Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-18

elarch a. S0ath Paris, uext Sanday amer.
n son. o.
OxroHD wis, DO know abou, part.
r,dg-sf' Askct the sad-syed Secretary of
ne Great OHfori Gau Cinh. A. he siroksd
h.s long grry mastAehe, Il know every.
thing Abou; then Partridges Are-rc-rc
birds Guunsrs with their dogs have hal
uua.aaiiy good sport 10 msrciiessly mar-
defiug the partrldges 10 oar WOOD, arli.
AMI pastures during al The October % this
FAIR sutsmn. and they are stln a. u. anil
TIE frosi Drowned siabhle. the garnsred
grain aslds and the plae frioged borders
o. the almost bare November wood. These
dns tabic-aifis. 81 closely related % our
dlm-siic pouitry. are very plenty In al
parts % Oxfort County this fail, notwith-
sianding The merclless slaughter b which
they are sub -eted bv alleged spar,smsn.
Bat this ooali not b. were IL no, fof The
wonderfally proiac character AMI habit.
OF this Zoe game bird. which 10 spite % al
u treatment 90 cont ienuy seeks The old
farms and The nslg lborhooi % hamsn
kind throughout he region OF - birth.
H1s profile % i every observing oouu,ry
isi knows n you have ever lived on =
farm and extended your observation Of The
partridge AMI 10 HABITS 80 Ear A. 10 nnd
tae artfaiiy hiddcn nest. concealed BY a
covering % grass 90 bashcs 10 some out
o.the-wsy place. BY The side % an old
brush-hcar. 90 in . tangled thlcke, BY The
= ie OF The old stone wall or wootsldr.
Sometimes 10 The woods themselves. you
wlu rcmemhcr the sensation a. bcholdlng
= whole nestful % eggs dozen. rs, u,
or even, 10 not few distances. two don.
ca In one nest Ia favorable year. more
than Que brood j. reared. The male birds
Ike oar common ROSTERS. are fall-blooiet
Mirmous. sni pot their mormonlsm 20
practical ssc by havlng al the wives they
can e., Indeed the partridge seems 10 be
= bird OF i,H moral. al road for Il ., al.
most certaln hat OF The nests % tso dof.
cn eggs. q portion OF The collection has
Deeu eoutrilated by some Ather mother
bird than The one who Is lncubAiing the
eggs when closely parsaei by the heat.
er.. pAr,ridscs oreu take refuge with The
harnyArd poultry with whom they mlugie
without Interference. aud 10 some OF The
mlre rural parts o. O;lsn,ld. locks Of
p,rtrligcs AMI hens are sometimes seen
fc,ding together 10 the most friendly man
n.r. Dii ever tell YOU abooi those frl-
/ iws who goi - eHhllefated on the pure,
invlgorailng country air about two weeks
ago that they mlstook r,ck Of hens be-
logging % Mcssrs. Loverin and Cotton Tor
pu,ridges and sho, every blessed one OF
them. roosters AMI al. before they found
sui their mistaken said the sad-eyed sec
r-tary a. he wiped bis eyeglasses. New
er did. heyi Well. never shall tell you,
Cor yoa would be Just dArned fool enough
q pat Il 10 the paper II should. | will
til y0a q true fox story. however. Foxes
yYu know are awful thick this fall. There
l. little short man 10 this village, who Is
mighty hanter upon the face Of the earth.
Tue foxes 10 their most secret oaverns.
n mble like q wind-stirred leaf In autumn,
when they hesr bis heavy boots a-stamPing
oa the hills. The foxes hate this man like
plz.n. The cunning animals found oct
r1ere be lived somehow, and last wedbes-
dy night they crawlcd 10 through the open
cellar window. pashed bis wiie's pies OF the
sielves and broke them al up, tipped over
her butter jar and paved the butter all
out into The dirt. drinked up all her milk,
ani done al the other mischief they could.
ABOUT midnight OF The same night the little
lort man heard a most unearthly howl
Ia sni yelplng from his dog. which Was
chained Ia The back yard. lie got up and
10 ,ked o1t Of the window. The noon Was
SHINING bright a. day. and hope 10 die II
there wasn't four solemn foxes sitting up
in a solemn little row. Just out OF reach OF
he DOG. waving thslr big bushy tails with
their fore paws right 10 the very face OF
that furious and frantic canine. The dog
lampei ana tugged and strained at his
chun; he howled and bArked aud yelped
AMI whlned, aud fairly fOamed a. the
moa,h In bis rag. and anguish and despairi
All there sat those four foxes. 30 near a.
10 actually brush bis head with the tips OF
,,.lr tails In ungusrded moments, and yet
10, FAR away As 10 be ou, Of all danger The
nttle short mAn got his guu, bat the foxes
heard him raise the window, and disap-
pearei like fash.