New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-11
rur dNTics or A TAME cRow


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A matt ui tame crows, that became almost fhniiV
pn's have nn"ricd a afcs, deal Of amusement 10
hMlly IN n nrlglhoilhg town, ihhen nun we Ms,
before they were able 10 W. ,hey es',.u ,n., nas'
and grew ~ e anoal 10 tame ~ Tho domestic poitf
ihe, were taken Tram tho neat, probably about INC
iOth ot 9Th o June aud have now attained t'n nfn ~
miiprowD crows tine marked Trait ~ character, maj
began 10 be developed piei, early b'' has grown WIN
their a,owlh aud slreng henad WIN the'i strength, 20
dispoaou ~ misohci, tina 81 the w" has 'T"h from
the frat, much more tame aud familiar Than The other
"Jack a. the family pet IL called, has developed mo
THE, ing aud msohie,ous traits OF MI 'he CROW ,ipo
Ie will enter ut an open window and steal whatever
he can carry on particularly II u shines OF gtrrs Ia
this way he got of with u young ladys gold thimp,e,
which has been hidden where u Is moi nhely 70 40
found again aud he near getting on WIN nhys
watch which was rescued just in time aiier he had GOT
il out of doors Warned by experience the an'iy nave
keep the Windows shut If they leave any roH" ,or
the time lnguarded. One day recently Jack was
caught tearing of the wallpaper, of which he had al
ready stripped off nearly yard. day or two SINCE
he seen in the act of trying to III ana cary on
rubber door-mat, wicb, however, proved a h'iie 100
he avy for him. 80, - I'll.
The tendency Of both was to hide the things
they had stolen These they would so deity conceal
and in such queer places, that there seemed little nope
of getting back anything after the crows had once maze
of with it, Jack. having hidden some s'oen article
very carefully under little heap of leaves at the foot
of free flew away apparently well satisfied win mat
particular piece of work He had been watched, ana IN
his absence The stolen property was feco,eic' nu .c
leaves replaced as he had lett them When he came
back he went to that spot and cautiously examined the
Al. inn
situation-cir,;f TiaI snfc of astonshnenf
MS n,>S, nv oN'' l;nn lis head ON one side he
ana pcwiucIhcn,'; anS,,o ,noJ. then he rcex
SURVEYED inc Tc"hr III nro,er,v had beon Ind
aiheu 'n' sPu' III rd or t,rn md took care
Ich 'nch ne W''.' Wv g., ,r,,,u,,,os onn.rcutIv
Iui survey vi NV ~ "' ~, - rL, 1roo Having
to make sure that ne iau 9ot u'' 'sn' 'ieo. J
satisfied himself on inns point am on'u ' - LII
himself that the plnhdcr was no ,oh.'' VIII " .,
hidden it, he stood for s'ine tiie, III I'm appaeh, sun
of deep bcwidernl'hI, OF KIM VI cio"I-,'S
head had frequently till'd III hho"inE WY ,; ali
side Al last he gave u up n'ie al cNail'a,,u" o.,
around the tree and then tit 'he mate hnaN' ~
c0nundrnIn that was evidently 700 "oep ior nun. Nv,
is knowing fowl. and. like his elm COUSIN tnc raven
celebrated by Edgar Poe. he KNOWS now 10 CONF anu
knock gently on the window pane when he want, W
get into the house. DE Knows. 100 li't ABOUT nov
much water is he provided Tor lis bath Tor he IL
very regular and punc:ual about taking MS morning
bat H. and after his mistress has come ont Win one
pitcher of water ard poured II into 'hc pan JaSh
always waits for the arri' al OF tho scconn ptchefIuh
Then lac Jumps in and has q Jolly time oil II, hopping
and Tapping about in the water till he gets wet as
drowned rat when he gets oh. dripping and bedrag
ecd object to some spot where he can dry hlm
self in the sun.
The crows finally becoming through h"H ''H'N"E