The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-06
Belling the Buzzards
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

GOOD news from Pennsylvania.
VI They arc learning to bell the
buzzards down there.
The farmers In Berks county woke
up the other night and beard a bell
tolling high in the dark overhead.
Bong, bong" sang the bell. Bong,
bong" and the farmers turned over
in bed and listened.
Some one is dead in the village"
they said. land In accordance with
the good Dutch CUSTOM. they ring for
the passing of his SOUL And they
turned TO sloep again.
But. no; the bell kept on, Ding.
bong" right over their heads. so the
farmers ran to the door. "Can Ii be
an air ship that passes" they said.
1T is an omen,' whispered others
And some there were who hid their
eyes and dared not look when the
mysterious bell sounded high III the
dark overhead.
But one man ran. and he was keen
OF sight and determined OF mind, and
he saw In the Silmmer OF the waning
moon a dark form lowering above the
yard where the chickens stirred and
chceped.
IT'S a buzzard.'' he cried, and Il
10 buzznrd 1t was-ringcd and bellcd 10y
some tricky hunter. 4 huge buzzard
with spreading wings. round his neck
a thong Of seasoned leather and from
the thong hung a bell, Il sturdy bell
that came from the neck OF some
leader OF tho herds.
"ClanE.' it, said. 'clinc. / am the
buzzard, ] come 10 rob the chicken
yard; take car, take care"
And all the hens cluckcd and The
rooster ran 10 and fro. and the little
chicks scurried TO shelter. The farm
or found his gun but the buZZard was
gone without the chicken he had come
to steal.
Good for the man who bclled the
buZzard I wish some one would tell
Us now TO do the same thing al over
the country.
You know a buzzard or two who
would be the better for bellus. don't
you? ] do-human buzzards.
The first buZzard I'd bell would he
man ] know. newspaper man he IS
too, clever but cnvious, restless. curl
ous. prying, a human buzZard.
j. there a man a little discontented
on the paper?
These people aren't treating You
right be squaVlis IN the victims s
ear. they don't appreciate you. Why
do you stay with them And he hints
and grins and suggests till he has buzz
Zarded tho man out OF good position.
why has he n special gvudSc against
the man? Is tbere some one else he
wants 20 get Into that mans ploc
Does no want To get even with the
paper somehow
that's all. and It's his ma ture TO buzz.
Wouldn't IL be great II YOU could bell
him so that the innocent wayfarer
could hear MIN coming and get out OF
the way?
Buzz. buzz, cling. clang, cling:
here's another OF the tribe, a female
OF the species tins lime.
"Your husband is such lovely
man." gays the female, so devoted.
isu't he: Who IS that pretty gitl !
rat1 Ta.af
No? You don't know VINO ii is; you
can't imagine? Well. my dear, don,
Worry. II may not be anything. but
ne does act aTtuly queer when you
see him with her. Oh. I'm so sorrE
said a word. wouldn't make
trouble for worlds" Cling. clang.
cling, bell the buzzard-male and
female.
Hurrah brothers, there's agony M
there IN the big house on The Gili.
Tho man has run away Yith another
woman. and the wife lstt behind Will
have 10 sell her fine furniture and
let the hlg house so empty. Let's
crowd around and stare when she
tries 20 slip by without being seen.
Let's ask her when she is going TO
start her divorce. IL will make her
feel 50 happy. Swish. swish. how
nlack the air Is with the beating
The ntua girl across the street.
pretty thing. isn't shc7 Hair ike
corn Eilk. eyes like forget mc-note.
They sav she's In some kind OF dig
grace Let's run over and ask her
mother about it. Swish. swish, what
FUN ~ i 10 be a buZZard
Whenever there's a brother down.
20 aftor him. Whenever sister
gtumblcS. flap your black wings in
hcr eyes. Pry. ask questions. watch,
gloat. 30 shall YOU be - hUmau buzz
Zgrd 81 tho very highest iink.
GtiuE cisnE cling. what e good
thing 30 would be if VIC could boil
yuu cv~rv one. so that YOU could
nm and hide when the bel you wore
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