Indians And Crows

By ÜDicBan lesead tte cnow was aeleo't'ed by t-hio iivv.it. Bptfrlt as a mesBeiJsei- to tflue i'ed raon. He placed i kemniel al oom "ju Iba riglhib car and a. baan i'ii üte 1lj.'í. amid aemfc lit Borth -vi!Mi tttua gift oí lite to hls people, w lü dys ni)uli'fliiia tito oa,re oj tdie awv ao tftaa-t ib máhlt nielir iiear nor llneekl uiyUliCtag t.luat miiglit intenrupt lts fUfrïhi. say.s Anhual Prlendls." Beeauise ö'il ttiat m'iisBilotii tilie cpow's r-ie'ht toa Sliaa-e oï taie ImICuid's corn wtoeawver piauttedi iis inever Jeuied, and t4ue ■'liile-taaritag bürd!" hap beeui i'eveiiencea by ttue Inidiia,ns ïcrever. Lïke t'he lad'iaai, tihjö cnow hag been t'iiiickedf pensecujtied amd luuated by t'he "palé jatee" wflierever he lias loitöred ÍOT a Shelter. He is accused as a, thiel tihia't ie besta whepi he is ■dtead. Hia useiuluees in picking tihe üvuIw O'ulb oí tito growiiug corn, ÍB uiod foniaiideped. If hier (matches one gMaiii oí ooni ffMb or fijve gruibis l'bat are comparatèveiy inoro Uestructive tilnaai lie, toe te coludeïnAiedl and tlhioib as a ptonkiwef. By Uh.e ludían logte "all tlio coca belqnlged Ho tlie Indiaas as original pnqprieitiars ; bufe tttu& crow i a.n Ind'kun. aaid, tihiereflope, tíiC' corn bclomgs tó ttae erow." Tiie rimiltjve Inid'ian takes gicnod, ca;i' of tlie. crow and divides tihe cioi"ni hiiui the pljwniinng eeapcwi. Thie taxnuer vrhia slnoots tlie erow oif tía premiñee f ar 'ülus eto af stea.linK n few gruíais of coim forgetp to tlhia.uk tóm sur Vflie killitog of tlio wily Uenlisnt, ithe snieakthiiKf whicli f roqiu'iits tflw barayard' initent on ai meal oif j-'Ouing cteckeuB. Tiuc ciww carries oöf an egg Offw a-nd, Uhien, bnit hiE stmtiil gasnO is cionSia&d flo field inúic3 insects, gfubs, snuall sruakes, wtunns, lizaoMs and fno(gs, ajud im lüs winter huiiger lie. diesaemiclfe to ca.rriiolui. WbiilO he. occajsSoina,lly wotTies smiall birdte, hls delüg-lijt iu tihe oiwl, apossum aiwU raccoioin- ■ i Au Iiiditui tells tote stpiry oï a sMMItte mia-n anid a crpiw : ritbie -wfciSltie mam wipt ha MSled a aeei' Sor i!Us skïa, leifc ibs boüy ia an open placea iln tihj SoDast. A cw bTer tilie wowdB Bwooped down t.o lütue tföeir, walketi avound iit, "talked 'to lizanself about iit," aiud tSuep; ílew vapVdly tnvay. Am Indiïan "ook t'hie dieei' to Ms cablti jD2ap by, aaidi whdle lia was dteiassiing íti to lieardj a, commotiian to ttue adir. A cKOtw, which seemeid 00 be leadlins j-; lunneroms flcteki was gcream.'uiy wtóllii terrox. 'J da tupioiar conröiliwiedi few oiia viine, and encle'd by Hlua entiire Eloek eafrroujildlins Wnc umlortunate aml pecMhg liim o diöat'li, his body failinti to the gi'ouinld in fra' mentís. XI1H8 Indi'an argmee rtihiatt thieitinst ertw fourad the caneaos aad gema'-'o-iisly flew to ïell t:ii fl'ook, and1 a(9 thie luidta.n had iii tin: meanltime remcyved tlie deer, the öiisappioijnted flook, failing to find Iit1, tnas "juet killaJ tlue laadO'-" otow ior tielliimg a lele !"