Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-10

duck in HIS claws and the field glasses
dangling from his neck. He deposited
the duck in Toms yard. Then he
started to eat it. But Tom didn't see
it that way.
"The tame eagle didn't seem over
and above pleased at having the duck
snatched away But he wasn't bad
hearted bird, and he evidently felt
that there was something due Tom for
his trouble in training him. So or
the eagle flew, and about an hour later
returned with a second duck. This
one Tom let him eat in peace. Through
the day the eagle hunted, taking al
ternate ducks until he had eaten all
| that he cared for. Their Tom claimed
| all the birds that were captured, and
| the good-natured eagle didn't make
any protest.
For nearly a month that eagle
hunted for Tom Ferguson. The COM
bination Of an eagles naturally keen
sight and pair of good field glasses
made it possible for him to spot any
duck for miles around. The eagle
worked regularly and caught more
birds than half dozen ordinary wild
eagles. Tom was selling the ducks
and making money fast. Then the in
born meanness of man cropped out
and put an end to what promised TO
be a flourishing industry
"'There isn't any occasion for that
! bird to eat whole duck every other
time he returns from hunting trip,
; Tom said to me one day. I've been at
! all the trouble and expense OF training
him and I'm entitled to at least duck
y and half out of every two.
so Tom took a trip to the city and
bought a pair of spectacles, the kind
that magnify. The next time the eagle
brought back duck Tom slipped the
spectacles over his beak Then he
cut the duck in two and gave the
eagle half of it. The other half he re-
served for the use of honest old Tom
Ferguson as he called himself.
TT was pathetic to see the puzzled.
perplexed expression on that poor
eagles face when he commenced eat
ing his half duck He was accustomed
to a whole duck, but the spectacles
made the half look as big as whole
one. He looked at Tom as II ne
wanted advice on the subject. Ton
didn't say a word, but went on placid
ly smoking his pipe. That eagle trust
ed Tom Ferguson. When Tom didn'
make a move the eagle turned In an
ate the half duck. He wasn't quit
satisfied, though for while 1t locke
as IL he had eaten his usual quantit
of duck, his appetite showed him thi
wasn't SO. Then he few off to cate
gle more game for his selfish owner.
hat TON was always careful to put tn
the spectacles on the eagle before ne re
len him. ana while the I,5or cird We
our growing thin, perhaps pc wouldL
ire, have discovered the deceit II 1t hadr
II been for an accident. One day, wal
ully the eagle was eating, party OF NV
ne bermen went past the house. The
was the eagle, spectacles on his bea
l. tearing away at half duck 1t CO
as tainly was a ridiculous sight, and t
son. lumbermen laughed until they we
cter most sick An eagle hates to
this laughed at especially when he Is e.
e to Ing. Toms pet stood 1t as long as
eally could. Then he raised his head vi
cred a quick motion as If he was consid
the ing whether to fly away or do bat
tight with the men who were jeering
and him. The little jerk he gave as
wary raised his head shook off the glass
The eagle looked at the piece OF du
,uide which seemed to have shrunk in 81
IS an Then he looked at the spectacl
that After his experience in using fl
field glasses he knew in an instant that
far. had been grossly deceived by I
re-" Ferguson, the man he had trusted
the for whom he had worked SO faithful
but tom had seen the spectacies
ex- off and came running up to put II