The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-05-25

teach him to talk, but he was a poor sehol.
ar, and could not even learn to pronounce
his own name.
Still we loved him and continued "a
take his part against his enemies.
Papa had never said much, one way ar
the other, about Jack, though he was NOT
very fayorably disposed toward the race
Of crows. But when the spring planting
was done, he took sides with the OPPOSE
ton.
IF your tam thief pulls up my corn.
I'll shoot him, " he declare I.
'lf he troubles the young chickens, he'll
have to 60, " said mamma.
''lf he polls my garden I'll wiring his
neck, " asserted grandma.
And, as may be imagined, we suffered
considerable anxiety about Ii pet.
One day we were eating dinner, while
Jack sat perched OIL the pOst-Oak near thu
door.
Suddenly a terrible cOmmotion occurred
in the Chicken-yard caused by a hawk
which had swOoped down and seized 4
young chicken.
The hen-mOther, however, attacked the
marauder so furiOuSly That 1t was unable
to carry off its prey Immediately, and be-
fore papa could Sieze his gun and reach
the scene Of the o nHict, JacI-a-Dandy had
flown to the hens assistance.
He attacked the hawk so desperately
that it dropped its prey, and a terrible
combat enSued, in viii h Jack came of
the victor. But rot satisfied with this,
he pursued the flying enemy a long dis
lance, attacking him sharply when oecas-
in O%ered.
You may be sure we had a great many
y,rnisoy opH q cY,pnt,Tnn,,. Ifn,,,, $500
f~avOrite, on his return.
Hawks had tor ytarS been a great pest
10 poultry raising. and even mamma es-
poused Jacks cause after his successful
battle with a raG aciOus foe.
And dur ng Jacks life not another
chicken was mOieSied by the hawks, as he
kept a vigliant watch, and attacked every
one that dared to venture near the prem
Uses.
He even 81 tie good will Of papa, BY
keeping rigldly alo,f from tie cOrn-fleId;
but grandma was still fearful lest he
might do som damage to the garden.
she was very careful of her early yege-
tables, and the garden spot was paled in.
to keep the chickens and rabbits from
making ~depredatlons on the early lettuce,
peas and cabbages.
But no fence would keep Jack out.
Like the wind, he went wherever he
llseth,"
Much to our r lief, however, he did not
offer to modest the vegetables, but did
good service in picking Up the insects and
cut-wOrms, which are usually such a rest
about a garden,
When he fell to G~evouring the SQUASH
bugs, who were sapp.ng the life Of the
Boston Marrow, " grandma's last preju-
dice was 0 ercome, and she declared
that Jack was worth in his weight in
gold.
After that she never went to the garden
without calling Jack, who would give an
answering 'caw!" and hop graYely after
her, or perez on her shoulder with all the
confidence of a privileged fayorite.
AS long as he lived, Jask continued 70
grow in the good opinion Of the house,
hold. But alas he could not live forever.
One day he sat dropping n his perch,
and refused TO be enticed away from it.
He even declined the plump crickets Fred
offered him in hope5 OF tempting his
appetite.
The next morning he was found Cead
under his perch. He was mourned sin
ce ely by the whole family, from grand
ma down, and We buried Linn with great
ceremony under his fayorite pest-oak.
Tom sodded the grave, Josie planted q
mourning bride'' over 1t, and Fred put
up d single for a headstcne, with this
verse ON it, which we al thought very
beautiful:
s.Handy-spandy, Jack-a-Dandy
Loves plum.cake and sugar candy
Golden Days.