The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24
TAMiNo DOWN A For.
A Psnnsylsanis Woman saccceds iu ihs
Trick.


A Psnn.ylsanla Woman sacoceds 10 no
Trick.
One morning last winter Mrs.
Byron J. Mapes. OF Ash liill. lEcsa.
wanna county, Pennsylyania. splcd q
fox creeping stealthily through tho
snow u short distance back Of her
hen house, She was popping through
a crack. aud the fox looked so lank
and hungry that she felt sorry for H.
Sho didn't want 90 scare lt away, %
she puckered mp her lipl and
sQuoakod through the crack at " as
90 dog. The fox instantly picked
up is ears. raised ono paw and
stared at the crack Mrs. Mapos
made the noise with her lips again.
and the inquisitlve fox gave slight
whino aud crept nearer TO the hen
house She continued 90 squeak
through the crack. and the iox sat
up and worried It's lips aud nostrlls
as II IL had scented something good
10 eat
Tho animal looked 80 thin aud
famished that the desire 10 food Il
took possession OF the kind hearted
woman She had como s'fans Of
meat on a plato that She bad brought
out for the hens. aud. while tho fox
was watching the crack. MIRA Mapcs
tiptocl 90 the lien yard and tossed
the meat over the pckct3 Tho fox
gave "a start when tio meat fcll on
the snow, but is hunger quickly
ovorcamo iis fear. and IL turned
about and began % dcvour Tao meat
like hungry dog Mrt Mapcs ran
back 90 tie crack anu chirpci az tho
fox gnd the ioX wa. "a IT, tail and
glanced that way several times
There was enough meat for good
meal. and the fox fcampcrcd % as
soon as Il had gobblo 40 down.
Mrs Mapos was pleased TO think
she had succecdcd in inducing the
/ fox not tomakc a raid on her poultry.
and the way tho p or follow ate did
her good She didn' think she would
ever see her Wild itic1d again but
when she entered the b house the
next morning she cav tAe fox gazing
at the crack as bolorc IL was sitting
ON ~ launches Ia The snow. aud when
Mrs Mapcs made the noise with her
lips it cockcl IT, head. shook Is tail
and looked wistiul Mrs Mapes
throw some meat over the pickets and
the fox pitched into Is az though Il
had come q long way and was In a
hurry While 10 was feeding. sha
said Here. foxcyl Here. foxoyl" 20
IL through the crack and az tho
sound Of her voice Il stopped is Jaws
and listened Mr. Mapes continued
TO call 10 IL in a low tone. aud she
made the fox iistcn 30 long that Il
took twice Tie time 10 eat that IL did
the day before
The fox was CA hand behind the
hen house the next morning. and
: Mrs Mapcs throw some raw fresh
beef over the fence 10 IL She called:
Here. ioxeyl Here ioxoyn 90 u a
number Of times and the fox had got
: 80 used 10 her voice hy that time
, that IL didn't take any time 20 listen
and ran across the field the moment
II had finished eating Within a
week the fox became 30 tame and
condding that IL took meat from Mrs.
Mapes' hand between the plcxets,
coming toward her .on she sang
out Here. foyey! there. foxey!'
Mrs Mares Wild pet has got fat. but
u still comes around every morning
TO b. led, and the lgind.hearted
woman won't allow anyone "a
harm it
onc morning Mri Mapes wasn't
feeling very we'll, 80 Mr. Mapss went
out 90 feed the FOX IL took 10 its
legs when hc throw tho meat over
g the fence and Il didn't .eturn until
- the following morning, when Mrs.
j, Mapes talked 90 10 few minutes aud
o got 10 20 lick her hand Then she
fed &c. and since that tn1 she hasn't
permitted any Of the family 20 x
near H.