The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24
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Adams eauHfV, Wiaeunatn, dne n1FHiHa IN
Apft. isii w iUe, y lafsr futH ~ strange
tiasats altFhfed Nv 6tf tafd snd iafaHed ~
The aepfns Tho peHvirra aW'unin thefs hat
hfcH the most braufifui rfup NJ huta ~ had
svef tbreH ttefv DAY latss hoths " ths
tafIa 4NpfafeH, uHtii Nfhlh n Wret me ~
vas ~ fut W itsm ttH fheif shstrss ssfs
Hke ttore ffnm hsavr rain eiotds
Vt that time, thtfiy i've veHfs 500 thaf
bsel ~ The eauotfv vas thifiv seitied Oee
,puld fltr miles without hfdirs m inbsbttehi
We wrfr blonsefs The endirss forests ~
aak and blnr ssfe sttl untouched ftrrr
fev milru ihefN Wa n hrHutifui sifsam N
wa nv ldenl resting riate fnf no pigeons
From daylight ~ dafk they were hue tnlkis
Inc nests, and tha hoiar thev made eas ihtsfs
sepl and ~ great thai n was = relief ~ 10
when Tho birds Settled down for fhn niHht
Tho neat vas n ffaii ahalf NJ n frw twigs
leaves and gtaaa n was n wonder such \
hNa, could hold ,hr ons ~ two lttl" osEs anf
the fat lttlc sduab until n vas All" 20 ~
and ~ | trwcnhct nov, W. never anw more
than one suuab In zach neat. though thor"
were often two eggs lhet" wcrr perhaps
,vrntv.ave nrsis Ia every tree, and these
nrsta c,icndrl lhift Y. nvc mites Through Tho
forest, The tcli Of nestled trees hrina from
onp mile ~ "A little more than n mite iu Width
Tho belt was fairly straight and regular
Utr fields were soon ruined " did nos
take such an army lSng to c2nsn'n. EYER
were told they fed M far M III" Minnesota
wheat fields
knew what II was 20 have feather pillows and
feather beds. n much needed comfort Tor th1'
bitter winter climate. aud 80 " was q ,Tton'
tlful supply Of game and feathers como TO
them Every one that could muster a shot-
gun co Wa out The ne, q b nnEs 4" o' ,hpp 'S opsm'
Tho hunters had only to wave their arms
to scare up the birds, then FIRE. walk over the
ground and pick them M In baskets or bag
The birds we're not very Wild aud were not
quite as large as our tame pigeons. but, hno
eating. : was q, great treat Tor he lIdlansI
in vessels. They used the oil for cooking,
besides oiling their faces with 1t to make tho
skin tan and shine better and show on their
There Ia no game superior 20 the Wild
souab. We would take our baskets. doR ana
axe Sx 'f and stTik ''S a tree a a hard knock Til tho
birds would fal 20 the ground. and then such
serFYmbllnS as ,ney Sn apd It, the he d dSEs G T%sIo TT Tax"
back to the house TO take out the breasts. nss
that was all we used Of, them, We would
and eat them fried, stewed or in potpie. The
season lasted. as ] remember nov. about slN
weeks from the ,d time aed they T. made =nD tasis APP
IT was a long time before we heard where
they located again. The next time we heard
Of them they were nesting in Ulster county
II was a mystery 20 me how. after they had
flown away miles for food. they would return,
each bird to its own nestlings: One would
always stay with the SQUAD while the other
hunted food. When they migrated the parent
bird took all their young that could ~, and
those that were not able TO keep up, we're lei
to perish or struggle up as best they could
and follow on.
There was a story told to give strangers
some idea of the millions Of birds In that
hook-of a farmer who blazed away as the
birds rose for flight. He did not bring down :
a bird. but. picked up a bushel basket fun Of
a very remarkable imagination to invent
even such a yarn after seeing fully 5000
acres Of dense forest filed with one army OF
countless millions of wild pigeons.
Mas. JANE E. RAPPLEYR.
BROOKLYN, June 90.