Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-18

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discoveEin almost ythinE noWn-
days.
Farmer 10Ilsy stroked tie cat &c
was 8 very guilele. tsndex,heagks
man. Ik must hare been . very mean
kind 81 crow "a have pulled his corn,
when he lad gone away ID the Four
Days Meetin' Is . delegate. Too.
After the bluehirds came the robins !:
after the robins, the martins after the
martins. the orioles, and then i Wna
planting time.
One day, when Farmer ToIIey was
industriously dropping corn and r.
ioicin9 ii The sunshine, : black shadow
swept ACROSS the row, like q partial
eclipse, and his feet Were arrested b.
familiar voice
ssCaw cav cav
ssYou black wretch T said Farmer
Tolley. sri FIX you You 20 along
with your cav cav Gavin Wait
till get up my scientific sOnre-crow /
That will make your eyes stick out.
Y0u won't do a. We did last year. when
set up ny straw man. Kept a-c0min'
little nearer, and little nearer, and 3
little nearer, and finally, one damp day
you dropped down and lie upon his
head. But I've got W this year |
There's nothin' that's hike science
The peach-boughs REDEEMED With
blossoms, the pear trees became white
Is snow. Then the orchard burst into
bloom, like hills Of roses. There were
burning bushes in al The roadsides and
pastures. Then planting time was over.
The bobolinks came, and the tender
blades Of corn began to form geo
metrical lines in the brown fields.
Just at this time, when there we're
damask mornings, and dewdrOps on
every leaf and blade Of grass, and the
clover was incense, and the roses were
filing, as cups with wine, wonder ap-
peared in Bonneville, such as the
oldest inhabitant had never seen.
To was in Farmer Tolley's corn-fieId.
In the middle Of the said field there
was rock. It was ON this rock that
the wonder appeared.
Ik consisted Of o figure of man. or
rather Of D giant, as though one Of the
champions of the aboriginal races had
come back to behold the advances that
science was making IN the world. The
efigy held III its hand tall pole. and on
the top Of the pole was an open um-
brella.
The farmer had set up this efigy one
day at nightfall; Il was on the evening
Of the first day that he discovered that
his corn was beginning to break through
bills.
On the morning after this gigantic ap-
partition was made to lift It's umbrella
thus high in the air, Farmer TolIey rose
1~,G A<&-,k~ 1,sc ...stT-s.. :, -..sg-
went out to milk his four thrifty cows.
But the thought Of his scarecrow, con.
structed after Prof. Solomon's plan, so
excited his curiosity, that he put down
his pals, and walked briskly toward the
corn-feld. He sat down there under .
tree by the wall, and viewed with salts
faction and amazement the creation Of
his own hands which doomed above the
sprouting field under the protecting UNI
brella.
The crow was also up early.
From the far-of pine-tops in the mac
cessible bogs, there came an exclama-
ton Of wonder.
"Cawl cav / cav |" with Tapping
OF glossy wings.
'Haw haw haw I" said the farmer,
slapping his hands on his knees; $50
you see 10, do YEP / can take little
rest after plantin' time this year, thanks
to Prof. Solomon. Haw haw haw |"
When the neighbors saw the appari-
ton they, also. as well as the crows,
were greatly surprised. They stopped
BY the bars to look at IL. Horses saw 10
from the road and were frightened. The
selectmen met and talked about IL. Was
it safe It might cause 3 skittish horse
to run, or take the senses away from
some nervous woman or child.
The aaQaciOus farmers corn came MP
well, and reioiced In the sunshine OF the
glowing days. The farmer surveyed it
with pride. and the crow with envy
from afar of. When the nl-omened
bird hew over that field he few high,
Is though, seized by . better inspira-
ton, he was ascending toward the sun.
a third or fourth morning after the
giant with the lofty umbrella had been
placed upon the rock. Farmer TOlley
again visited his field. The crow, also,
had made short excursion in that d.
rection, and was contemplating the
giant from q tree on the edge Of the
swamp.
'sCaMl cav cav |" he called, 90 he
cav the farmer crawling through the
bars Of the promising field.
You don't say so r said the farmer.
Got along as far as you dare to. haven't
yea You see Il, don't yeg How that
corn Ia comm up
The next morning brought 10 the
farmer further surprise. On going 20
the field, he found that the crow had ar
~so,c &l,.,o. 4.ssfr.wr H.. 81 49, $500.