Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-28

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THEVEN ROSE TO THEIR FEET ALL
TOGETHER AND BEAT THEIR SPEARS
ON THEIR SHIELDS.
leisure in feeding them, and she soon
taught them to be so tame that they I'M
derstood the cooing notes of her strange
song as though they We're human beings
she led them plentifully with banana
| batter so that IN Il few months they had
grown info GOodly size By-and-by
| lhcy became too large for the WELL and
as they We're perfectly tame She took
| them out. and allowed them To 10 ut
large IN the pool but punctually in the
| early morning, aud at noon and sunset
She called them to her and gave them
their daily portion of food, for by this
lime she had goodly store of bananas
ana grain from her plantation and gar
zen One of the largest fish she called
Muhu' ana 1t was so Intelligent and trust
iul In his mistress hands that lie dis
liHed going very far from the neighD0r-
hood. and il She laid her two hands in
the water It would rest cOntentedly in
the hollow thus formed. She Lad also
strung her stock of shells and heads into
nechlhccs ana bad fastened them around
their tails.
Her other friends grew quite as tame
hs the hSh, Tor all kinds of animals
learn to east OF their fears of mankind
y! return for true kindness and when no
disturbing shocks alarm them. And in
this lonely place. so sheltered by protect.
lllg woods whcte the wind had scarce
power TO rustic the bending reed md
hanging leaves. there was no noise TO in.
Hia Pre- the ,, most tmld with fright
II You Try ydu can fancy this yonug
woman lzoka sitting on liz ground hy
NE pool side surrounded by her friend:
Ilke mother by her offspring In Lnr
arhls q Young pelican. on one shoulder n
'hHiicrlng parrot, on the other a shurp.
e!tH SqqlfFel' Playing with his bushy tall
trlIIkily their hind parts aud kickins m
liliie showers of dusty soil Between her
ana the pool Il l0ng-legged heron. ,vha
nus long ago been snarcd, and has sinh
n im,'id 10 MS mistress kindness, and now
s'uhlS OH one leg as though he wore
Watching for her safety. NOT far Ne
hihd her is her woodland home ,ynn |
s,oFd with food, and comforts. which |
gre the products of her skill and care
, J5mn,s ana sand martins are flying about,
th@ Me- oue I'M nnotner merrily and making |
, nr p''ge ring with their pipings; The |
Muier oi The pool lies level mid m
MmtiuAalei' save ~ front of her where Tho |
hsl Mop about impatient for their nil.
tFeSs visit. N'' Ans
ihis was how she appearod ono div
I" the cruel eyes Of Kokn, her hiSboni
VINO had seen the smoke of her fra rs h.
was gong by tie path which Id ia tha
norlh' Belng woodman as well ms n
nsler ne hnd HE craft of such as hum.
" " Nv my approached from tree TO |
Tree uhtl he was 50 near thnt hn couid
s,tc lhe brndy eyes of tie sollirrei nm hnr
anpuiuer' VINO startled her by his snd,Inn
movements. 1t WAS strange how 1ui"t.
~ 'nr alufn was communicated fr,m
W "m" 10 another His brother squirrrl
hlud which kolu stood. nnl nnnonr"J
irnnshxed' the heron dropped his o,hcr
Wg 10 Tue ground, uttered his mcinnrbaly
I,o,n,, hi"a-le. and dropped his tain rs
v yn',tai ne WonlI surge upward. The
m11Elhlls stopped their ctlrtsnvine the
nrhcaps Turned their long bills MI I ,iI
ileni lnzlly along their backs Ioolinc
nAeuly at The tree, and AT last I7otna
G ,h ny all these signs of her frinnJs
d lfro. a,So iurneI her head IN the samc
wos MN MN mu' she saw no one. and as il
doors Der friends m
Presently she came ont ogoin md
e ",nt ~ ne ine poo-side with fish-fooj. md
o ',,I Softly to her friends in the water
crowdnG nsn rushed TO her call. and
lhell their fool she addressed ,bns Luz
~ nSh and said: I am poing an ~, y,
roni,ii =" spe y cannot find a Discarded
,y,.n ,g vessel for mine is broken Re.
wom,v VII, miIhhing friends with any man or
, mWaah VINO, cannot repent the song
s,.g, You and the iish renIied hr
ing to It's way. ' wv "ceoru-
NH, ihHoka. who now knew the woods hv
ionrnrw NH ii,t hs by dav. proceeded ON her
,liscoysrcdi '' he moving how Eoku had
nr,i "scltl her and her manner ~ Iife
u Ill., secrets, He waited A iittIe Tina
lieu orelt to tie pool-side md renaatni
AZ, Snns which he had sung. and inmc'
tnNvotl ht' was great rush of fish |
which he w,,s one number aud size 0f