The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-10

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scared him nearly out of his senses.
| He walked around the broken c1aSn
several times, then going quite close
to him he stuck his bill out and
pecked at the meat. He found it SO
delicious he walked boldly up and
devoured the last morsel Of it and
then stepped back with a satisfied
look, congratulating himself on his
extreme good fortune.
''That is the sweetest meal / ever
had In all my life,' he said. II feel
like new creature. But poor little
lame Billy! / was SO hungry | for
got all about him. But never mind,
little Billy shall have just as good a
meal as I have had" and away he
few to the shore to catch another
clam.
Very soon he returned and lowered
over the road with a clam in his
claws. In little while the clam was
dropped and lay broken in the road.
Then Daddy Crow went to his roost
in the cedar swamp, where he found
little lame Billy waiting for him.
my! My!" was little Billy's greet
ing. "You look so bright and cheer
full and your craw sticks out so
suspect you have found something
good to eat, But I've got bad news
for you"
''Never mind the bad news! I've
got good news. What would you say
if you were given the most delicious
meal you ever ate in your life?''
Tell me about it," said little lame
Billy, I'm nearly starved!"
Come with me-" was all Daddy
Crow said, and away they flew to the
smashed clam in the road.
And fwhat a meab little lame Billy
had, to be sure! Tfs declared he had
never tasted food so delicious Then
he told Daddy about the dissatisfied
crows and their decision to put him
out of the way and return to their
old home.
Well see about that said Daddy
Crow. ''You go back and tell them
I'm coming over to see them. Take a
little piece of that clam with you, and
strut about right in front of Jimmy
Crow. Stick out your craw SO he can
see how fusl it is, and then let him
taste the little bit you have in your
bhss
Little lame Billy went back to the
crows and told them about the good
meal Daddy Crow had furnished him.
Then he let Jimmy Grow have the lit
tie taste of clam he brought with him.
Before he had got through talking
about the delights Of a clam dinner
his big full craw pushed out to ex-
cite the envy of the dissatisfied
crows. All the crows except Jimmy
/ Crow were loud in their protestations
of loyalty, and begged him to tell
them how to get a good clam supper.
Why don't you ask Jimmy Crow
to get some supper for you I've been
finding something to eat for you for
many years. Let him take care of
you and I'll look out for little lame
Billy and myself"
But they begged him SO hard to do
something for them he finally prom
ised to give them all clam break
/ fast.
| "Oh, Daddy" they exclaimed, lets
| have some clans for supper! We are
SO hungry we can hardly wait until
morning"
NO." said Daddy Grow. s"The
wise young Jimmy Crow will find you
a supper. At sunrise all of you come
ovssgs to the big road and sit ON the
s+ssshce. I'll be there and see to it that
you get a splendid breakfast and
some good advice. Come, little Billy,
let's go to our roost.
Long before sunrise Daddy Crow
and little lame Billy Crow were at
the shore gathering clans for the
big feast. Little Billy soon learned
the. trick of catching the clans and
taking them away to be dropped in
the BIZ, hard road Old Daddy Grow
wandered away from the soft-shell
clam bed and found plenty of hard
shell clans on the sand where the
tide bad receded. These he picked
up ana dropped in the big road.
izon when the big flock of crows
perched. on the fence, waiting for
Daddy Grow to invite them to the
feast of clans. Daddy paced up and
down the road in front of the crows,
lecturing them on their want of 10y
atty and for allowing young, ambi-
tious crow to turn their heads Then,
after promises for their future be-
havior, he said:
"All of you may now come down
except Jimmy Grow, and eat the most
delicious breakfast you ever had.
Jimmy Crow can eat at the second
table after the rest of you get
through It will do that impudent
young rascal good to be disciplined.
/ 1t may have the effect of teaching
him he is not such wonderful crow
as he thinks he is"
In due time. when the rest OF the
| CROWS had finished their meal 0addv