The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05

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There was an interested crowdh.
fore q large glass front Everybodv
that came along stopped either 10
make inquiries or elbowed in toward
the window to zee what the attrse-
ton was Inside was n maenifie,u,
white headed eagle. There was :
chain from fits right foot to a huga
piece Of iron, some water IN a pan
an untouched piece OF fish. a few
sods and large card with the words
FOR Sale"
The big birds wings drooped On
either side 10 its feet. Its eyes wera
glazed and dim looking. Il opened
and shut them now and then. but
never once turned them 10 the To-
Ting. noisy crowd that stood ius,
outside the glass. There were no
marks Of violence to be seen. but the
dull, pathetic eyes, the droopipa
wings, the soiled white about thu
head and the RULED feathers over
the body showed that the captive
had been in chains much longer
than IL had been in the window.
One OF the crowd in the street
was sturdy young farmer who bad
come into town early that morning
BE had pushed his way to the front
and stood looking In silence for a
long time at the great, helpless bird
he was sure he had seen IL before
II had been captured, he learned
from what some Of the crowd said
In the country from which be had
come That settled IT, II was the
same bird.
he had seen II on the mountain
where he sometimes had hunted for
a stray sheep he knew the big nina
In the top Of which II had its nest
he had noted IL soar majesticallv
and free about him as he worked in
the valley and had seen IL sit mo-
tionless for hours on the top of some
tall, distant ranpike. Now and then
he had had a suspicion that IL had
carried on an occasional lamb and
had more than once tried to shoot
the bird, but had never succeeded in
getting near enough
The young farmer elbowed his
way along the window 10 tho door
OF the store Then he went In.
What dye want for that birdfr
he said "Td like to buy i'm"
Two dollars" was the reply.
Very well, I'll take i'm"
he paid over the money, and the
bird was handed out to him
The crowd at the window watched
as the farmer came out with
the big eagle under his arm AMI
went straight across the street 20
where a ladder leaned against bill
board that was some 10 or IL feet
high At the foot Of the ladder be
stopped and took the chain from the
birds leg. Then be went slowly up
and placed his old friend-or enemy.
be was not sure which, but no diff
terence-on the top of the billboard
and came down
The great bird bad been q prison
II 50 long that IL seemed for a time
% have forgotten how TO DO free IL
'at for awhile as II had sat in the
window, but gradually IL came to It.
elf II lifted first one dropping wing
md tucked IL closely to it's side. then
he other. II raised itself slowly to
ts full height and stretched out its
Jreat head toward the sky The
lullness went out of the eyes and q
ierce new light flashed In; then.
lervously stretching out its huge
Unions on either side and takinga
tep or two forward, II roso with n
loarse scream and swept out toward
he Sun
A burst of applause from the
rowd met the farmer as he recross-
d the street
II had seen him on the noun
ain, " he said, IAN ! couldn't bear
o see him there" He pointed TO
be window, then In a moment he
Tas gone-Ths Whittier.
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