The sun., 1890-09-14
jim FRHsRER
why NE Hs Bsssa ~ An tAs Heuuswives
On ssksuner'a Creek.

scRlNToS, sop,. is--JIm Frisble has 20
every housewife down IN him from enc end
0HkinneTa Creek 70 the other. lie L. hated
By every big girl In all the counirysidSs and
even the men regard hfm ~ n rascal Of the
deepest dye. THE bitter ennfty against Jim
on the past OF neaFlT the entire populaee of
skinnsrs Crock and Willow Creek did not
grow and rlpen In day. nor even in n week.
u did not come about because Jim Friabio had
the misfortune TO be born rs black as tar but
because Of hib steAlthy and vicious habits
Nins-tenths OF the residenta declare that Jim
is wretch and q VaRabond Of the meanest
type aRd that they would not trust him out OF
their sight though they give him credit fer
possessing lots OF sly cunning. cool delbern-
tion, and wonderful success Ia carrying out his
mischisvous designs. Within n year several
attempts have bebn mndo to- take Jim's liic
but the rowing scamp stll lives.
Jim Frisbie Is q tame crow belonging 10
Wohard NJ. Dean, who livos near the head Of
Skihners Creek. over IN sullivan county. Mr.
Dean stole Jim from his noisy parents year
ago last June Jim WAS not quite old enough to
ny. but in a few days his wings got strong. and
he< around Mr.. Deau's promises with the
freeioIA swallow. After Jim haA been
there mont,EZor 30 he would stand for halG an
hour at n time and let Mr.. Dean rub him on top
Of his hoad. but II his owner undertook to
stroke his wings, to handle his legs. or to rufje
up hisibreast feathers, Jim became rs mad aa
hornet In twlnklinR and BIT Mn Dean on the
hands till he was glad to les Ina frisb bies tom
der spots alone. Ncvcr since thea has Jim n
lowed any one to fondlc him except on the very
The vicious habit which has pade 5im Erts-
bic notorious in the, neighborhood was con
traSt9d raSn1a lafs nh,, pScemsSr One cold Monday
wsshihe ,JIn, Frisbie sailed UHer from The
par barn yard; aiiahtsd en- her clothes line. and
s aw Of h' Mr. % osss Sos q b he'd
with the cold. and she said she ieit q little
cross even before the crow had made bis ap-
e. 20 and wash the sheet over all on account Of
Ssna;ni SinaE ,hS % SSGk raSSss pss5 shc threw
rose short t@s and md afs Mr. ocSS S' h"G Ssss s@s
when the rnis0lneyous crow aliRhted on tho
linz again, pokSd his bill through one OF tho
it,,ald was of with yell OF Triumph.
the ruined pillow case thn. che had TO 1T down
That made her feel better, and while she was
%ipinE her oyes and iookinr out oil tho window
and stick bis bill through ofio Of tho sheets.
She rushed out Of the doof. but by that time
ssks hS rSS from TS o.
more. and Jim Frlshie sat on the stake and
like Ing her husbands sh0tgnn on him.
she concluded moi to shed amy more tears AMI
could iasten him up. whfte the clothes wore
3fy'n% r ~, sue s9i h!sh o. corn. ta!tei I at
but the wary crow faemed 10 p know Ssf WhT s0sa ne
mistress was uD TO- yelled at her now and then.
for he dnl and there Was no one % IN tSe T' bssss
except herself, so she got n pole, watched tue
line fr"m window, aud repeatedly scared jim
on until the clothes had got dry enoutsh to
tiNYt When ,1 Mr. ;o Repn E; 5OtRed at nigh, his Pc
about what the crow had done to her pf' sheet:
9nd pilloT cases, said thet,she contdn't stant It
70 have that crow around any longer and do
somebody who lived so lar OF that i'm would
Re peSsr w and TIE WAY hack Nj. Dean said be dis
the cunninGest crow, he bad ever seen. did 80
many amusing and harmless things, ard had
been 1nsa Ess GGGd . eToT y, up to t6a time He
days, he told her. and Mrs. Dean consented 10
let the croy stay on the premises.
Dean fastened Jim FIisbie in the hen house
e1 SMsn aS vent to ooS 9F the the
but while Mr. Dean and his vile we're at din.
nsr I Jim n yelled at them f5on the top Of one of
crew. crew; Along R fhs & a!tGrn$oh thsy 5ounS Spi
Deans brother Horace owns the adjoininG
fSs pp In che and tod M Iean
clothes li1o. and no said thai hiS iafher WAS
Later MF; bssp lsafnsd that. on the Same
tnHln tforSnoon Jin Fris6Le had committed similar
line. further down the creek. and that he had
sailed from there 70 Charles 8 1edrick's place.
Sits in several oeon ssscts eo% eases asa t1pd apd
other articles that were hanging on Mrs.
,Ss Tst line inc vs. s% IsSn Sn home III
morning rolled round as well as he did himself.
nahtS Of the 9IoWnG i sunday but sr whom Ssp5S SS
wont out to call tho willy bird 10 hun. lie found
tns the Sh0T ad gene 70 IN hs very
He was nnable 10 ind auce Jim to come dowIL
and on Monday morning the crow was smouR
IIs retu [ned a ilitle after p9op. and the next
day dsSD Mr. Dean an heard that his BLACK pet
@ S sEEf Tc ssy and 9a ha Es mes M
SyST the aslits to ,: K ThoSpson'sP P place Sn on
some Of her things on the tine.% ana ana she od had
made him ~ away. Jim sailed straight t. over %r
T. Skinnsrs Greek and on the same forenoon
Giles Grinen shot at him. but failed to reach
Mr.. Dean then kept Jim Frlsbfe in oonilne-
ment for a fortnight; One Monday morning
be thought he would turn him loose to see
farm all day. a"ting as he had done ih the fall
4nd didn't 60 near Mrs, Deats line ot clothes
body shot the natl of OF tho middle toe OF his
right f9qt and be nursed the woHnd and be-
paved himseli for moro than a month. Thea
onee inore, and ne sahea three miles FROM
home to raise havoc with Mrs. CalGie Jenkihs'b |
ahnmA hunhknHchiAfa
ffed jenkins shot OF him, and Jim few right
home home and didn't Leave the PLACE for 9 good
has suffered solitary conilnsnent for hs mis-
deeds, and ME Dem is thinking about giving
him dose oil chloro'orm and havIRR his skin
stuffed for An ornament to his Darlor.