Telegram-herald., 1889-06-17

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god aaany chleksns oGe falls 4nd sagPosins
thai they vera icing carried N BY foxes
ST. tr4s fsr hsyn4rd. TIE morning after
sstting the trsg went olt " -so2 for II, -nd
It 49, aoNnsrs ~ be seea IL h4d been
chained - q snaiI ssaxe ia t1e grogEd, aad
TIE stake ~ss also l2lss4nz
Believing that the f01, although Its Gun
ning h4d net saved Il fFoa the trap, tad
besa smart enough % pun Up tne stake IN
sols ~sy, aud tn.n make OF with trap,
chain, STAKE and all, maize pretty thor
oagh search Ia the woods around about
there, Dat couId uOI I'D any trace " Tex oc
GlisslnS property.
"As / s4s returning home | heard a
great cOmm0t!on among blk dock ofcrows
la the woods quarter Of mile up ths
mountain The eroWs we're c2wing IN such
caF,Cus chorus that their cries could have
been heard for a mile The birds were
circhng around the tree tops la one par
rculsr spot, aud frequently a number of
them would dart sici0uslg down through the
trees toward tas ground 1 was curious u
know what could De- causing this unusual
proceeding among tne crows, for they are
birds that do not fool their time away for
nothing. walked up the mountain, and as
1 approached the spot where the crow err
Gus WAS going On, tho tumult among tho
crows Increased When l arrived within
easy gunsh0t OF the spot the flock withdrew
% more distant part Of the woods and
enattered Ia way that left no doubt II
their having been intensely disturbed by
some unpleasant experience.
Il walked on, and had taken but a few
steps when ! heard q sound Is Of chain
beng dragged along on the ground, and in
stantly concluded that Il was the chain OF
my missing trap. 1 momentarlly expected
10 see the FOX, ham pered by the trap on his
lee come into sight, believing that he had
been attacked by the crows, VINO had dis
covered him IN hls crippled condition I'm
agias my surprise, then, when, Instead OF
the fox making his appearance, an enOr-
nous bald eagle strItted out from behind u
biz tree. dragging the trap, chain and stake
The Jaws Of the trap were fastened Oh one
Leg of the great bird
Il bad with me an ordinary shotgun,
with which I bad expected 10 Kill the fox
II I found It in my trap. When The eagle
saw me- 10 rose with great difficulty from
the ground, owing 20 the log, aud few to-
ward tho top OF a tall, dead tree l fired
a. 10. The charge hit the eagle in one Of is
wings and brought the bird 10 the ground.
ne sdElt Na1 SlCn "a SpttuQiu
that resolved 10 capture IL alive. | ap-
preached % with no thought Of having any
difficulty in accomplishing my purpose in
the handicapped and crippled condition Of
the bird. but found that didn't know as
much about bald eagles as thought 1 did,
for a spite OF the crippled wing aud the
burden OF the trap and chain, the eagle
rushed upon me and attacked me with
such fury tnat L turned and fed from the
woods
at the edge % the woods | stopped, and
az first thought l would 90 back aud shoot
the eagle, but my desire 70 have 10 alive was
50 strong that determined 20 make every
effort % capture u. hurried home aud got
a stout rope and an empty feed bag On my
WAY back 20 tho woods 1 noticed that the
crows which had first attracted my atten-
tion % the spot were lowering over the place
whore had He'd from the maddened eagle,
and from their peculiar cries and frantic
actions inferred that something Of moment
- them had occurred. l found that such
was indeed the case. The crows knowing.
by the wonderful instinct they possess, that
the eagle was wounded and crippled and,
hating they do al large birds, had
swooped down on the eagle and attacked II
Ia its disabled condition. The attack had
been disastrous 20 the crows, for when
reached the spot five OF the sable assailants
lay dead near their en- ragged foe, and several
others were dragging themselves away 70 es-