Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-30
rHls CROW
Was Just About as sIischievous as 'rhes
Make Thorn,


Make Them,
Cav. cav cawe' and Jim Grow
che favorite pet of all our pets on the
old farm was beside US. He was
brought TO Us when very young, and
as he made himself at home from the
very first it was not long until We
were deeply attached to him. He
was the BLACKLIST OF crows aud ut all
times had an enormous appetite.
Young frogs and earth worms were to
him choice morsels and he seemed
happiest when the children would sit
on the ground and dig tho worms for
him. He would seize and swallow
one then scream for another before a
second one could be found.
Monday was one OF his gala days;
he would wait until the washing was
done and partly on the line then he
would light on it deliberately take
one of the pins letting the clothes fly
wherever the wind might happen to
take them.
This he seemed to consider great
fun and so at first did the spectators;
but after awhile it became rather ex-
hausting to the patience and the de.
cree went forth that every Monday
Jim should be imprisoned in the corn
crib where he passed the time eating
corn and screaming at intervals for his
liberty.
Although at no time very good ne
was particularly naughty on sabbath.
One morning. the family were whiting
on the piazza for the carriage to take
them to church when they saw the
leaves OF a bible floating down from
an upper window.
Jim was suspected at once. and tho
children ran upstairs to investigate.
There they found the culprlt sitting
on bureau with the open bible be-
fore him busily tearing out the leaves
and throwing them from the window.
A week from that day he attended
Sunday school but like Mary's little
lamb Jim's presence was very demor-
alizing.
His thievish propensities developed
with his age unit at last il was
deemed unsafe TO leave room with
doors and windows open
Things that were bright and glitter.
ing attracted him most though all
stolen fruit was sweet" TO him He
took silver thimbIe from the work.
basket and carried it to the top OF a
chimney, where he pushed it with his
bill down between the bricks and NOR.
tar and a man had TO be sent up
ladder to get il
Again he took the key from tho lock
in the cellar door and carried II to the
roof
When visitors come to the house he
devoted himself to them at once SEEM
ing to know he could make them his
udsuspectinG victims One day a
friend who was staying at the house
took her knitting and sat down on tho
porch. She was seated but few min
utes when Jim made his appearance.
He waddled up to her stood most an :
concernedly with head turnel on one
side and eyes partly closed. apparent
ly doing, and as innocent u looking
crow as ever was seen.
Before we could warn her he seized
the ball Of worstcd from her lap ana
with an exultant scream Hew with It
to walnut tree in the field We fol-
lowed to SEQ what he would do and
found him perched on limb beyond
our reach. unwlndiug the ball OF yarn
and abbering triumphantIy In his own
peculiar language.
His mischieyous wars. though
sometimes rather annoying woald
doubtless have been tolerated had
they not been combined with the love
OF murder. A disturbance was heard
one day in the poultry yard. and it
was discovered that Jim was the
cause. The old mother hen was de-
Tending her little chickens as best she
could. but cruel Jim had killed three
and was in tho act OF dispatchinp
another He was forgiven that time.
but when, the following day. he was
caught amusing himself 10 the same
cruel fashion his days were mum.
bored. This all happened many years
ago. but never see the crows about
but think 81 Jim and his funny WAYS
and remember him with a feeling Of
affection.