New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-09
81 UTTHSTINDS TEMPTATION.
WISDOM OF A TAME oRcw-RNrs RIDE ON \
DOGS BACK.


Scranton Penn. March 2 fSpcciaD.One OF several
interesting pets owned by Herman Graves sprins
Brook woodsman is a tame crow named 81 lie VIII
be two years old next June. Mr. Gravess boys cap
tured II from nest before he old enough 10 N.Y.
and for twenty months the crow has been perfectly
at home ard made lots Of fun around the premises.
wild crows have tried time and again To enticc 81
from his comfortable surroundings. but he has stuck
to his capors through thick and Thin for they nave
always treated and fed him well. once he saied
away and remained absent three days, but just ~
tie children were beginning to mourn for him as
dead pet. he flew back again. and such cawing ana
futering as he went through to express his Joy az
being home once more Mr.. Graves declared nc had
never seem The children like the cunning black bird
because he is tricky and miscievous, ana althougn
he often cuts up capers around the house ana vexes
Mrs. Graves by hooking spools Of thread and sticking
nj, bill into pans Of MILK the youngsters laugh AZ
every funny and provoking thing he does.
Any stranger can win sis affection by feeding him
with something that he IS fond OF. Last summer an
amateur trout fisherman from Trenton stayed at Dir.
Graves house for few days. lie had never seen
a tame crow before and he took great notion TO
ri from the start. He fed the bird generously the
first night he there, but he was sorry for 10
before he left for 81 followed him wherever he went.
II he took walk before breakfast, II tagged after
him. went to the spring for pail of water, 81
vas AZ his heels. When lie at the table, ii came
and porohcd on the back Of his chair. When no
started for the trout stream II flew after him. aised
on fence stakes. trees and stumps. and kept right
along with him. While the fisherman was whipping
the stream II amused himself by flying from one tree
top another, keeping eye OK the angler all the
time. lie licked wild during the day. and
toward cvcndown he followed the fisherman back To
tie house. After while the man declared that ri
was nuisance to hin, and after that Mr.. Graves
prt the crow in coop and kept him there until tho
fisherman had had time to reach the stream.
Mrs. Graves has pair Of full crown yet
usually small bantams rooster and hen. She
cal, the hen Nen and the rooster Ned. ana she
La, tanned and trained them 50 well that they do
whatever she tells them 10 do. Whenever the little
len wants to ay she trot, right into the house. If
thc door j, open; and if it isn't she futters up.
allsits on the wndowsi and flaps her wings against
The pane, until some one let, her in. Mrs. Graves
las Taught Sell to lay in little wire nest, lined with
wool. and the moment the hen enters the room.
Mrs Graves PLACES the nest in corner and Nell
steps inio It very carefully and nestles down until
she looks as co>cy possible With her head and
tail sticking over the rim OF the nest, Nell makes
sa.n Il ,or.icaI appearance tntt the children fairly
noise AID after she has there for a few min
ute,. she steps out. walks slowly toward the door
and ca,I,, with ~ much apparent satisfaction as
men five times her size. ~ the nest. she has
dropped cg- not quite a large as that Of robin
w., OH the nest and a. she begins TO cackle
Aa marches up to tie nest, peeps INTO
he w., as proud and big Bird as ever lived. Then
he Joins Ms faithful little vie and saws pieaInsne
back. scratches his head moment and then holds nes
the ror ~ this. Ned HES up. al-llts on the finger:
~, INNS down and .camnsrs after Ne again. and
the two cunning chickens march over u thc Dtsyaiu
and miusle WIKI the larger fowl, HI. -. Aha.
\ scranton boy has a lot of tam" white rats tna'
afford him and the family good deal Of amusement.
The dog and eats have been taught not 70 harnl inc
rats ard often when the do, j. lying on the noor inc
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