The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17


swtmnslnB Ter Fsais-TAs Esem Puv.
tFtaBsAs way 20 Lmrsag Elunser Fvou
Ser Tsunw-GIsFy fsP she male B1ra.
.IR you want 10 oct closs 10 nature.
naid The man who 10 fond Of noticing
things. 20 10 the country and keep your
eyes open.
One morning away up IN the wilSs Il
Wlsoonsin got an eye Opener that made
mo think that ths malice % an specie.
including the human. arS hnS whsn !,
comes % stE-itting and posing when the
real wcfk has bs@n done. and TIN mighty
glad nay wife. who by the way isn',
. hlt strong nlnAsd. vas not With me "a
90 the pretty little domestic plAy thas
was enacted for mo On one % natnrss
loveliest Stays.
had gone up frum Mllwnukae IN June d
which had besn stocksd By tho stAts.
! noticed . beautiful pool beneath ths
shadows u bridge 40 90 drove In from
the railway % the primitive village whsfO
We made cur headqueresrH and ! maAs
that vioinity I would wa q % thsrs. i
felt In my bones that there wRs q Roodig
Am under that bridge or eomswhsss
near az hand. a. the sfream ran bstWesa
eioping haniEs that were wooded almon
TO De edge Of tho water. !
I got up az daybrcak and stols away
before hreAkfAsf % The spos wherp 1
thought the big trout would DO. Stealing
quietly up 20 tho edge Of The stream,f
dropped q .FArmaohenee Belle On tie
watched II noat beneath the struceIrA
My heart was thumping with expectancy,
for 90 strong was ths hunch that ms
fiSh was there I'D have bet omit.
Tier vas q spaash z. tns hare
ss n Sss .cs. ! RrS%Sy. or T s s &C.
On either side Of The bridge. and whsa ny
prize began his rush d0WnStroAm tuInnaa
boldly IN and started undornssfh tko
narrow arch 90 FOLLOW him.
Il won't plump % my. armptis IN q dep
s sss =. and sa S Saa e: oa,s 49, -Sir y
% greater t9naion and I wae prepared
% follow ths big fellow 20 the end q
thu stream u neoeapmFy.
How be. did aehti Hlthsr and yva
he dArtsd. showing me- his slsamins sias
s sSch .ss s. G Ss. me t :. s ::
quarter Of q mile before landed himL
BE. Was a beauty. and al Of sighsesn
When / rssraosd my sssps % the hisA-
road and lay down upon The SIDE II hs
s ;.ssS e. :pr.d m. my ;.epsy q "a
over him whsa / heard q 6u1ssfins O
the edge Of the ssream jusf below vhers
I lay. A hen partridge came out IN shs
small gTassy square near the water and
clucked and scoaded liko q eommon haxu-
wAtsr's edge keepthS M nre Of shrswtsA
pleadinGs directed IN the direction Il
The thieket from which she had emsrRsd
She was the picture Of . pStulant mothar
~ she rushed about. and prenently one By
one ahe vas joined by ten tiny chiokR-tks
The mother s ' ~ss s .Sids M, AN sndIns
fault about sonnething. and I aoon Gag
what the trouble waa After RivinG eaeh
member an individual rally. during whioA
che ran among them bslsily. the old bird
Few acroas the stream. which AZ this pcins
From that point her scolding and plead
ing was renewed. and whom there ~
no disposition On the part of any Of hR
brood 20 follow her. back she wsnt hksa
fury. 20.
S S and s SS: SSsS tss sS =: 70. re
there. but always with veiled bsak. IN ths
endeavor 10 put courage into her childrSn.
Onoe more she Gov across the brook and
renewed her coAKinD and cAjolinW
she ran the Fnmut Of PLEADING. but The
until marvelIed AZ her patience.
Finally one little fellow spread hts
tiny wings and AFTER the hardast kind q
hutferinG made the pcrilcus paasAgs.
No human mother ever made more fsss
over enc q &. her yOGn .s;sS i han ; az
one by one under the renewed appesls cf
their mother and encouraged BY the en-
ample Of their brother the nedgiinGs made
when I'll vsr. s.ssly landed .nd h.A
proud and happy motheL there ives 2
whirr from the depths Of the buahes and
the cock bird made his appearance h
pulled out hta throat and brsast feafheFs
until ! thought he would burst. Up and
down he struttsd. the psrsonincaitoR q
thinking how much line the average NAB
he was-on hand when tbs trouble an4
danger ~ thu moment were over. The
foolish hen, with her chickn nesting Abcs1
her. looked proudly on. the whils ths.p
came 70 me the r"sllsssscs ssas s sna, e.
female With eyes only for her lord and
master
sAftsr watching ths pretty play f@
some tinue l whistled- The cook dls4p-
pearcd ON eager wings. the mother spcee
q sharp warning. Which ssnt ne cn, 90
appeared ~ though by magic. hiding wtth
that wonderful facility 50 well known -
hunters and naturalisteL
Not 20 the mother. for a. ] rose n my
fest abe dropped . y ina. ran In wtdeV
increasing circis away from whore hG
young were concealed. endeavortng "
dslude me into the belief that she had beeo
hurt and was ready % my hand In cAss
wished to pick her mp. IwaIked toweEe
h@r. and she kept just Tar enough sway
elude me. and not CARING 20 distress NOT
further | picks ed M my trout and was ~
the inn BY breakfast time.
upon another OCCASION ! was travessnf
through Ehs Braves River country IN Iex&s
and camped over night at the ranch o.
horre breeder Who Sas moving from ons
pasture 90 anoshsg. He had couple O
hundred mares With young foals-n
In the spring ~ tho year and the young
things were slckling. and IL vas an IN
zpiFtting aight 90 see the little heGGen
Getting thetr breaktast In the mornina
prior to starting.
-As the drive was In tho direction %
which ! was iourneytng and ths rAnSn
was q companBonablo chap ] detSrnins
60 pass the day With him. IL was shorty
before noon whsn ve reached tho braz
and had my second object le~~on on ""
wonders and beauties Of the natural M
stinct
"It was an old story 70 the owner Of NJ
stock, a. hs had seen % time and again.
h,lfffy EDGlht