The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
nuster John became horse. nnd prusllln wal,

/ for "a little while; but the older children being
aud 1t was not long before they succeeded in
'oaNinG Little Billy Biscuit out nf doors. Just
Gcnly rcmcmbcred that she had forgotten to
iced the hem with tho Young chickens that had
Jnst heeh taken uI; SO she mined some
call the hens
The call was answered from overhead in the
and croniinG. Logan to circle around Miss ri:
Niry,s head and presently lit in the pan Of
oh, get away from here" Miss Elvlry cried
imuatiently. You're alters stlckin' yourself
wncrC YOU amt wanted
q She pushed the crow from the pan, but he
flew back with many croaks. and not until
Miss fiyry had given him u good share Of
GroUpcd wad OF the food ON the ground and
this the crow proceeded to !.vnur, talking To
other part of the. yard hunting FOR the Young
rmrEens but the children stood stiil and
PEI whisncrsd bru.a wIy, sou S" CAN'T t sii
in a milo e. TO CROW less'n YOU been rubin
! DIS crow sho ia Satan YOU may follow after
nm Fl YOU wHnter but amt Gwne'er bulge
/ Little Billy Biscuit howeyer.was on very good
! terms with the crow. He sat on the ground
y Grf an" 9n sm" cr 19%re sS HIN
! movement every time; but invariably he
! would raise the leg that had been touched.
them, utterinG croaky grumble all the time.
I The solemn way in which he went about this
John laughed so loudly that he crow stopped
! and looked at him sidewisc. speaking for the
| Ilrst time so the children could understand
"Cackty!. What's all the fuss about" Then
| he went on .eatins the dough.
| What is your namey' asked Blu ter John.
! Eawkr- uk eek tx ak.
We'll Cawky, whore did YOU come from?'
! Anywhere around here. TX -ek.'
| Mss l;iviry came up ut this moment. and.
| without knowing it, interrupted the CONVEX.
One year the crows built il. that nine thckct
one day | found him stretched out on the
ground more dead than alive. fetched him
! home ana nurscd him tili he could take kcer
: Of hisscli. lie goes of, an comes hl"&, an
, he's iamer than airy chicken on the rlacc
| He paLs for his keep. too. for hes oar crow
} tran IN tell YOU about it before you go"
A., kHk -akity; how quick she talks What
That you are her crowtrap. said Sweetest
"Ak:tran, trap-ak," chuckled cowky What
- Something that catches things. explained
! Exc al ak ak" laughed the crow without
! smiling. Il know In the corn row CnrGity !
crow. What makes peopl" do.us so$ For you
know; since We were born. it's been our trade
/ To- pull up corn Cak-ak. corn!
There was something very quaint about
/ tnwky as he wall cd back and FORTH chuc-
King; laughing and arpaETGntly trying to show
EMMY that it became comicnl. and the chill
dren were So mucn amused that they laughed
ali laHGh"d cXcept Drusilla, Who firmly " be-
licyed that the crow was bird of evil.
once Cawky paused III his promenad e. seized
| ring that sweetest susan wore and tried to
twist it on
You, better not let dat creetpr fool wild
Of scratch; he'll grab you an fly away wild
yoMni. You mark what tell YOU ...
ton wax @@f"S S Smith, "H9sS " have
crows in your family! Cackity! Id like t.
| catch that one III NV trap."
| Huh, ef YOU wu2 a crow. an not de OF by
! hlsseL ia wiring VOC neck said Drusilla.
"Ek-naSk,i nsSk; ,ek!"', ehucklod Cnwky as be
! or GIistening pebbles or broken pieces Of
| crockery.
At His point Miss Elvlry returned and ex-
planned that in the spring when the young
| corn was lust sprOuting and showing a tiny
6"S s" IF "10e The sT The did
| their numncr Watching in the ton Of one OF the
tall Iines and the res; would fly down into the
! to gst at the grains still cnginC to the tender
! roots. No one could approach near enough to
! shoe them. for the sentinel in the pine top
| would sound the alarm the moment human
| being apuearcd in sight and away all the crows
would 'lr to return promptly when the way
one Jay however Miss Evry heard great
clnm"r Of crows in the corntcd such a hub
| She went into the field and there she saw the
crows tipttering and flying about like mad;
Al first she thought thev had attacked an owl
or a hawk hut as she went nearer they all flew
away E", two one Of these was making ire
markod Miss ,EIvtry. II went to, whore they
other crow BY the feet The toes OF the .w0
va. so tangled that TWAS as much rs could
head that maybe Cawky would make good
crow trap; SO brother fixed up couple of
rs the ] d de h fna on his a !oxg
! row. put the straps acro5 this body and pushed
the pegs in the ground to hold him. OF all
flock of crows make in a, week. The crows
time. an run back for. fear they'd Kill him:
bp5 he Want ant burt an ne he'd nnGthsr crow
so now that when he hears crows about he iii ii
Eisscst Kind Of a, fuss tell we git GU!
tasten him linz down in the held. "' Ie1 reckon
they'vs got some sign Of distress like the Free
| hollcrin all the crows in the settleme nt II
come tlyip,, an try. to git him loose"
the TO chren to w ffr
| Cawky. who. while she was talking had been
trying to pull the brass buttons from Buster
and with this in his beak he ran around and
around with his wings half spread and utter.
the house and hid it. lie found the old house
cat under there watching n mouse hole and
Miss Elviry la to take the broom " to him nA'''
1t was great fun for the children, and Cawkv
seened 10 enjoy it, too But he subsidized when
Miss Elvry brought out the broom and went
stalking back I" the children as solemnly as an
why do YOU like to catch your cousins?"
asked Buster John.
"Cnckit, Because-ek they are my cousins.
ek-ek,'
Maybe you've already caught some OF your
brothers and sisters. said Sweetest Susan.
using, what Buster John called her Sunday
school voice.
'Ek! / hope so want.ck TO catch nv
daddy and NV nanny. CackitY! Didn't
they push me from the nest and leave me on
the ground in the rain and cold? Fix, | re-
member! And when went back among them
didn't they lrive me away; Cackity, They
said | smelt like man. I've paid them we'll
and I'll pay them better. Ek-ek-ck,'
In the distance Buster John saw a chicken
hawk crcliug around.
,'Ict under the house. Cuwky yonder comes
hawk
"Ek-cnckity, \ hawk" He rose in the air
and flew to the top o! a neghhorng pine and
sat there swinging. The hawk came nearer
aud nearer. clr'ng on motionless pinions. u
Ii"turc Of wild beauty.
suddenly Cnwky rose in the air and began
t. circle. too
'kerray kerrec" This was the war cry Of