The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-30
1EAoHING AcRoY 10 fALH.
IT Is a Mistake, Says COBB. Dre''""oe"
to Cut the " rd's Jcnke-

10 llf lut ~ ~ 'Nhh
"Yacob." the pet crow beiassdnbgb 10
Joseph DreschnOck. a German a .ffor
al $40 First street. died last Sunday,et,,o
noon from accidental poisoning. : .ho
the cObbier's wife died. a year ago.& t
crow was his only company ana heH
consequently very lonesome. DreschnocA
took the crow from its nest before II
could fly. The ugly little black bird had
three companions, and all or mem oc-
crpied nest in n tall tree near Henry
Vile Ind. DreschnOck secured the crow
while on a visit 10 the farm on when llr
tree was. His recOllectiOns or the crows
his GRANDPA Their had on his place ~ the
fathcrlanl prompted him 10 get the BIRDS.
He gave away three Of the four crows.
But they died" no said. slowly pulling
at his stubby side whiskcrs. people mere
don't know about crows. They cut their
tongues and then expect them 10 talk.
That's all bOsh. \ crow that can't talk
without his tongue cut can't talk with
% cut The three / gave away had their
tongues cut and bled TO death. To teach
a CROW 10 talk YOU must handle II Ike
"a child. You must teach II word AT
time WEcf YOU want IL 20 DO something
YOU must show u. When YOU tell a child
for the first time to shake hands II don't
understand You must take its hands IN
yours az the same time YOU tell n 20
shake hands. ! fed my crow for six weeks
before 10 was able TO eat by Itself Then
! let ID hop around the shop here. It's
favOrite place was on that peg cutter
there The little fellow would sit up
there and watcoh me pound away al shoes
all day long. The first word / taught X
was hello This Is the simplest word
and II a crow can say hello IL can say
most any other word. | didn't say any
thing else 10 IL FOR three days. The bird
sat there and watched my mouth with a
curious interest. II would cock Its head
on one side and blink its eyes as wisely
as an owl. Every once IN while IL
would go into queer contOrtions. Suddenly
40 let out the word hello This seemed
10 please Il. The bird tapped It's wings
and hoped about the place I'm the great
rent. After that / taught it TO say
'Gool-by.' Then II learned its name ana
when any one asked IL who II was the
bird would answer with an amusing gray
ity i am good crow quite plainly.
THAT crow was wonder. lie was the
smartest crow l ever knew lie was a
finer one than my srandfather's crow.
which was handed down through three
generations in the old country. When
ever the fire bells rang YacOb would yell
Fire. fire. fire. as II his life depended on
Il. Nacob prided himself on being able
10 bark Ike a dog This made him
good watch crow. II he found stranger
IN the yard he at once set up loud bark
ing, which always warned me. Nhen ne
sat on the counter there he never allow
ed any one 10 handle my tools. He show
ed his disapproval by hopping on their.
hands and pecking them yiciously. Aacob
was not like other Crows Other crow6/
talked ohy when they felt like II. 4aeoR0
talked When occasion required II. Wne0
a customer left the shop and ask2
Yacob what he said. ne very politely nx
ped his wings as II TO make courteRn-
and called out. 'GOod-by.' ! kept n ~
q cage over night. and set the cagD In
he could see the door open when so
Ell the shop in the morning. He az ,er1
greeted me With Hello. and at ON yavs
manded TO be let out OF his cage. u AZ
HE and Tom. the big yellow c
there. were very good friends living
Tom walked about the shop purB Whtfe
rubbing against customers leg ING and
would stand by his side talkingE Yacoh
self az great rate. YacOb oftenU N him
himself on Toms back while ncrcnea
walking about. 10 which Tom l-6m was
sort Of objection. But iacob Inada no
tolerate Tom near his meals. ~ ouid NOT
YacOb believed In laying someth on krov
rainy day When he got NJ ~ ~ tc-
than he could eat ne very wis rs 10 - 80,
II out into the back ward an, u, ~r,ec
in a convenient hole. He cove = , - =,
with a piece OF paper and Il p,ae noie
TO the ridge OF the fence 10 - a. ,'r
over his treasure. - sure as ~ iieM ~
TO smell around the yard. " anu kua. ! !
fly down and attack Toms vi IN , nsi.
cat was only too glad 10 beata4 90 49, ~
Grows live a hundred 1874 uhtii Tue
accident doesn't happen to (I@< !, eat. .,,e
when | PLACED q II soins
last Sunday for the roachex D. IL , S
some OF II about o'clock. MX 70 cot
gan 10 fall sick he came q ~ ac9e be-
and. hopping I'm my hand. refUgG1 y, once.
l gave him milk and OIL, DurXXo leave.
no good. Toward o'clock Yac0kDd him
worse. so | carried him 10 the eemed
my finger and sat there e. lie
died. Courier Journal. I'll ne
Blistered Her Feet