The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
BURGESS BED-
 TIME STORIES
pLAcKy CALLS FARMER BROWNS
By THORNTON w. BURGESS

BLACKy CALLS FARMER BROWNS
 BOY
 Of all the ugly things that are. Treachery is worst by far.
 Farmer Browns Boy.
 Blaeky the Crow awoke in the best of spirits. Late the afternoon Aefore he had saved Dusky the Black Duck and his flock from a hunter with terrible gun. He wasn't quite sure whether he was most happy in hay ing saved those Ducks by warning them just in time or in having spoiled the plans of that hunter. He hates hunter with q terrible gun. does Biacky. For that matter, so do all the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
 So Blacky started out for his breakfast in high spirits. After breakfast he flew over to the Big River to see If Dusky the Black Duck was there in the rushes along the shore. Dusky wasn't, and Blacky guessed that he and his flock had been So frightened by that warning that they had kept away from there the night before.
 But they'll come back after night or so," muttered Blacky, as he dllSll III lUc up Ol d lTttr lIlt same tree he had watched the hunter from the afternoon before. They'll come back and so will that hunter If he sees me around again he'll try to shoot me. I've done all l can do Anyway, Dusky ought to have sense enough to be suspicious of this place after that warning. Hello, who is that? l do believe 1t is Farmer Browns boy. I wish he would come over here. If he should find out about that hunter perhaps he would do something to drive him away. I'll see if I can call him over here"
 Blacky began to call in the way he does when he has discovered some thing and wants others to know about it. Cav, cav, caaw, caaw. cav, cav, caaww screamed Blacky as if greatly excited.
 Now, Farmer Browns boy, having no work to do that morning had started for a tramp over the Green Meadows, hoping to see home of his little friends in feathers and fur He heard the excited cawing of Blacky and at once turned in that direction
 That black rascal has found som; thing over on the shore of the Big River" said Farmer Browns boy to nlfHSeiI. I II SO ONtT lutio lO Sct what 1t is There isn't much escapes the sharp eyes of that black busy body. He has led me to a lot of iu- teresting things one time and an other. There he is on the top of that tree over by the Big River"
 As Farmer Browns boy drew nea Blacky flew down and disappeared behing the bank. Farmer Browns boy chuckled whatever it Is 1t Is right down there." he muttered.
 He walked forward rapidly, bu, quietly. and presently reached the edge of the bank. Up flew Blacky. cawing wildly and pretending to be scared half to death. Again Farmer Browns boy chuckled. You're just making believe" he declared. You're trying to make me believe that have surprised you, when all the time you knew I was coming and have been waiting for me. Now, what have you found over here?"
 He looked eagerly along the shore And at once he saw a row of low bushes close to the edge of the water. He knew what 1t was instantly. "A Duck blindw he exclaimed. "A hunt 7er has built blind over here from which to shoot Ducks. I wonder if lt ifdS Nliitu any yte. ifOPS hoNs
 He went down to the blind, for that is what a Duck hunters hiding place is called, and looked about. A coupia of grains of corn just inside the blind caught his eye and his face darkened. That fellow has been batting Ducks" thought he. 'IIc has been putting out corn for them to get them to come here regularly. My, how I hate that sort of thing. It is bad enough to hunt them fairly. but to feed them and then kill them ugh. I wonder if he has killed any yet"
 He looked all about keenly and his face cleared. He knew that if that hunter had killed any Ducks there would be tell-tale feathers in the blind and there were none.
 Copyright, 1921, by T. ". Burgess)
 The next story--"Farmer Browns Boy Does Some Thinking"