Putnam patriot., 1930-08-14
BULLFROGS

crNc bonkino bulfrog is disturbing dweers apart "A men houses Bronx River Parkway White Plains It is recorded it's unusually husky voice stands out an above mediocre frogs as to be pso faco annoying human While the Parkway residents have long become accustomed to the more euphoou chorus the of the band that enjoys community ss nightly in the pond the permeatng resonant notes o ~ particular "iug- -'o-rum' disturb their slumbers
 T Complaint has been made. Notwithstanding the frog only using his he has been convicted and sentenced trial and writ of execution has been issued his annoying basso pofundo voice may be ea for all time
 It is it seems lawful to kill bufrogs whether complained against or not in the great Empire from June 16h to October 3lst would therefore that bufog hunt might be staged by angry suburban dweers No such act of mob violence will place however the condemned Ii executed die the hands of legal execuoner for there a a law, bylaw, or park ordinance that prohibits unauthorized from hunting trapping shooting or throwing missiles animals in public park
 Should happen that the bullfrog is executed 1t IS difficult what the status of the would then he It might be hushed up by alert Tammany or II might be seized upon by the polls public making in vesgation Frogdom at least would have redress Green coats at present cloud in the Bronx Those and quite regns will not in all prob ability be too particular in selecting victim to appease the desire apartment dweers for bulfrog blood If the frogs 1t the time for them to step on the soft pedal
 If one lone bufrog can disturb metropolitan neighbor any that the citizens of Wndham county be alarmed when thousands of bufrog honked in unison oudes honks that historic night during Indian War back in 17582 Is it wonder dweers throughout the countryside assumed that the French their Indian allies about to make another bloody ncurson And yet after the of the hdeous night had been discovered these citizens ob for the wits of the time and the rdicue of those from distant parts
 The legend of the Frogs of Wndham has taken curious Miss Larned in her History of Windham County ports the story that the frog pond in Wndham dried that became but r The thirsty creatures battled for the small supply of water maintain life As they fought they honked and this honkng that awakened the people from their sumbers and caused alarm to be spread that the French and Indians coming Whatever adopts the authentic of the historic frog the conclusion the The people did become alarmed and there swift gathering of hafcohed citizens ready repel attack Then followed the dis that the hdeous noise from the hroas of but thousands bulfrogs which the honke may be a descendant
 The direst fray in all the
 To shake King Georges crown,
 Was when the Bulfrogs marched at night
 Against Old Windham Town.
 One recall the Frogs of Wndham without recall ing the late N w. and B. W Leav father and whose collaboration produced the The Frogs of Windham often staged with It's plot and it's story based upon the legend its title There many people, in advanced years, who took part in of these periodical performances