Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-05

1or grub without field to scratch in,
or build a nest without a limb to build
it on?"
u was just about to speak of that"
Fassett went on. 81 was going to ask.
What more do you want than trees and
felds?"
"That's so; that's all we want,'' said
some one in the flock.
well, there are plenty of trees and
tields-a good many more than enough
for all the crows that have ever lived
since the flood,' said Fassett.
"Maybe so, interrupted an intelligent
looking crow, "but they're too far away
and in bad climate. Some of our folks
emigrated there last year and had to
come back
II don't mean away off there" Fas-
sett replied, II mean right here. This
forest is full of trees in which there
isn't single crows nest, and on each
side of it there are cornfields full Of
worms in which you won't find more
than one small flock of crows. Why
don't you go to work scratching in these
fields and building nests in these trees?'
1--WE can't pay the remit" was the re-
ply in chorus.
"Why should you pay rent? Haven't
you as much right to scratch in these
fields and build nests in these trees as
any other crow?"
For little while there was silence.
Every crow was thinking. The quiet
was broken by voice from above: 'Agi-
tator! Socialist! Com-m1eac-nist! Rob-
hnpf Tbiafps ~ orDot,oI
Qui looked up and saw an angry crow,
whose feathers were tipped with red.
''Thats Roger Rocks chaplain" said
Outs chum under his breath.
just then there was a, great croaking
among the flock at the appearance
of another crow with red-tipped wings.
To him the whole situation was ex-,
planned, and turning to Qui he said:
''My friend, believe you are right
There are plenty of trees and plenty of
corn fields here, and no crow need be
hungry or without a nest. But some of
these crows with the devilin them have
called these trees and cornfelds theirs,
and the police keep other crows off, and
SO most of our crows have to work for
other crows for almost nothing or starve.
It's a shame and sin, and if our i'm
poverished crows knew their rights they
would stop it,
"But, Father Caw,' one of the crows
asked, you would pay Roger Rock, and
Jim Crow, and the rest of the crows that
own fields and trees, wouldn't you?"
''1f could" said Father Cav indig-
nantly, II would confiscate every field
and tree without one barleycorn of COM
pensation to their miscalled owners
The anger of Roger Rocks chaplain
when he heard this<was beyond descrip-
ton.
''We'll see about that, you villain!
we'll see about that!'' he fairly shrieked
as he flew away. Pretty soon he re-
turned with a crow whose breast was
covered with red, followed by flock after
flock, an immense throng of crows, all
croaking and screaming, s'They want to
rob us!' "Call the police!" ''Kill the an
af saRsgss s set ~ t il inansers
The crow with the red breast.was very
mild of manner toward Father Cav.
''Such sentiments as Roger Rocks chap
lain reports to me are unworthy of you,
Father Caw," he said. ''There must be
mistake. Surely you would not take
away crows property and let any other
crow use it, Think of thelabor that has
been spent in building crows nests in
these trees and in gathering grub of diff
ferent kinds. 1t would be robbery to-,
take these away from their owners with
out pay
81 did not say that, your: redness,'s'
rop o1 To 10 HI ST \ f.
would take away the trees and fields and
let all crows use them to. scratch for
grub and build nests"
''But it is the same thing his red.
ness responded. 'sNo crow would.
scratch for worms if he didn't own the.
field, nor build nests if he didn't OWN
the tree.''
eyes, he would" Qui Interrupted.
'sMy boss didn't own the field: he only
hired it, and not one of his flock had any:
interest in it. %
His redness glanced superciliouslN at
Qui, and Roger Rocks chaplain ex-
claimed, ssWhat impudence!". at the same
time twisting his neck first one way and
then the other for the approval of: the
crowd.
When the excitement caused by OUTS
interruption. had subsidized, Fathor Cav
said:
'Your redness, it is.not necessary 80
own forest of trees for the purpose Of
building nests in one See all these
empty trees, and see these poor. crea-
lures without nests! Nor is it necessary
to own whole corn-feld, in. order to
scratch for grub. See all the oorn-felds
in our region-how few crows are allow
ed to scratch in them-and see. these
famished crows! It is one thing to- own
the grub you scratch, and another to
own the field in which you find the grub
1t is. one thing to own I've nest you
build and another to own the tree in
which you build it, or worse. to own
empty trees in which you. all0M no 9TH
er crow to build. Crows make nests and
scratch for grub, but crows neither make
trees nor plant grub"
TO BE coNTINuEp.f
Prof. Huxley says there was time
when men walked on, all TOURS. We be-
| lieve YOU, Huxley, for we have seem