Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-15

Rsynard. Though Jolly. Is Con-
siderable Of a Nuisance.
ALERTASD FULL OF RESOURCES


~How few reo- Il know waat an inter
ssfinx chap tho fox "a :" said the natural
ist. They know kfsa only By reputation
and that a. chicken thief. which he H.
Bat be has lots cf poiEs. I tell you- A
merry. f;y de- is reynard- All sum-
uer be lives N luxurious case, roam
fnx the weeds and sauntering BY the
pearIy brooks. or hasking IN the noon
day sun
s.He loves Ash and going down 10 tho
stream be waits til be spies plump
troa1 les al over in twinkle A
leap, y snap. and OF he trofs with his
3uicy morssl. A stupid crawfish snoozes
BY his hole near the waters edge.
Rsynar,i drops his tail IN the water and
tickle. him with Il. The angsred crus-
sacsan comes cut OF his hiding place
and u selzsl and crushed, armor and
all. When tho ripening corn Is ready
% dpcf. ard the luscious fruits have
reached their maturity. and ali nature
= rlsfhorio with ripsning fullness.
chen Master Fox Is in clover. Timid
rabbits prick up their ears and run. un-
conscious Of danger. along the hillude:
the qgails sknik noiselesrly In the
wheat stuhile; birds pour forth their
notes OF praise--and DO catches them
ali. He loves fruits. stealthily stealing
Into orchards. where apples and plump
pears tempt. and in the vineyard he
fairly revels IN grapes. His crhs grow
xnk and saucy. Re shows them how to
piifsr honey. and when tho busy bees
have laid up winter store he crawlsto
Tie hives near the garden fence, and
jumping up 10 tho small opening hcks
The sweet drops with pure delight Out
come the Singing. huraming honey max
srs. aud settle Ike pail on his thick
pelt, bat he doubles up In twinkling.
and rolling over end over cTushcs them
By the score aud eats them ~ relish
Cunningf Nominal beats him. Look
&C his hrainy head. His delicate ears
broad below 20 catch every sound from
The highest note II the shrill warbler to
The low c-ooring 0f the cricket, or the
distant nuri1ur * storm. or the fevered
pants os The praBcing hounds. and taper
fng 50 sharpiyto a point that they can
that max the finest rustic OF noise.
Note ths crafty calculation and fore
snzht Of the low. fat brow. What nossi
Now full of rvsolnts purpose pointing
straight forward. and anon turning up
with concentrated malice and scorn.
The eye. deep set. a regular robbers
e-e. lacking the soft beauty Of the tim
81 deer. or The fascinating glare Of the
eats vet a. trsInhlcs with modest hu-
milify OF gIarss with mnrderous rage,
fsahing FIRE and vengeance. Energy
and self control speak in the thin cyn-
Teal hips. and the mouth opens from ear
81 ear. He can leap. crawl. run and
ewim with the velocity Of lightning. and
his viry body ia carried 80 noiseisssly
along that scarce n trace IL left His
Delicate footfalIs echo 10 response even
among ths a ad leaves Of the forest.
His walk Il treacher0us. his glance
sinister. Skiing bunch of grain in his
mouth. he win swim into the midst of
Q hock q ducks and seize the plunpest
for q dinner
''Hs viii feixn death like possurn.
AMI even the hound teeth and tho fiash
Of gnnpcw,isr have failed 10 arunse him.
A farmer surprised one Ia ben roost.
Believing that ne fox was dead from
ovsrssfing tbs farmer kicked the still
ssei body on The ioor. picked ftup By
ms tail and ffung IL ont in the harm
yard. In . jify the fox gathered up
his legs and e>capcsl
He a vcxscfous. II reynsrsi When
hungrr pressed and <sunf and lean frum
r<srvsfian. he'll ngt rrfslse serpents and
ep~s and nsoies ard rata He has b.sn
kncwn 20 ssssck and kill yoang calves
md isrnls. and II ths seashore Il near
vii rsssi In efsea<~ aud shelldsh. A
Gruup a rabbits are feeding in clover
ps<ch. He'll crawl siung. abiding
fhe futcy flowers, until n>sr enough %
pnsks = xrsh He'll s<sIk bird with
IFS hfni isrs dragging hshfnd him M
III near enonrh IN sprinx. How farmers
6rssd Ms snrosds IN the poultry ysrdi
rss<sn g. ysrd up tight. snd ~ will
bnrrow . winding pa-aee info ths
orcnnd beuanfh AMI suddeniy APPEAR
arnnnx - aro~sy ehickens and .fapld
o~-~. vh~a shrsif spa alarmed crie~
srras> tn farmer frnsn his t~t h xsllY
fs<ti4 srsfirg al -sfe. Then tke fpx
~ilt snssk terk snf psck away wifh
In pienspsst raiies or the fsftest fru~e
B-nrisrs Il tbs nnnth when reynarf
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vtxen thsA ehsnxs~ ~ his NY nisfat-
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