The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-10-24
CURIOUS BIRD STORIP,
How a Partridge Was Kir.,
Railroad Train. "
A Sparrow In a Thunder-Sf,r.-
hhent caused In ChurcI. D., ,,''''s.
ha"k-Friendship Bet,geeD 'sai
Rooster and a Dog.

Rooster and a Dog.
a few days since. writes +t,,-
tConn.) correspondent Of tho N--..,t,-.t
sun, partridge that was c1s,-;- lg's
air in swift flight across a b-asr. be
forest along the Air Line p,n--- 'ts
Wlndham County, performed az,
trick on an express train tr,. %.
tremely unfortunate for the rf-s a. Il,
four p. m. express train was +-fs. ne
coming into Pomfret villas-a go, 24
running At lightning spce3 rrI vas
partridge essayed TO cross ovc. .s.- --s
in front Of the locomotive. r., ,-s
bind and rushing engine were f-r, .-s
the legs Of an acute triangle % f...g
on the railroad line. but Tho -.,-.--s'E
underestimHted the speed OF ,fe -'s
which reached the apex "a sg..r7 s-
vance. Tho heavy bird s--acl, 49, a.
press car, in which sam Diy.--,- T.
pressman, was sorting over f-es-F. =
went through window in tho ~. 5'. -'.
with the momeutuE Jf a solid .r.. y.
swiftly it sped l. cut clean o. %
hole in the large window pane al. ,.-.--.,
as II the instantanC1us iof had a.!
done with q diamond. Srrfr,.-1
glass fell in a iingling shove u
whole length OF the car. and a.
Strengthened himsesf from his ~ --
dumb amazemeut the bird fell d. =
his feet, q BASS Of feathers and b-1,.''
bones Sam had bFoiled pa-cr.5,a -
supper that evening, and 20 save 49,,
the expense Of the broken vinsrT- ~
made oath before the railroad sr-s..-
tsndent that the wild bird. uo- ha ~.
the author of the mischief
In the memorable thunder-sto-r,s r--.
week, while the whole arm,-,I-.
seemed to be shot through unceasfT---
with zigzag lances Of liuh--t-- No..
timid little birds sought refuge t-1r ~
frightful uproar wherever u sheI..--,
fered itself. On one dark Afternoon -.
telegraph operators rattling avav al.
keys in the Western Union Office in "
Haven suddenly heard q rus,ling ava.
head, and glancing about saw srg----
which, having come in through she n-s-
window, was swiftly skimmiug abag.-l-
high-Cciled room. Then came --a..
crash of thunder, jarring heavily .-se.
the foundations Of the building. and -ls
little bird with = frightened ..peegr ar..
tered down on the soundcr al " ]
Sheehan's desk. Mr.. SAeehan pie,ss
up the sparrow and held It IN his hand
until the fury sf the tempest had ,.-a
what abated, then took il 20 the ufu5sv
and released it. But the bird would ma,
90 out into the storm, and after Lt-.-,N
ing on the window ledge Tor an iu.rs-.
returned % the operator, cli1zbsng on 55.
shoulder and nesting against Lis face
klnaIIy he threw the sparrow fur OIL. q.
doors and hastily shut the window. b..
1t came back and pecked - tho w.Rd.r.
panes-
On another evening D Big night LAW.
Gew into tLe GeTulaz LutheEs1 Cn.rea
in Nov Haven TEile Prof J. Z WIFI
tecker, OF BochcsJer, WAS Ie-cluscg OF
The Follies and Fotbles Of Modem
Life and fOr fftoeB F1lzEQs e1cxe
ment roigned. 4 BsEht hawk is blS1.
Gsrtng creature IN "a Eight. and as the
wide-wingeG bird dErted back and forth
in the Sanctuary n great sweeps and
circles just above the audience, its spot.
ted pinions cleaning specyer-lIke as il
hUmmCd through the Llr, women
screamed and darted about the pcws. and
finally tho lecturer had 70 stop talking
for fifteen minutes. Every 01c rzs
afraid OF the bird, FOR as It skinned
along tho gallery front and shot among
the heads OF the people, once passing So
close TO the face OF Prof. Wll-ueke- j;
fairly took the words Of his tex. 5-. o.,
l. - 9 D.. q.
rocket, ana il seemed II must 20 Sian
bang into somebody or something in is
dizzy turns Once q wise man shouted.
Catch that birdr' and the profound ai-
vice set the congregation - Laughing.
Finally the hawk, in a random dash, o.
cidentally secuted through . wIud5R
and then the lecture went or again.
At Rockville "a rooster and a dog have
become fast friends For a week the
bird had been beset by q fierce cock,
both being members Of the same flock
and the two roosters fought almost con.
stantly not far from the dogs kennel
Finally. tho weaker bird, sick and
friendles5, having been completely
knocked out in the ring, fed into --e
dogs kennel to escape its blood-ll-s.g
foo, and, dropping in the straw, made
eloquent signs, ss II asking protection
and shelter. Carlo undoubtedly Lad
watched the combat between the birds
with an Intelligent and Eymparheat
eye, for not only did he permit tza
wounded rooster 10 tsrry in his house
but when the other bird ATTEMPTED %
enter the kennel 10 glat It's fury tlr,ae'
he arose threateHinEly, Erowied, and
just looked at tho viHdictiyc purs-e'
once, and that bird evidently made -T
its mind that the time for discretion
had ceme. He went away sl-lcl-g
Since then the wounded rooster has
dwelt with the dog, and tho two ~
mates Of the kennel seem % be w-rr--.
attached 70 each other. II any rooster
challenges 10 mortal combat are iN'
warded To his friend the dog attends 2
them promptly; so the other harn-Ta7l
fowls have concluded that IL won't DO o.
all 10 monkey any more with --e 7o>-'
ter that lives in q konu0l