The sun., 1894-05-13

The eiri that Fe- ds the sauirreis-Outbreak
Of Exssperated Duek.
Central Park at this season furnishes many
picturesque sights II one but knows where to
look for them. The morning Is the time to see
these things. because then the Park is COM
paratively free from the crowds that all it
every pleasant day. This 10 the time chosen
By an exceedingly pretty ana well-dressed
young girl. perhaps II or 1S years old. who
looks as II she might be q boarding school
miss. to cultivate q friendship with half Q
dozen big gray squirrels who frisk about the
trees near the Sixth avenue entrance to the
Park. The girl comes to this entrance every
pleasant morning. carrying small paper bag.
Walking out on the lawn to Q spot about
hity feet distant from two tall trees, she
kneels down. puts down the paper bag. takes
from IL . handful Of peanuts. and. cracking
them with her teeth. flls one hand with the
nuts Then she lifts her head and sounds re-
peatedly sort sf whatlinR chirrup. It 10 the
signal for the sauirrsls and SO bewitching does
the girl look as she gives It that one would
not be surprised to see every beast and bird
hasten to answer the summons. But the gray
squirrel By nature 10 wary. After two or three
ohirrups you will SEQ two big fellows scamper
down the nearest tree. sit up on their hind
legs. judicially regarding the knselin ggirl.
then chitter to tho rest I'D In tho tree as II to
say: IT'S all right Come on down." In
obedience to the call three or four more dart
advance toward the girl. sitting up, every, few
feet. to satisfy themselves that II is All right.
he takes q long observation and chatters soft
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he ehatters his thanks and. goes back for
another. Encouraged BY his example, the
to eat the hem nut ~ alter recsIyinst until presently
Il is o constant procession OF the gray backs.
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and brazen bird. and will make futile at
tempts to climb up the PERPENDICULAR stone
Ing a cracker CracEefs are his chief article
OF diet. Not ordinary crackers. but fancy ones
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necessity OF looking after their French nurse
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crackers. They stand on the brink and shout
DUTY. duty: tum an det q tratter" and
every few minutes one OF them falls In. The
duck doesn't let this disturb him. however.
His mind and soul are set on crackers. sweet
crackers In animal shapes preferred. but in
bread crust 70 douRhnuts.
Undoubtedly he would soon grow so fat that
he couldn't paddle but for the enforced exer-
else he gets every afternoon Then children
Of a larger growth come and sail toy ships
when there is wind. and II there 10 one thing
that the duck breads more than another II Is a
toy ship. No sooner 70 one set 10 ths water
wings he nees to the uttermost corner. only
10 and another there. perhaps. It 10 amusing
to watch him when the pond 10 full OF boats
propelled by lively breeze. No doubt IL seems
tothe unfortunate bird that every boat there,
schooner cutter, or brig. has but one aim and
one wretched succession OF wild twistings and
turnings and divings. Ono day last week.
having been hemmed In q corner by three
boats. he dived and came up outside the
blockade. only to md miniature schooner
bearing down on him. With sguawk OF dis
may he sweryed. and sloop on the other tack
icok him squarely amidships Down he diysd
a. his head came out OF water big sIoop
bumped into II. Then there was trouble.
MS duekship arose and there WAS wrath In
bis quaek With his Till he seized the bow
spirit OF the sloop and pulled II down under
nisE. Then he grabbed the lib. tore that on.
de and. with q note OF triumph. Mapped q big
sinE over the stern and tipped the boat over.
flushed with triumph. he proceeded lsisurely
70 demolish the rigging and all else breAkAble
q tsArable. while IfTom the bank the walls OF
NE sshipoWnsr were waited afar on the air.