The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-28
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ground. while the other hung in til
!. air directly over the doe. If she a
tackled the one in the air. the othe
was to try and get the young one. an
not succeeding. was to tempt tn
mother to follow it, leaving she faw
b exposed to the attacks Of the on
above. These alternating attack
were kept up until both were wei
tired. or the doe successfully strucl
one OF them. when they would retrea
to regain their breath or straightel
} out their dishevelei feathers. Ho,
long they had been contending was. O
course. only conf ecture. but all O
them looked well tired out.
well. Lieutenant" said the guide
after the first battle had ended witt
the does success, 1--WE might just a
we'll rope in that small tod for it,
just a mere matter o time when then
birds will get it if they'v ve made VI
their mind to have it for breakfast
So we trotted carefully over to the
nearest ridge, and from there. in q
short sharp dash, soon had the little tod
in our possession, but must confess il
was somewhat at the expense Of my
better feelings, for the mother had
made most heroic defence So far. al.
though the guide continued to insist
that to leave it was to leave 1t to the
eagles and not to its mother, and he
knew the habits Of the beasts and birds
OF the plains unusually well.
The doe eagerly watched our pro.
ceedings from the top of ridge neal
by. offering . splendid sight at about
a hundred and fifty yards distance.
but would not allow the guide or my.
self to take advantage of an opportu.
nifty prompted by such feelings In
few minutes she trotted away, and
really believe she was glad that the
eagles, at least. had not been the cap.
tors.
The little fawn got tame very fast,
and by the time he had been fed once
or twice he became friendly with all.
and especially so attached to the sol.
dier who fed him that he was allowed
to sleep with him, curling upon the
blanket near by. and licking his pro.
tector's hand whenever he patted him
on the head
While returning home during the
next two days we didsnot contine the
little fellow in the crate, but allowed
him to curl up on the clothing and
bedding in one of the wagons and
sleep and rest as much as he wanted
to. During our rests-for cavalry Oh
the march go ahead one or two hours
and then rest for ten TO twenty min.
utes-we allowed him out of the
wagon, and he would 90 to any one
that attracted his attention. sucking
the mans thumb and bulting at it in
the most comical way. Even when
we put him down alongside
the wagon and he followed us, bleat.
ing piteously and evidently much
more fearful of losing us than he had
been of having us catch him day or
Two before. But we were so afraid
hat he would get kicked by some
irritable horse OF mule. and his cries
we're 90 plaintive, that we did not try
t but once.
When | got back to the post l took
lim to my own house to raise. named
lin JOKER and gave him to under.
tand that he must make himself al
lone. an assurance which he must
lave fully comprehended, as he cer-
ainly did make himself at ease at
nee, driving away all lones someness
With his tricks and mischief
For the first two or three weeks OF
is life he spent much of his time hid.
ng in the tall grass that grew under
row OF willows planted along a d itch
unning through my yard. Here it
'as almost impossible to find the little
camp, and so scurely did he hide that
nee Or twice l had given up the
earch, thinking he was lost, but if !
OF the milk bottle and held it aloft he '
'ould reveal himself.
He was very quick to learn tricks.
nd had him perform a number. the
eward for which was usually lump
sugar Ny house, or quarters.
) they are termed by army people.
ad wide porch In front nearly fifty
'et long Joker was very fond Of
Igar, and would do any thiny for |
mp or two. so l used to make him !
and upon his hind feet and walk the
hole length Of the porch for each
mp holding it three or four inches ,
ON his nose aud backing out AS he
alked forward. At first could only
ct him to rise up to get the sugar.
hen he learned to take step or two
'rward. and finally he would walk
lie whole length of the porch. From
lis rs start he soon learned a mum.
,r of other tricks. - Frederick
chWatka, in Harper's Young People.
A Chattanooga cabinetmaker hap. 4
'ned TO leave the door of his shop
pen for n few minutes, and pug. &
.cinus vpnuth RooL vo.,,..