Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-21
wings that flew like maze.


the broad-vinged swizelbug to the
end 81 The stick arm.
In an instant the fun began. There
was a blur Of stick and wings as they
spun round and round vi h ceaseless
hum. Tiz had never seeH one go fast
er or steadier. It vas fine, and the
,ittla aborgine enjoyed It.
/ He clapped his hands and shouted
a. first. forgotful OF the crows. The
shouting died into q laugh and, in
time. The laugh init a grin. When
til hot days sun was getting the
highest and hottest he nodded, and
in a shore time there, in the shade OF
the 3o0-year-old oak. with the lulling
hum of the tortured swizel-b bug he was
sound asleep.
The crow is much the Wisest OF
birds. Though hoy didn't cav they
were just as wise then as they are
today.
Tiz had not been asleep five min
tes the swizel-bug had no broken
the hairs and escaped more than two
minutes before black, futtering
loud swung from over he east
branch Of the forest and s.ttled down
in the grain, chatterine. In a mo-
n.ent anothe black cloud swept down
on ~ field from over the west
branch They came together and
swept the grain before hem. T1en
came-chatterine, eating-a long,
black line of large fierce birds.
1t was but short time before the
foremost crow came 70 where the lit
tie aborigine lay weeping, dreaming
O; a blur-Wing <Wizel-bug.
4 wonder wha. it IS, thought the
crow He looked loaa and carefully.
He scratched the left side of his
head with his RIGHT claw. H deliber-
ated Then ne chattere1 and fifty Of
his friends advanced.
They all looked earefH'ly AMI wisely
at the sfrane4 being. Then they I'D
2 council
Hes alive, said Chief Grow =
5elieve wed better hold him down
and fnd on his business.
This suggestion was aeeeea3l fer
he fifty crows advanced v6ry close
ana hadalea around he peculiar erea-
oara, awaiting FIR her ORDERS from,
chief crow.
@s.t ea NJ rieht er.ag.,' SAL The
eh:ef. and crow sat down harl on
~ rteht arm. BIZ liz #as a
l-al.lE sleensr
..S. down on tts left wing and
haaet - crow al Gown har3ar On
rs cher arm II E5c}.na 1T le
5.e didn't awake.
@slt=lawa IN hiz feet" Two cry
4 aayy cra& sat down
'.as - Hie5 for Tiz and he
asae.se With star.
EIa #ss surprised rerv much sur.
,rizs3 Efe cauldn.. ar word. IN:
be dill raise tbe 2a.dala 6r h.s body
tT.ne o ff6a himse=f, for that crow
~#trfa2 "a his lef. foot had It
rWis.ed.
Sit 3own On his body said Chief
Grow. Who was not axcited in the
least, and the heavief Of all the
crows walked right onto him and sat
down in The middle Ct his body.
Then Tiz y He'd Ha shouted a
Tho Top Of his voice. "Cag'" In his
language it meant hop. and was pro-
ne'acea iust the san.a as cav
chi5f Grow didn say ..sit on
his mouth. They couldn't nave found
oat his business then. They lei him
yell, Car. cau!9 AID they listened
Very wisely.
Soon a crow .riea il. At III sec.
cad tr.al he sue sedod in saving It
c.ear and sharp: eau Th an
athcr nied. aa4 another. The -onnd
tttel their toa2aes exec Iy. In a mo-
Ment fhere Nere Gf'Eono crows yell
ina eau" loaa=r and sharper han
- e4er id.
Tzs breath was aettin2 hort
'fb@sa vas a crow IN Nis stomach
AeayLea thaH himself BIZ b crows
Z ~ uH.r.s faf ha,n Is n.sa ar
ha" ueyer coeid y5ll
Tie father and mother returned jHet
thaa. Thy haarl he fcerib'o cries
ler help and rln 70 the field. They
drove he crows away. and jus in
tia Tor Tiz &a a. o. al
lef he crows n@y5r foreot The.
nsrer cha'taee1 sofH4 a.a.n Til y
!tase always ec44ej II tho sigh.
q naa Or aoH thes en- for help in
'ha lan29aae Of Tiz Mud all b..
cause & Hlee# aborisinc away back
in the FORGOTTEN 'imc. forgot his du-