Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-06
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by to his prowess If no attention is paid to him he does a few tricks, such as tumbling, which are bound ta make people sit up and take notice. When the train pulls out for the next station Bill settles down for a slow fly back home to East Hampton. | Occasionally he fingers at the station of the yiaduct until time for a dow l freight and accompanies that back. This is his daily program
 Bill, who has come to be thE pet of all the railroad men aereahouts, whs | first noticed about the East Hamp- ton station three summers ago. His peculiar plumage. which is chocolate l colored from his bill to the tin of his tail, attracted the notice of the railroad men. and they fed him some grain firm ne of the freight trains.
 That was just the encouragement that Bill was looking for. and after that he was a daily visitor at the sta tion. One morning he was taking his breakfast on the back steps of the station when he spied the up train drawing into the station. Instead of being frightened away, Bill at once began to investigate the big snOrtmg iron monster resting for @ moment in front of the station. !Ie flew up to the smOkestack, so close that Engin. ger Bennett was sure he would fall in, and then paid his compliments to the cab
 When Conductor Clark of the tain called All Aboard" Bill decided to take his first trip up the rDai. When he reached the nXet station he was pretty well tired out, having followed the engine closely. but the excitement apparently appealed to bim, for he next morning he was .n hand again and he has now become q 1aiIy jrav- eler.
 Occasionally he continues his trip up to West Chester. three miles for ther on, and waits there fO~ q down train which he accomOIuies back home. Old commuters over the route watch every morning for Bill. and new travellers over the route always notice the chocolate cOlOred pigeon that joins the train at East Hampton.
 Some months ago Bill had an OK citing race for life with tbe train which the travellers that morning have not forgotten as yet. When Bill
  in the rear car noticed that a big ben hawk was giving chase. Bill. Who was taking it easy. saw the hawk, toe,
 Engineer Bennett, who was leaning out of his cab. spotted the trouble Tn an instant and let out the steam, and in less than six seconds it was a race for life between Bill and Lhe hawk. Whenever the hawk gained on Bill and the engine Bill with grea. clever. ness would fly close to the windows of the car then suddenly drop into the bushes to emerge 200 feet beyond near the engine.
 It didn't take many manepve"s of this kind to worry the baw... who just before the train reached the s,a- tion gave up the chase. When the| train halted Bill was q worn out bird and was glad to take a rest and wait for the down train back.
 Sometimes when interest among the passengers seems to lag in Bill and his dCings the clever little hlid wh, i- as vain as peacock, puts up various dOdges to attract notice. If the train is travelling too slow to suit him he will get fifty feet ahead of the engine and suddenly turn a complete son. mefSaulJ Tn the air and drop to the side of the track as though he had been shot dead
 The first time he played that trick both Conductor Clark and Engineer Bennett were sure that their pet was was dead, but to their surprise, in a few seconds he appeared again. rae ing for all he was worth fifty feet ahead of the engine.
 Passengers of the train are ire quently startled to see the bird fly close to a window, circle about once or twice and then turn a double somersault and drop close to the train
 This pet of the railroad men ap. parently knows no fear, either of the train or the trainmen. for he flies