS when he
has heard them calling for their father or their
grandfather. Mr. Kennedy y Oh. pa, Of Oh.
grandpa Bnt they never gave him any instrue
uOn.
Dicks patriotic qualities are uunlistakablr Aud
what | am about to relate seem, almost ncrc,ibIe
but there are h'lndrcds OF persons III hukuno who
are ready to attest the truth of IT, During the late
presidential campaign Dick took an active part
and was black Republican of the deepest dive
Every time there was d Republican demonstration
he WAS on hand, flying around and shouting Hul
rah for HAYES. But when the great Democratic.
rally took place at kokomo my informant told Inc
that Dick hid away in the woodsheti- would moi
come torth-bnt constantly muttered bad boys
On the day after the election when the returns
were coming in, and hundreds OF people were
gathered at the telegraph Office Dick was there in
full force. and when he his political friends
Joyous he would shout at the top Of his voice.
'Hulrah for Hayes! II went early in the morn
ing to the telegraph office and was soon surround
ed by crowds, who were amused and astonshed
at Dicks vociteratiOls. ard BY his evident attempt
to make speeches"