Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-09-19

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| enthu hst1c over Il. III So he caue1t
= yong dMl and tiedsft - . pole n
his yard. Eben used to feed the owl
and II wasn't but . little while before
the owl came to know him and look
on him ~ his guide and friend. Then
Eben judged things were right for
the second step In the owls training.
After the owl had eaten his dinner
Eben would come out and blow smoke
IN the owls face. The owl didn't seem
grateful for this attention. and allowed
his appreciation by trying to scratch
out EbeHss eyes. Eben was hurt, but
not discouraged.
The hrst time smoked, said
Eben, y didn't feel any hilarious JOY
lsover the immediate results. II won't
oe long before this owl Will be smok-
ing pipe in placid content. F'lt net
cigarettes. No owl OF EbeE Browns
Will ever be allowed to become q
cigarette smoker.
AFTER little while the owl got
SO that ne could endure the smoke.
Then he came to like 1T. Finally
Eben brought out little pipe, cut TO
fit the owls beak, Lit it, Puffed On it
two or three times to show how the
thing was done, and then oHered 1T to
owl. Inc OWL was little perPieAed at
brst and tried to eat the pipe. But
after few lessons that owl learned to
draw on the pipe and when ne mad
eaten his dinner, would sit IN Eben's
yard, putting away, the picture OF owl
content. Eden thought the world OF
that OWL
owls that could look solemn' ana
owls that knew few meager tricks,
nave been common IN Pike county,
said Eben, complacent like, but this
is the tlrst owl who has learned to
really enjoy an afterdinner smoke.
Some people think it is bad habit,
but as long as the owl lives in the
open air and takes plenty OF exercise
l don't believe 1T will hurt him.
when the OWL got SO that he wasn't
content until he had had his afterdin-
ner smoke. Eben thought 1T was time
to take the next step IN his training.
lie would tie a string to the owl and
then let mouse or bird loose in the
yard. The owl would fly after it.
When the mouse was caught Eben
would pull the string, draw the owl
back to him, take away the mouse
and then let the owl enjoy little
smoke. Then Eben did the same thing
with a few snlpe and wookcock. 1t
TOOK quite a wmle to teach the owl,
out IN the END Eoen mad MS pet
framed SO 1hat the owl knew That
Epen wanted game olrds ana tnat the
only way 10 get smoke was by turn
ing IN q good supply OF them. But 1T
wasn't any TOO easy work teaching
MN.
Bears ana hawks and turtles nave
been trained by honest old Eben
brown' Epen sometlmes used TO say
IN discouraged way. And they were
an apt pupils compared with tins owl.
re may nave Deen the plrd OF WISDOM
with the old creeks and Romans, but
ne Is outclassed every tlme oy natlve-
porn American ANNALS whose fore
fa1hers never had the advantages OF
classical educatlon.
Wnen the OWL mad arrived at the
state where ne felt ne couldn't do
wltnout MS smoke and at the same
time reaize tnat the way to get 1t
was 10 hunt olrds' Eoen tnought MS
pe.s educatlon was complete. OWLS
hunt pest at nlght and one evening
Epen turned MS framed one loose.
It's up to you, my feathered
FRIEND said Eben to the owl, to HE
yourself to the woods and hunt snipe
and woodcock. For there will be no
more free tobacco coming to you.
Eben Brown is not running free
lunch counter where smoking materl-
ans Will De FURNISHED TO any OWL apply
ing. mat would soon turn you into
PauPer OWL and' oeslde' there
wouldn't be any benefit accrulng to
Enen.
ihe owl appreciated pretty well
what was wanted OF MN and new OFT
to the woods. Eben turned in and
slept, happy IN the thought that an