The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-02

HINTING THE POSSIA.
arms are popping and cracking in every
direction on the plantation, and dogs are
barking and running hitler and thither
in pursuit of rabbits, squirrels, partrdges
o. doves All the boys on the place are on
hand. for those not fortunate enough TO
possess guns themselves are almost as de-
lighted to attend the lucky sportsman who
Is TO bring down the game a negro boy
Of 10 years knows the peculiar note or
whistle Of every bird that inhabits his ma
tive WOODS and swamps- He knows the
nature of these birds, whether they remain
In the neighborhoOd all winter, whether
the male and female Of q certain species
have the same note or cry. what kind Of
nests they have, whether they build them
near 70 the ground or in more inaccessible
places He Is familiar with the appear
ance and habits Of these little songsters
and calls them by names indicative Of
certain peculiarities which he or his IA
theirs before him have discovered, without
regard TO what orDithologists may demon
mate them
Bird Lore.
..Dere goes shirttail!' calls one q
group of small darkies, defiling along a
pine woods lane, each crowned with a
weiRhty sack of meal, white in contrast
TO their dusky faces, each looking with
eager in terest after the bird that has fit
ted across the way IN front Of them The
most conspicuous feature Of this bird as
be flies Is the decided CLINT Of white in his
wing; hence the boTnely appellatioD with
which he has been christened
dat dere's a t'rasberl' these small
woods craftsmen viii declare, AN dere'E
his wsitin man, Indicating a modest ap-
peariDg brown bird, such as Is often seen
In com pany with the thrasber. and which
= is insisted the thrasber makes wait upon
him
DE t'rasber oversee de job, but he wait
IN man got 20 do all de fyin bout AZ
fetcbin Oh de sticks an strsWs for mex be
house - explain the little nstUTalistE, aro
then ;bey will 60 On 70 tell you that 10
body ever sees ! blue jay On Friday. all
the reason Of their absence f. that on thai
day of the week they sre Obliged 70 80 10
bell
-Bluc Jay am de cebbIe's Own bird, p
they say. He an al be Tribe dCEe gifted
al Civ obsr 70 de Gle boz, dat mex deg
MEIER mix Wild no udder kid Oh bird al
always Egbtin and cUtt!D up
Every bush and shrub OF the NUMEROUS
kinds IN the southern woods has its iDdi
TidUal meaning for the negro, and be
knows the names Of all the various species
OF tres all the different kinds Of oaks and
what they are god for.
My LADY viii be a year ole, riEjn two
hu1om nstrOn will say as abe displays ber
sturdy offspring. or she viii date his birTb
from de time de gessamipe fust come,
OTssy, Deg begin 20 haul cotton 20 de gin
when be was two day ole"
Out For the POssun-
Passing the average negro bouse at dusk
CT . winters evening one viii find the
large and email boys Of the family, often
the sober father himself, engaged in select
ing choice PIECES Of ''HghtWood" 70 dc
duty as torches for uss on . postum o.
econ hunt Tie negro rarely takes q gun
with him On pCssU-a hunt Plenty q.
Hgbtwood 20 aid him in looking out lC1
snakes and good sharp AZ with which q
fell The tree = - b5cb The game takes re-
uEe, perhaps q stout stick u help b5En
break through the tbicket, usually ON
plete his hunting outfit. The night 81
leC5sd = always On the dark q TIE
MON" ''POssUIn's cute, &" they say, and
knows well enough that bis shadow vii!
betrsy bin q T8oOElit night, 90 be stsys
II hiding lis only il the dark that be
walks abroad LeElcos landlords With az
Abundance q ti1BocTed land, % not pro
bloIS tie cutting Gown u tres for the
SAKE - securing 3 icesIHn OF two, and
mar IDL's y..e 40 stzisvs-y sweet gum
fzll i5:-a-s-.-s &. tie watches q tie ui21t
sIIJc Jae yrlT.uz = TIE c-zs and tae
A1c1'- aill '.---s n TIC s1.1e 1u5:ers
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sny 49, f-r t..-.. 30; Lr .. SIX. tae pc
EC1a hugtCT 80 Es,cle fre night tlseFe
10 iae swamp, win Z ~ fest Il sc,pf
CAs-Es siL2Zit5 locking. - irl,5t y strsass.
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