The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27
Pin, FUR, And FEATHER.
The Animal Kingdom Awakening
from Winter Sleep.
soMe INTERESTING NARRATIVES
,o,d Of the Birds, Beasts. and Fish
Of Forests and Streams.

,., +, Rear when u Man was 11mid-
AM, story of the Life OF Frog
.,.,,,c In a Gincic,-fox Hunting In the
~,-,b Woods-rhe story OF ~ Crow.
r.,,voxpsroRr. March 20" 1t secms mex
-,.ahls how the brightest genius will permit
Fl, N bccJmc tho slave OF vico ana play tho
Imam in its courts, ocsn't itT' said plaus-
n.,,,nocr in the hearing OF tho Fairchild
W. rircln. uIter listening TO discussions on
nv subjects. moral and instructive. by
's,.nrt rcc,bcrs # tho Circle. Tho meeting
.rnonimous In agreeing with tho stranger.
"uu.h a genius was Peter Flyer" continued
A.. ,lsusible stranger. 1T may surprise YOU
w.. W., however that Peter was frog. That
.,,nrises you, Of course.
M, nothing surprises the Fairchi!d House
c.,l, ond the stranger was so informed.
ap,.sr pipcr was Il frog" said the stranger.
In curious smilc No was raised from
,,Inols in a spring u few rods back OF the old
ps.,,danky Tavern an although the spring
-, his home. he was Just as much Mt homo
| anywhere about tho tavern or about the prem
las The first ttmo We ever noticed anything
A., NJ the common with Peter was when he
%. in his second year. and We made tho dis
S,,sr snake that had taken up his abode in tho
stones Just at tho top OF tho spring.
and you know that II there Is anything these
reu.iles like better than another III tho way OF
dctuals It is frog. But thero that frog and
mat snake could be seen any day. when tho
tpc wasn't visiting ut the tavern or about the
rounds side by side on the bis fiat stone in
front Of the spring, showing plain enough tho
|. ceat bond OF friendship between them. II
any one had doubted it. many littlo things
they did for one another would have proved it
for once and all. For instance. tho time the
blc water pilot from the goose pond. hun
drad yards away. came sneakins, up with tho
Intention Of ro0bing Peter. Peter 5 IT end. the
other snake. discovered his game, and pitched
into the pilot and did it up so quick that i was
pretty lame ut that Then there was Peters
great scheme for providing tho water snake
Win certain luxury t. water snakes that 1t
Edflcult for them to get.
teemed next to frogs by water snakes. In
capturing them in any quantity. though.
the snakes rarely suceSSm, ior %raHon , niss
on the long bodied fly called the gallinipper.
One summer somebody sent tho young ones
at the tavern lot Of knirk-knack ks from town.
Of rubber and galniprer OF the same kind.
both hung on strings of eiastic-those famil lar
trick insects that everybody has seen. One day
the gallinipPer was missed One One OF the
aiterward saw a big galinilper hover ing and
lettering over the water. and looking closer he
other end OF the string in one hand. dancing 1t
up and down. Before the man recovered from
sdr Pnads sp the sannper He
dipped the head Of snake shot out from ono
side Of the spring and gobhed the dragon fly
before he could ,ltSGover r the trick that was
Peter In this stroke Of original genius. and
there hee could be seen most any day Turing
dragon flies to their destruction for the benefit
OIL bis friend, the water snake.
But there was one thing that WAS q con-
slant worry to both Peter and his friend, and
that was big baeksnake which had FOR a
long time coveted Peters fat proportions. and
Pa1K narrow ESCAPE tho frog had had from
II The water SHAKE was afraid to tackle the
Pc black fellow and 1t was 80 vigilant that 1t
The water snake was always on the watch for
!hs black one, and gave Ieter warning in time
t9r nm to dye II the spring and hide himself.
edy and so ese day When one os tho
pen discovered the blacksnaks stealing up
through the grass and Peter and the water
never making move to get away. no knew
me lrGG was up to something and he waited to
w. The baeksnako drew near and its eyes
4. ttI'N
~ When the snake was about to spring.
refer made sudden forward movement with
Sns arm. Instantly tho hlacksnake was
Visiting nlmlessy, about. Like a flash both
Ng and water snake bounced on the writhing
to% Is9aSs ian anu IN very short time choked 1t
r. wat had happened to SO suddenly disable
m.eDlacksnakr. On the fiat stone in front ofthe
Gs tsys4 !1'G tin pepper I3x tnnt belonged
pssr had purloined It, and lain for the black.
i tSSMe: When the dreaded snake came near
Issi Sna iroG dashed tho pepper in its eyes
sss stssas f Ets Fl" an ~r ,s''
M tes sS q nat go when bs5 letters aGwn1,
s.s changed manner Tor some time. Ho
ssIsd d,r to care lsss for the spring
a Il. Ia ray and more more for hanging around
md w vas men men where they were making cider.
T nu Wa A., discovered swelod up like iali in
month " a. Gd dS barrel with straw ia his
S SpnaI 10 be carried home Then one day.
dsea Ns oeen lett alone in tho barroom. ho was
siuss n eu, o "a man who came in drawing n
RstMleady squeezed some tnnsy In the glass.
Kin Hu, nNh ho rum before tho man could stop
Msaaua a aH \ wa, was notierd that his hand shook
N slninas ol lopers us he carried the gluss to
%sna UPS and gllped the rum and tansy.
vo, anu So i went on. Peter went from bad to
tSrs hn 10 hardly ever vent to the spring any
NOst sy.s KY % Oo regular burroom sitter.
s sIiT md no never raiusni It used to 5. n
Sssr sn Sint 70 sc' Peters lifelong friend. tho
hS ~ s ahe hang around on the outside. try
lcSsinso Peter to como out and go home,
Rter III, sJpfrowinl and disconsolate. Ono day
exon for SnaHcd more rum than usual.
I.sdasly "I IN t Th9 poor 4, snake LOCKED
m,n furious. He tDrc ont ~ liza bar.
hi snoGca l choked and slnppcd tho faith
| MAKE nsv around IN IA shameful manner Tho
iowly h",,n ne y, ono mournlul look and went
,rs.ESei,t to the spring found tho snHk"
t0te hh" "1 dead on tho Nat stone where IL md
Peter S speht 50 many happy days.
| nloWihaGs ~ ,Irar-sy"d and blonind. Ho fell
dun lar ~ \, would greedily drink tho dregs
h. had vacant CLASSY look. Ono ,,e even I
a., ~ IN NE fall he lunI,ci from thn windnw
| vi hi" .lo lie Was waiting for some ono to
sidIv ~ o 90 nave drink aud hogan lenpng
9Th the hnryro,rh M room. lis eyes hun,. out
4e himself hu t', ,aL was II him, Iio tried to
Aorro, WI WIN his eyes bulging with tic AWFUL
thing tb MIL which h" seemed to watch sonio-
= fsttssrt,N was ln.rsunG him.
asthlais Inv cro, no Iams." said tho landlord.
Ths terrih,ar !, snakes after him!'
asMinit 10 escape from his INN ,i nn,Sr myni
hnssId , refer gathered himself mud threw
9alnst thn ' H. ono mighty leap lead first
0dieli Gn o aueaVy st4no lamb OF tho Fireplace.
VI ''' hoor, bloated suicide"
-- Ed MOTT.
a''ou' Information About Hear cabs.
sp man March 2d-"It is not nm un-
Mn" ''ihg for bears to have four cubs Mt n
~ said Clinton county ,umhoron.rotor