The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-20
And what become Of the acorn ~ asked Joe
Maxwell
"Ah, Jordl said Mr., Wall with q sigh. you
know how boys Is Like es not. Johnny took
an an cracked 1t open VITA hammer for to see
CHAPTER vi.
THE owl, ANh THE pTRDe.

| CHAPTER vi.
| THE OWL ANb THE BIRDS.
eo sGY to BE e ID
H bs
Nature Keeps .nf IN toss es
read 2 little: and he could write his name.
%.ss$ sS1s sssosrs 81. HIS q
washed the sand together. and write his name
With each easss G Ga as
there was another Jamos in his family he was
His frtendshtp was worth great deal to Joe
Navel f9E there re Tss net bird IL the woods
and citing OF it's pecai arities. and he was
stnnFs around He knew where the wild
as no called them. the, "ballaces." were
escape HIN; He had a tame bpzsard that
them as soon as his hands touched them. He
sS aa as
the poisonous species. In handling highland
sonfned his fsatss to Selling them BY the!r
they rt and their heads of
bling rain Whom It'll Il failed I" rain IL his
planation was that as a snake never dies until
| It may be killed It. had twisted and writhsd
until It fell from the limb or bush on which
I'M ss and
Trey saw pair oi hawk some distance away.
Jim Folk motionsd to Joe t. hide ID, under
chief hafOr0 hig mouth ha henan mnka n
nations that sounded like hoo hoo hoo
S? when ss ha " 81 d"T
imitation must have been perfect for immed-
Smaller bas away snd
but the two hawks reenfErced tg
dgnatiPp11 They meant cant wal. var; Jim Pok con- on
Ee sDG riah ses said young Gather
would have gone over but the muflied cry Of
ss sx IT. s sr dn in The t0R
utes the pine was 6lask with Is eompanions;
oaks They g could not fnd the owl. but they
and light ' JOE os" Maxwell had newer seem
but Gks aans sher isaths as
on, the battlefield. One Of the hawks did
not wholly eseape for in his fright he flew
Ss. sns ws0es
Polk called a bee martin, This little bird. not
sfis sa sssas 81 s" st
birds. except the smallest. and they few about
IN the trees. Sttering notes OF anger or alarm.
Maxwell as The ox the
winged Ishmael Of the woods. the most hated
he vent VIE sSs
hpss fed. and be told the negro how all the
Lord ssf Yes ssh said I'D Hsrbsr who seemed
to know al ABOUT The mater ~, Ain,t you meyer
sSoas it mo- Times s. dan what got fingers an
OF course Joe wanted to hear.
.v.r TIE STORY OF THE owl.
man RemSs Saz borna pa speak; al de birds
yuz In cahoots: dem what hy In de air. an
SnsS On ss u al 1--WE
S Ss nssss d. Az s
do rest what dc yuther ones bin u ketchin an,
fxan steh him. 3 Dew ke on on sa as way sSt
u ,!. De Pile got SO big dat dsy gun ter
dey wus away an hep derse'f. Bimeby some
er de mo- 'spicious 'mong UNI up an say dat
H sssn ap s tss hard p% d as
spog wild Miss Chicken Hawk. and Miss Chick.
ali coyspon' wild one anudder, an ,dey low dat |
der %ntes vii s Whiies dsy er Oh III
dsy FS Ms ass s BE o~ a Eess
Mr. owl be sS.er S9s It s SS
den 8" H f.r TaS Vent on pessn ne as
& Ter ter Keep wnc
dsy al fey off some one way an, some ms anSd-
kin Take III re ms as hd er esnn
565asJ tsT F s6%
he What he ed dom RI he e "a setn dar
E1y " While hsseik y
ter keep wake. but. do what he would. he
es aen he he
S0%d fashion; KaTs Then Ilrl gs Ms hs q,
~ %sI!; sah; Oar Se yuz; ss'tIp' aeast asleep
az ass ssue * Up wa ONE
IN de woods an dey sot down in y popular tree
fer ter carry on confab.. Dey done bin coy.
spon' wild one anudder an deX, bofe bin, pplln'
up corn Mr.. Crow low ter Mr.. Jay-bird dat
he amt 40 mighty certain an shore bout Mr.
Owl. knze he mighty sleepy headed. Wild dat
4. jay bird. he up an say dat he got dat ve'y
idee in HIS min. Dry sot dnr an swoptalk bout
Mr. Owl tWe after Will dsy r. ter G 80 back
~. We'll. sun; deg went dar, an .iar dey tonn
settin' up on q lin wild, his head flung under
his wing an 'twpz all deg kin do fer ter wake
kin. an bime5y he woke up an tuck his head
e Sns sSI9m e
lowered at 'im-but faint do no
GOOD; Hs DIES SGT Oar; he Aid. an !Sok At um:
an Mr. Jay.Iird mighty mad kaze when folks
quoil an can't git nobody for ter ,uuoil back at
wuz At fust. pat night when de ynthess birds
had mighty tale ter tell. Some b'lieved UNI
an. some didn' h'llcye UNI. Miss jimmy Wren.
b,llsyed nm an dey went on so twel de yutbsrr
de big birds. dew sOrter helt of, nm dew |