The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-09-30

except saadsv
Went ,Aey ay ca suad.ys' sssia ssI
cd the boy,
Oh, yos, wAs The reply, bot The steam
~ doesu'I sail 90 sabdsJ eos, bat ever
albe, Jay they loiu me sud hy along
Wueu they get tired they. hshi on u,
steamer. sud they al SEEN to he vsfl
toad OF tfytns to hslsuee themselves OF
the aslhesd, l0u see IL ts very slI
pery. and when the boat is rolling sbUu
they have to Try very bard. esreoi.Ily
Jack. Who has buI one 'et,
/ wlsh / could see bim, sid the little
boy who ~ss greatly interested 10 The
birds
That's very easy matter, responded
The oGi,er Go lato the cahin where the
tirds can't see yeu aud viii have Jaek
dosn here ia no time
The boy moved into the cabin where
the other passengers had gone to escape
Nihh AhN Nhi"t WbAb WV tiuiaNf HfNItNN
/ to the eide Of the steamer,
HI, there, Jack be shouted. snspping
his Algers over the rail aud thrusting bis
other nsnd into the pookel Of his peal ,ok
et
The gull 90 the gold ball slid cA. while
a oloud OF white wings, presepting strk
ing contrast 10 the blue water. appeared
as il by magic at the stern snd over the
deck oil laughing loudly 10 their way,
As the Turser beld mp bis hand down
swJoped d large and beautiful gull, and
lowered 10 tho air not seven feet above
the deck. Just over HIM, turning It's head
this way and that IN eager expectation,
II was not disappointed for the officer toss
cd q piece OF meat into the air which the
gull det.ly caughL
That's Jack, the purser called to the
boy who was peepi0g out OF the open via
dow.
Jack had been shot aud one Of bis legs
was gone. while the other leg, which had
probably been wounded, hung directly
down, as though he we're holding ii out
to shake hands.
Thst big fellow il old Tom, said the
o1ioer, He rarely misses a trip, and the
one chasIng the other / call Smoker, be
cause he once picked up Cigar that
someone threw Over, but be very soon
found out bis mistake, call them my
laughing travellers, continued the purser,
tossing some meat lUto the air which the
birds caught, because they travel With me
iI day aud are always laughing. Whether
i. is really laughing / don't know, added
The officer. When they are standing on
shore they bow their heads 30 hat the
bill almost touches the ground, then they
raise it high in tie air aud then comes the
u, hal Now, what would you say2
Why, | should think they were laugh
ng st something among themselves, was
be reply,
Anyway, continued the pnrser they
rave good deal to laugh about as every
lay | bring them some bread and meat I
nd give them feast AMI they oil know !
ne.
Don't you ever forget them2 asked the {
title boy.
did once was the reply. q
Aud did they laugh just the same that d
ay2
! think they did said the officer. 7
Then ! think tLey are very cheerful "
rds, said the boy. J.
SO they are, laughed the pnrser. Here,
ON, he called. holding up bis hand, D
Vhtreupon gull approached within two
r three feet OF it and caught the piece Of u
leat be tossed while the other birds "
lme lowering about. "
To the little passenger it was a wonder "
Il sight. NJ. despite the fact that the O.
Gamer was moving rapidly, the birds
overed without moving wing or pinion,
'eminRly carried along with the vessel. b
ONE Of the gulls left the steamer at the m
ig island and did not return until the p
Ext dsv, anG many we're the tricks aud IA
ranks that they play upon the seals, the 90
elcans nd the fishermen II a fisher p'
an left q fsh exposed for moment, al
icy would sligbt on the beach and walk
: 1t 10 very innocent air, then finally
asp 1t directly from under the mans
q aud fly away with q resos ndIng laugh
ifsIed by oil the other gnlls, struggling VI
r the pro te
The seals we're great pests, diving VI
WI and taking ont the fish ss they be
me eilled 10 the nets, but they had one an
hit that gave the laughing travellers sy
advantage. The seals would com bioe
essure with work, and when they hsd bc
ken q fish out Of the net they would toss
In the si,. catching 1t like bali. II sh
Is at THE time tha, The gulls, perbsps pr
ok, Tom or Smoker. would dart 10 and Iy
ize 1t, aud with a chorus Of cries go fly 90
2 away vito twice stolen fish. VI
Olce q year the gulIs msde a visit to cl'
besk rock about 10 miles distsnt, no
,ere they laid their speckled eggF,
lich the sun hstched out. 10 time The ssi
Tie birIs learned 10 fly and made their
" south, some perbsis joining the ha
su2hing trayelers' that loutneyed daily lo
rose the Santa Catalina chauneI. pr
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