St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-21

My feld-glasses soon verified hi
discovery and the object of the eagles
1t was the part of one to stay on the
ground. while the other hung in tn,
: air directly over the doe. If she at
tackled the one in the air, the Other
was to try and get the young one, ane
not succeeding, was to tempt tn,
mother to follow it. leaving the fawl
exposed to the attacks of the ont
above. These alternating attacks
were kept up until both were wei
tired, or the doe successfully struck
one OF them, when they would retrea
to regain their breath or straighter
out their disheveled feathers How
long they had been contending was. O.
course, only conf lecture, but all O
them looked well tired out.
"Well, Lieutenant" said the guide
after the first battle had ended will
The does success, 1--WE might just as
well rope in that small tod for its
just mere matter o. time when them
birds will get it if they've made W
their mind to have it for reakfast. ~
SO we trotted carefully over to the
nearest ridge. and from there in a
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 50 far, al.
though the guide continued to insist
that to leave it was to leave it to the
eagles and not to its mother and he
knew the habits of the beasts and birds
of the plains unusually we'll.
The doe eagerly watched our pro.
ceedings from the top of ridge near
by. offering a splendid sight at about
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 q
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
der 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 did not confine 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 or
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 go to any one
that attracted his attention. sucking
the man thumb and butting at it in
the most comical way. Even when
marching 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
that he would get kicked by some
irritable horse or mule. and his cries
were SO plaintive, that we did not try
it but once.
When | got back to the post took
him to my own house to raise, named
him JOKER and gave him to UNDER
stand that he must make himself at
home, an assurance which he must
have fully comprehended, as he GER
tainly did make himself at ease at
once. driving away all lonesomeness
with his tricks and mischief
For the first two or three weeks of
his life he spent much of his time hid
ing in the tall grass that grew under
a row Of willows planted along d itch
running through my yard. Here il
was almost impossible to find the little
scamp, and SO scurely did he hide that
once or twice I had given up the
search, thinking he was lost but if |
got the milk-bottle and held it aloft he
would reveal himself.
He was very quick to learn tricks,
and I had him perform number the
reward for which was usually lump |
Of sugar Ny house. or quarters.
IS they are termed by army people,
had wide porch in front nearly fifty /
'eet long. Joker was very fond OF
sugar. and would do any thiny for a
Jump or two. so I used to make him
stand upon his hind feet and walk the
whole length of the porch for each
Jump. holding it three or four inches
rom his nose and backing out as he
walked forward. At first could only
get him to rise up to get the sugar.
then he learned to take step or two
Onward. and finally he would walk
he whole length OF the porch. From
his as siart he soon learned num-
DER Of other tricks. - Frederick
SchydtkG, ia Harper's Yoang People.
"A Chattanooga cabinetmaker hap.
,ened to leave the door of his shop
pen for few minutes, and pug
lacious Plymouth Rock rooster
walked in. The fowl stepped up to a
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