One of O'jr .'''tiyhbors 



- ; ' , " i.r. cojnpaiiioiiSiiip, aiVvaj's jsittiiig oiji tii& &nrj. oi our cbbm, or oa. i/)t& 

 ;. ', _;_.'- '.: the tree under v.'hidi we mt. Once we he&rd a roijce aW/e us 3B.y. 

 "Oh*, oh!''' and, on looking sip, we saw Bill ilapiping his -Aisigs for welcor/ie: thjgn 

 he said, "H';.'>, '-.-">,.'-' The Cro^»»'s, trxi- are fond of the corfiparJonsh^ of 

 other, t-' -; .'-^j:.':;. of the entire iliock alwaj-s bdag in oiie locality- They 

 sre in the comnranistic. form of linng, 



B:''! ''.-;/: r.3 entire freedorr* and, thmi^ he starred at hioun^; more of thjg; tirjue, 

 he o::.i,.u'..'..j:,lly rfeited the '.'•.ild Cron>vs, One day he wa.s lyresent wher^ the 

 peas were packed for dinner, and was rnisdi interested in the process, especidiy 

 "- ''---•: 'i.v. --'.-i.". '■,-'.:'-',--; or four street, tender peas were wItMn each po<J, Tl^e 

 _-_-;--•. '- i.;.- :--': ;':^^v,- >--.>;- to the vfM. Crows, Suddeiily a great cawlsg was he&jd. 

 cav.-: ,'.,-. -; .-. 'i excketL We looked ont to see a ilock of BilFs black brotfe^^rs ij:- 

 "-,'- -": , : - •- , 1 jiat e^fkd our peas for that smrnrnsr, for in a fe^A' rnor^ients ri£»t one 

 - : - ', -,--; ionnd. Tie Crois'S dined that nnoming on ^mng peas- Hfe farorite 



: --- •- •■-e^-ex, was cheese. He always s^mked it before eating it, and i&9, of th»e 

 ;^' :-•-"; --'."-'/.:. we gare Mm, there was finally nothing left btp,t a, clean piece 



He was also rnisch interested in the washing, es^edMlhf m the pJaeing of 

 ■■-^.-■: -/•--.''-" --:rjs. A tabhd&th. w&s mice ptst i!:f>0(n the grass f/j lAe&ch^ BUI 

 '--. " -": '. -': ". •.. ■'- -'.-'ii}' -ffhssi he saw it. thsra he :iew away and retained irnmediately 

 - " '-- ',.-.-, 'e,^sln v/liidi he placed on om: oi the comess of the t^hhdoth^ 

 '-' ; • - ■■.r..5r occasion, the Biaid was han^sg the clothes on the Brie, bust was 

 '.'.., y --; •. -,'j stop, M>t hdng able to ind the pins. Bill assisted in the seardi and 

 se«m retimed with one in Ms mfMtK He had foirmd the basket of pans some 

 '-'"'-' '. -: ' . ^, '. /.' in the ^rden iiinder a tree. 



"-' .- -"; ',.--.--- is Ti-oted for its fondness for bright cc>loi3, &Md in tMs respect 



--'- waS' no exo^tioiL HLs adBMration for hsmstiml jewelry was e®3al- to 



' ;.-- <<jl any society belle- He woireM often M^st on the arm of the chair, when 



'- • -.- "/as sewing, and beg for the tMrnblie, piddmg at it and nm&kmg a pecrJiar 



■ '-^ sotsnd scrnetMng Mke the haM-crdng tone of a cMM- The ikmMe wa:s 



J '^tz^emMj gireji to hirn, and he wfjMM. Hy awaj' to Mde it usndes' the leaves. He 



;■ was very indsgnant if we ^j£ksd it mp again, and we geEieraly wait&d till- he 



^•was gone to depiire Mm of Ms Mddem tie&smes — pfcs. bMtOTi'S, ta-cks, or 



'-' ': .-'■:; that -H>: \ ■' ;'■ ■ -;noia^ to attract Ms adrriiation, 



'■'•-; .'.e^ga- ret', - --:-. - -r.e, aft€^ a little visit in the nea^jorh'O^j^ witi^oTS-t 



^ fedsag wdicorned by BiH's happy ^'Cm&' am^' And r^ow, ^/d^gr^erer I hear a 



'-i ■ '- ' ■'. '^eeoneor :r,'. -'- ' ■'- - - •' . • ■ v;rds%ingthroiK^at2iteair,Ir^^'firnber 



' "- - ': ' - : 'f'.ese fea^r.e.--: -. - -: ■ \ . \ . -:, irake ossr com and dsgrries. bust that 



,1210 i. - •- ; -: --.^ theea in iritela^gri'Cg: and a^ectioiiu 



