Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-02
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when the old bird was away, and be
gan to break one of the eggs. just
then the mother bird came back, ard
fierce battle began. The snake
tried to sting her with his fangs
but she kept away from his mouth.
She flew at the back of his bead and
struck him a sharp blow with her
bill. She pecked cut one of his eyes,
and then he ran down the tree and
tried to hide himself in the grass.
But the bird followed him, caught
him by the back of mis- head, and
pecked him till he died. Then she
went back to her eggs, o happy bifd.
One day Robbie went into his
motner's room. No one was there,
so ne thought he would look around.
lie opened all the drawers, hepeep-
ed into all the boxes. In one box
he found mothers best hat. He put
it On aad looked in the glass. He
thought il would look better without
Tie stlings, so he pulled them off.
Then nc squeezed it up to make it
look like a hat, Then he put it back
il the box and forgot all about it.
The next day, when his mother went
10 pei on her bonnet, she found it
no, fit 20 be seen. She knew at once
WHO had done The mischief, and gave
master ROBBIE o lesson tnat he did
soon forget.
Among ,ne eggs that big black
aea Matched out was one that had
been laid by deck. Assoop as the
little ones could walk she took them
into ihe yard to find worms, seeds,
and crumbs. After awhile she took
them into the field near by, where
there was pond. When the duck
saw the water he ran into it and be-
GEN to swim. This made the chick
ems went to swim too. But the
mother hen screamed, and clucaed,
aud spread her wings to keep them
from gong into The wafer. Then
she tried to cell the duck ons. but he
would not come out until he had he'd
good swim. Every day after this
when the duck ran into the wafer
the old hen clncked, cad screamed,
and made such roise, that the fam
er iir 'iy took the duck away from
herand puthm with the otberducks
Then he conld swim rs much as he
liked.
Jact was tame monkey. One
day he went into the parlor and sew
what he thonght was another monkey
in the big looking-glass. At first ne
YVES afraid, and ran away from him.
Then de peeped at it around COM
er, and il peeped at him. Then he
weut towards it, and danced in front
OF it. The other monkey danced too.
Jack held out his hand TO shake
hands, AID The other monkey seemed
just IS willing TO make friends.
Jack grinned at it, and it grinned
back at Jack. Then Jack scowled
"a little, and so did the other he
'ooIed aogry, and the monkey in the
glass looked just as angry, and not
a bit aff,.id. This made Jack angry,
cod he ran to the fireplace for q
poker. The other monkey ran to
aooo her fireplace for another poker,
and both rushed towards each other
ready for fight. At that moment
Jacks master came in and took him
cway Another man also took the
oCher monkey away, and that was
tie last Jack saw OF him.
The first settlers in this country
wee often obliged to live IL strong
e Is, on account Of the savages Who
ptogled about the fields and woods
ready 10 kill orcapture all vino came
in theii way. One day Two little
girls slipped outside the gate and
\
ran down in hollow near the fort
to pick berries. They had noS been
| there long before sudden flash of
light made the olde1girl look up,and