New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03

the adjoining village of stafrord and no small bo,
home for the holidays. for the first time rro-
school, could prove greater imp Of mischief tha,
he He led the pigeons. the ducks and the hens
the stable yard sad life; but he gave the cocks,
wide berth, except when they were busy fghtin,
and then he would attack them in safety and win
perfect impartality. from the rear When a favo-
lite cat was walking demurely and daintiIy aero.
tne yaru' jacob with few quiet sideIong hon,
"ouu come up behind, his head also on one side .,
always when medtatIng mischief give her a sha-
mp IN the TAIL and testify his delight at the pant
ne mad created by loud croak He had prfv,.s
stores everywhere Of sticks. bones, buttons nail,
'AInoies' and even halfpence. some Of which wer.
not discovered till after his death and then chiar
oy ms naInesake and successor and residuarv leea
zee. II you ever noticed him putting on a particu
HohchaIant air. you might be quite sure he had
some stolen treasure in his mouth which he wa,
particularly anxious to stow away unobserved
lie was the friend of every one in the vflIae.
put the marplot OF all who had any work 10 do IN
II. Did he see the gardener bedding ont With So
' care any particular plant. he would select A.
Ior MS especial attention as soon az III, ear5ane-,
80 ""s turned Did ne see laborer in the aIlot-
elI setting row Of his beans as soon as he was
sue the raven would follow in his footsteps DIE
them up one by one and drop them one ON the ton
u 'HotHeE' INTO a hole OF his own. Did a We'll
49, man. something perhaps OF dandy. drop
a ne" mac KID glove. the raven would be on with
II III d moment dodge all his pursuers and III.
moment the pursuit slackened would begin =,
PICK IL to pieces and would continue m,
WORK. each time the pursuers halted FOR
breath. TIL IT was thing OF shreds and tattAr,
he would follow me about for a walk Of a rnjIa -
So and II ne happened to meet & dog. there was .
great show Of excitement and fury on both sides.
out eacn had too much regard for his own saf.tv
10 come TO close quarters 1t was a case OF cav.
corvum quite as much a OF cave canem-
Most villages in Dorset-as is I suppose N.
case In other cOunties-have at least one happv a.
unhappy fmbecils living among them who-such :.
the kindness Of the peoples almost ALWAYS tha
village pet rather than the village butt The rave,
beetle. and would demonstrate around him and
make vigorous attacks his legs whenever IA
passed through the yard. He showed similar IN
sight and contempt for intellectual weakness wbs,
Kept him for term two in the gardens Of Trim
ity College, Oxford. The son OF the gardener WIN
helped his father in the moro mechanical part Of
his work. happened not to be strong In his mind
The raven instantly recognized the difference be-
tween them. and while he molested the fathe,
Sometimes he would fly up TO my window while
was giving lecture, It may be on some Greek
play, my pupils. and would interpolate remarks
which. If they sore interruption to the ect-
ure, seemed often quite much 10 the point
some Of the remarks Of the Chorus. through which
painfully laborng.
He was quite impervious to rain frost or
NOW. When the deep the ground
hs would play In 1t or roll over in IT ike dog