The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-12-10

tender years on the edge Of the crowd,
'does this fool think we can scratch
for grub without a fold to scratch in. :
or build nest without limb to build
it on?"
II was just about to speak OF that"
Fassett went on. 81 was going to ask.
What more do you want than trees and
felds?"
what's so; that's all we want" said
some one in the flock.
SWELL, there are plenty Of trees and
fields-a good many more than enough
for all the crows that have ever lived
since the food" said Fassett.
''Maybe so, interrupted an intelligent
looking crow, "but they're too far away
and in bad climate. Some of our folks
emigrated there last year and had to
come back"
II don't mean away off there" Fas'
sett replied. II mean right here This
forest is full of trees in which there
isn't single crows nest, and on each
side of it there are cornfelds full OF
worms in which you won't find more
than one small flock of crows Why
don't you 60 to work scratching in these
fields and building nests in these trees?"
1--WE can't pay the remit" was the re-
ply in chorus.
"Why should you pay rent9 Haven't
you az much right to scratch in these
fields and build nests in these trees 40
any other crow"
II
Every crow was thinking. The quiet
was broken by voice from above: "Agi-
tator! Socialist! Com-mese-nist! Rob.
Der! Thiefv' it croaked.
Qui looked up and saw an angry crow,
whose feathers were tipped with red.
THAT'S Roger Rocks chaplain" said
! Outs chum under his breath.
Just then there was great croaking
among the flock at the appearance
OF another crow with red-tipped wings.
To him the whole situation was ex-
planned, and turning to Out he said:
.'My friend, believe you are right.
There are plenty OF trees and plenty OF
corn fields here, and no crow need be
hungry or without a nest But some OF
these crows with the devil in them have
called these trees and cornflelds theirs,
and the police keep other crows of, and
SO most Of our crows have to work for
other crows for almost nothing or starve.
It's q shame and sin, and II our I'M
poverished crows knew their rights they
would stopit"
"But, Father Caw," one OF the crows
asked, you would pay Roger Rock, and
Jim Grow, and the rest of the crows that
own fields and trees. wouldn't your
IF could" said Father Cav indig.
nantly, II would conflscate every field
and tree without one barleycorn Of COM
pensation to their miscallcd owners.
The anger of Roger Rocks chaplain
when he heard this was beyond descrip-
ton.
well see about that, you villaini
: we'll see about that he fairly shrieked
as he few away Pretty soon he re-
turned with crow whose breast was
covered with red, followed by flock after
flock, an immense throng OF crows, all
! croaking and screaming, They want to
rob us!" "Call the police!" xiii the an.
: archists!'' Society is in danger! "Com'
= mew-nists" and so on.
The crow with the red breast was very
! mild of manner toward Father Cav
.sSuch sentiments as Roger Rock chap
lain reports to me are unworthy OF you
Father Caw," he said "rhere must b.
mistake. Surely you would not taxi
away crows property and let any othe
" crow use 1t. Think OF the labor that ha
been spent in building crows nests il
s. these trees and in gathering grub Of dit
:, ferent kinds. It would be robbery t
n. take these away from their owners with
y out pay"
K 81 did not say that, your redness,
IN replied Father Cav, humbly. i said
lg would take away the trees and fields an
H. let all crows use them to scratch "a
10 grub and build nests.
lg '.But 1t is the same thing" his ret
ness responded. 'sNo crow woul
!, scratch for worms ii he didn't own th
so field, nor build nests II he didn't ov
w the tree"
eyes, he would" Qui interrupte,
%. "My boss didn't own the field; he onl
60 hired it, and not one Of his flock had N
10 interest in it," Il
10 His redness glanced superciliously
Out, and Roger Rocks chaplain o
at claimed, ''What impudence!" at the san
MS time twisting his neck first one way al
then the other for the approval of Il
~ crowd.
When the excitement caused by GU
ss' interruption had subsidized, Father Ca
20 said:
na- "Your redness it is not necessary
own forest of trees for the purpose
building nests in one. See all the
TO- empty trees, and see these poor crt
lures without nests! Nor is it necessa
oW to own whole corn-feld in order
TEL scratch for grub. See all the corn.fel
ne in our region-bow few crows are allc
ieS ed to scratch in them--and see ths
famishcd crows! 1t is one thing to o
ON the grub you scratch, and another
own the field in which you find the gr'
re- It is one thing to own the nest J
build and another to own the tree
oe' which you build it, or worse, to o
empty trees in which you allow no
III er crow to build. Crows make nests
scratch for grub, but crows neither Mi
sno trees nor plant grnb!'
TO BE CONTINUED.
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