St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-23

tor. cow
aestles n each protected corner d 4
old4sshioned xig-sae fencsi Yet sll
these arc under the ban-'tshiftlesas
Thanks - - tho gods Who sowUa thil
country - fall OF stones and tzees, that
the army OF farmers who have worried
the lad haven't succeeded In turning 1,
into the abomination Of desolatiou tAey
admire!
And nov. having relieved my mind,
I'll 80 on with tho blue jay hunt:
Tho next morning IL was, for rarity,
flne. I started up the wood road aheed
Of my guide. % that I might tako my
climb - castly - such . feat IL suscep.
tiblc OF. Passing through the hare
pasture. entered the outlying clumps
Of spruce which form tho advancc-euard
Of the forests on Grcylock. and horo my
leader overlook me, urging his fiery
steeds, With their empty sled. Now
horned beasts have had . certain terror
foe me- ever since IN exciting experience
With them in my childhood. stood TO
spectfully on ono side, prepared to hy
should the ''critters" local) show ma
licious intent On they came. looking
at mo sharply with wicked eyeA I
made road for . rush, whom, 10! they
turned from me, and dashed madly into
. spruce-tree. nearly upsetting them.
solves. and threatening to run away.
We were al afraid of each other.
Tho mortified drivcr apologisod for
their behavior ON tho ground that
they amt much used to seeing . lady
mp In tho wood lot" Igenercusly for
Gavo them, and then meekly followed
IN their footsteps. un up up toward
tho cloudA till we reached the blue Jay
aeighborhood Hero ws parted Ny
escort passed on still higher, and
seated myself to SEQ ct last my blue
jays r
Dead silence around me. Not . leaf
stirred; not bird pecped I began to
makes noise myself calls and imita-
lions (6eebls) OF bird-notes to arouse
their curiosity; blue jay Il . born In
vostigstoe. No sign Of heavens color
appeared exccpt in the patches Of sky
between tho leaves.
Other wood, dwellers came; . rose
breasted Grosbesk, with lovely rosy
shield, With much posturing and many
sharp 'clicks." essayed to flnd out what
manner Of trreverene intruder this
might b. Later his modest grsy-clad
Dpouse joined him They circled
around to Wow tho wonder ON all sidea
They exchanged dubious sounding
opinions. They wero as little used to
Deeing , lady" - the oxen. They
'lipped away, and in moment I heard
his rich cong from afar. i- ,-si'
No ono else paid tho slightest atten-
tloa to my coaxing. and I returned by
'ssy stages 70 tho spruces, whore he'd
he misfortune to arouse the suspicion |
y robin. Do you know what it Il to |
10 under robin surveillance? A neigh. |
where this bird considers him
'slf tho guardian Of tho peace las he
loes wherever his family Il plentiful) 10
10 10 b avoided like the plsgss By the
Dird student Lot but ono redbreast
ako Il into his obstinate little heed
hat you arc . suspicious character. and
y mounts tho nearest tree-thc very
op twig, In plain sight-and begins his
oud "Peep! peepi tut tut tut! Peepi
'eep! tut tut tutv' '-F t |
This 10 his tocsin Of war. and soon his
llios appear. and thcn-
Sean ~ aersA fron TIE east, fruo the sssss
weodlaaA wheat ne,d, corn Aead, eaovss.
Over - ovsf: aDd over and ovee.
1lve O'clock ten O'Clock, twelve. q sevoA,
Nothing bat robin-calls heard under Aeavea..
No matter what you do or what you
oo't do Ono win perch on each side Of
%. and Join tho imaddenine chorus,
riviAg every bird In tho ncighhorhood
lther 70 Join In the hue and CRY (as
'mo OF the spsrrowsl, Or to hide him
III from tho monster that has been dia-
,vercd. -
I tried to tire them out By sitting alb !
'lutely motionless; but three. who owl.
,ntly had business in the vicinity, for
'ch held mouthful Of worma guarded
. TO right and left and In front, and
,ver oeaeed their offensive remarks
Nc enough to stuff those worms into
. mouths waiting for them. /.
! was not able to convince them that
had no designs on robin households,
ID had to own myself defeated again.
hen and there abandoned tho search
: tho blue jay. But oh! the pleasure
!. hunting for him, OF making friends
th nature In her shyest moods. and
fsuing her to her solitudes! There
, utilitarians who would think my
ne better spent in sowing weary
lmA or punching holes in strips OF
len to make useless embroidery. I
,thing charms these good souls that '
not available" for immediate use. ]
such my chasing the birds over tho
I'd lot 10 little short Of crime, and 9
sy will never taste tho wine Of life
ured for mo In those hours Of delight. I
'ver were summer days moro de- {
ions than those vainly given to fol- 9
win9 up that triclksy speite.-0live
oene Miller. In Harpor's Baxar. G
FISHING FOR PEARLS. Z
> Davess q. BaArea. Are Mostly sasv.s
1eoa AftSsa.
rhe pearl fishery IL the great occupa- Y
a Of the Bahreinee Tho pearls Of >
'ir seas are celebrated for their flrm- h
. and do not pecl. Thcy are COM g
My reported to losc ono per cent o
aually for Afty years in color and p
ter and after that they remain tho b
ao. They havc seven skins, whereas
Cingalesc pearls havc only six. u
. merchants generally buy them oi
olesalc BY the old Portuguese q
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