The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01

SELF however, the blueiays would renew the
attack on him, and the owner OF tho horse was
at last compelled to take the animal back TO
other horse. which was feeding ain not far from
the thickGL The next day. the horse that had
turned in the lot again. but he had been
there only short time when the birds
diseoyyered his presence and attacked him him as as
side OF the tnicket and Is constantly travelled
the jays on tho hay horse. he was hitched up to
drive to Q ncighborng village, on the road
thioket lie was sot upon by biuejays again,
and the result was that the driver could not
hold him and he ran away breaking the wagon
to be disastrous to the farm and the farmer,
shot. The only explanation that can be given
OF this enmty OF the blueJRys against the
6SEs II be susS G%p s6S
on which a family OF bluejsys. had their nest
and shook, the young ones out Of the nest to
sought revenge upon the despoer OF this nest.
and hence the bitter and unrelenting fight they
made upon him.
THE MlsCHIEvous GROW AND THE FARMERS WIG.
HAMMoNDsPoRT, May 24.It 10 fact as wide
ly known as the bird itself Is that the crow Is
the embodiment OF mischief. This fact may
OF people but 1t is a positive one to any person
WHO ever had q tame crow. The wild GROW has
as keon a sense OF the ludlcrous as the tame
Joker; but 1t is not often that hs will permit
the public to witness his ,pranks for he has
atod as Sit it is in his mind with guns traps,
scarecrows, and other contrivances put for
ward Gr s 1PRdop sfor or BSt the
the town OF Wayne. on the other side OF Lake
Keuka have been favored with an exhibition
that beats anything you read OF In books,
Peter Hinckley. while not being An aged
at, the belt Of the most expert Indian hair
raiser for he has never been able to raise any
hair on his head himself; To overcome this
the iRrmer long ago hid all evidence Of 1t by
The aid q e,a, flowing wig Farmer Hinck KEY
and as he is we'll supplied with damboyant
beard, he nat urally selected O wig OF congenal
temperament, 1t has always been the farm
move his wig the same as he does his coat and
vest, and sometimes his shoes. He slows his
this spring it had never been, disturbed
day warm tee part w0s OF Mt a hs
was lying. concavo side up In neighboring
fence corner giving offence to. nobody. Sud
remarks that he recognized as those Of crows
when they have struck new snap. and he quit
see ha i Dozen crows nssembed at The fence
corner where he had left his wig in inofrenslve
lepose.. Two OF the crows were on the ground
fence asking the other two all sorts OF Ques-
tions aboutit They, had turned the wig over
out In radiant prominence by the side OF the
COAL black bodies Of the crows. like red rose
on a dress coat The farmer began to- shout
and shoe at the crows, and ran toward them.
Thor, they, knew that the strange object they
had found was something OF value to the
of course that settled its fate. The two crows
on the ground grabbed the wig and rose with
it as one bird from the ground. The other
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get away from. them. and cawed mockinRly
back at the distracted farmer thus sud;
appendage The crows few to tho top OF
neiGhboring OAK tree, where they hung the
ley: and then their glee was ghoullsh. The
sight OF his wig hanging like flaming banner
against the sky was. to the farmer like a red
bombarded it with sticks and stones The
crows laughed demonlacaly, and then the far
and the whole stricken household came
re- result sts you'll be- M The sro wig ssi cleaned
1t and yelled. When the farmer and the gun
ard the household were pear enough to please
and carried 1t three or four hundred yards
further, TO much higher tree, and hung their
bRht Sn the D but Lakes ss
forward to its rescue For an hour the crows
the farm. 1t was like following an ignus Jdtuus.
the chase OF that wig was. and ut last the
farmer gave up and went home weary AMI dis.
consoIatc: lie had been literally snatched
lld-headcd.
For some reason or other the crows did not
appear with the wig next day. as it was ex-
pected, they would. to have some more fun
with the farmer. and in fact, they never ap-
peared with It again. few days ago a neigh
Dor OF linckleys was passing through the
woods. more than q mile from the Hinckley
farm. when he hoard crows cawing, aud look
ing up in n tree discovered something that
looked so queer that he made up, his mind to
find out what 1t was. lie climbed the tree
with much difficulty and labor. and against
the protests Of several crows that darted at
him from all sides. and Mt last reached the OBJ
Jcct Of his curiosity, He found that it was a
crows nest, with dozen young crows in it.
But the nest itself was what amazed the man.
Il was deep aud hairy and very red; Suddenly
it struck him that il was nothing else but Far |
mer IIincEieys wig. which tho ingenious
purloincrI OF it Ind utilized for nest The
neighbur took tho nest and its contents to
Farmer Iinckl"y's, and great 10Y filled the
household for tho wig was not only as good as
ever. but il had captured u big flock Of the
aulacious offspring OF the thieves that stole it;
and vengeance swift and terrible was wreaked
upon them.