. Animal snapshots and how made . odhouse hecaught sight of Jim flying in at the door with some-thing in his beak. Contrary to his custom he stoppedto see what it was, and to his surprise he saw hisspectacles. Quickly he closed the door, and seizinga broom, started for Jim. The bird flew-to the topof his box, still holding the spectacles in his beak,but had scarcely alighted, when, just escaping a well-intended blow, he immediately took to his only window was closed, but as the broom wassweeping in all directions, Jim, in his effort to escape,flew against one of the panes of glass wi
. Animal snapshots and how made . odhouse hecaught sight of Jim flying in at the door with some-thing in his beak. Contrary to his custom he stoppedto see what it was, and to his surprise he saw hisspectacles. Quickly he closed the door, and seizinga broom, started for Jim. The bird flew-to the topof his box, still holding the spectacles in his beak,but had scarcely alighted, when, just escaping a well-intended blow, he immediately took to his only window was closed, but as the broom wassweeping in all directions, Jim, in his effort to escape,flew against one of the panes of glass with sufficientforce to break it, thus saving himself, but leaving thespectacles hanging on the sash with one of the glassesbroken. Crows 267 This last act was the climax of a long series ofescapades, and the result of it was that the boy wasforced to dispose of his pet. Jim was finally per-suaded to stay at a neighboring farm, where, undervaried conditions, he showed his adaptabiHty to newcircumstances, by developing other OLD WHITEWING HE sun had crossed the Une,the snow was beginning tomelt, and now and then thecall of a robin was heard. Itwas sugar time; the buck-ets were hung, and the largepans on the arch were send-ing volumes of sweet vaporinto the air until the littleslab house was almost hiddenin wreaths of white morning found the fanner folk astir with thepromise of a good sap day. From the grove ofhemlocks back of the sugar bush came the familiarCaw, caw, of the crows. They, too, had a promiseof something good, for across the meadow from thebarns came the glad news that food in plenty wasawaiting them. Soon a dark speck could be seen inthe sky in the direction of the hemlock grove, then 268
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