. Animal snapshots and how made . grated far southto the Delaware. But a yet greater peril awaited them! A demandfor crows wings had been steadily increasing, andall known schemes for the capture of these birds werebeing used. Old White Wing was constantly on thewatch for danger, but his strength, too, was fastfailing, and unless the snow and cold soon broke,spring would come too late to relieve his distress, evenif he escaped snare and gun. For three days a storm had been raging and thecrows were unable to leave their roost. The morn-ing of the fourth day broke clear and crisp and cold,and th
. Animal snapshots and how made . grated far southto the Delaware. But a yet greater peril awaited them! A demandfor crows wings had been steadily increasing, andall known schemes for the capture of these birds werebeing used. Old White Wing was constantly on thewatch for danger, but his strength, too, was fastfailing, and unless the snow and cold soon broke,spring would come too late to relieve his distress, evenif he escaped snare and gun. For three days a storm had been raging and thecrows were unable to leave their roost. The morn-ing of the fourth day broke clear and crisp and cold,and the birds started on weary wing in search offood. Not far from the hemlocks in an open meadowstood a small barn, directly in the line of one bandof crows as they left for their feeding groimd—theband in command of Old White Wing. As theyneared the barn, the hindmost ones were aware thatsomething unusual was taking place in the frontranks. The cause was not far to seek; for near thebarn, on the snow, lay the carcass of a calf. Old. Death of Old White Wing. (Deawing) 285 Old White Wing 287 White Wing rose high in the air and gave a warningcaw. The others at first obeyed and scattered, butthe temptation was too great, and in a short time adozen crows were feeding. Others followed, and soonOld White Wing himself was among them, his senseof danger being, for the moment, overpowered bythe pangs of hunger. Two sharp reports and the air was full of shot! Athird and fourth followed for those birds which hadtaken wing. Then all grew still. The little side door of the bam opened and twomen appeared. There was a look of satisfaction ontheir faces as they gloated over the fifteen birds killedand wounded. Some of the latter had broken wingsand legs, and were going off over the snow in differentdirections, even in this hour of peril obeying the teach-ings of their great leader and making a last heroicstruggle for their lives. They were soon overtaken,however, and a blow on the head from a sti
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