Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-15

WENT ON SILENTLY AND SWIFTLY.
by something other than the wind. |
stopped and q moment later | saw a
fox, or at least the head and back OF
one, moving steadily through the grass.
There was no hitch or pause in that
wondrous gait; the grass, the ferns and
the daisies simply parted, and the fox
passed through them, swiftly, smooth
1y. From the small size and light color,
I felt sure it was a vixen, and in her
mouth she carried some large object
what it was, / could not tell. ] gave
a sharp whistle, and at the same time
raised my field glass. The little crsa-
ture stopped instantly, with head
raised and ears acock-a tawny, craven
image-and | could see that what she
carried was a Plymouth Rock hen, in
whose feathers her jaws were com
pletely buried.
Only for a moment she paused, and
then went on, as silent and more swift
1y than before. | followed her trail,
and 1t led me first into a valley, along
the bank of a brook, to a point where
the fox had crossed on some stepping
stones, which showed the wet prints
of her feet. By such signs | patiently
picked my way, until l saw ahead OF
ms an opening, across which could be
seen lodges of gray rock, with numer-
Gus cracks and assures. Here, perhaps.
1 should see something Of the fox, 81
very cautiously / approached the edge
of the woodland and peered out to-
ward the rocks, now well lighted by the
rising sun. Sure enough, | caught 4
glimpse Of fur, but without waiting to
see anything more | crept quickly be-
hind the boil of a large tree, wheaee
/ could look out with less danger OF
being seen. Not 100 yards away there
was a shelving rock, with a large HAP
OF sand in front of it, and around the
base of this little mound, a number Of
young foxes were busily engaged in
devouring different parts of a Ply
mouth Rock fowl. Without a doubt,
they had torn it apart before | could
reach the scene, and | regretted that
/ had missed seeing the interesting
little battles which | was sure had
taken place before the prey was dis
membered. A moment later, however,
] was treated to a fight which quite
took the edge off my disappointment.
One youngster had just finished the
part of the hen he had been eating,
and, ~ err nosing about on the ground
as ". lbe sure he had not missed any
Of !. 10 rAiged his head and licked his
li iaws, toy which several feathers
w s+illfadhsring. Then he ran to-
Asere .Jof his brethren who was busy
N what seemed to be the body OF
the fowl, and there was trouble at
ONCE.
'Wap-yap,' went the cub in posses
~sion,of the prize. "Yap-yap, yap-yap-
yap!9 and, picking up the carcass in
his teeth, he danced about, STAYING off
his hungry brother with his hindquar-
tiers. The intruder was not to be SO
easily disposed Of, however, and con-
tinued to follow the matter up until
the other one dropped his dinner and
pitched right in 10 fight Tor it. And
How those two did hght!-sometimes
rising up on their hind legs. and each
d~eavoring to get on top. meanwhile
Wing and swapping like a pair Of
terriers.
| was watching the cubs, | now
lght sight of the vixen, who had
identity beer lying somewhere be-
nd the ~sandheap which marked the
.outN of her den. She arose to her
Hin sht, with her nose pointed in
nv direction and her ears cooked for
ard. | was not aware that / had
lde the slightest sound. but evident
/ had, and now | even held my
tn in the hope that she would ac-
me as part of the landscape and
lwn again. But suddenly, from
,od behind me, came a loud, ex-
snort, followed by a startling
nd | turned in time to see g
away through the trees and
erect white tail rising anC
{ leaped over logs and rocks
IN its path. When it ha(
ed my head, but the foxes
AIRED.
NEST HAROLD BAYNEs.
,t a Telephone.
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