Show KNOWN BY HIS ODD PETS I II II I Steele MacICayc Traced By the I Dumb Company That He Kept Steele MacKaye was fond of curious nets He owned a crow named Jack By that craw the Rev Dr Charles Ward in his time a wellknown Episcopal clergyman but now like poor Steele dead and gonetraced Steele MacKaye into the wilds dominated by Mount Monadnock In New Hampshire says a writer In the New York Press The crow was a great pet When Mac Kave went horseback riding with his family or friends Jack would fly alone He followed as faithfully as a dog but he went on winga instead of feet He was so accustomed to civilization but is It civilization 1 that he detested the wild or savage crows During a riding journey for Instance there would be in terruptions caused by Mr Jacks halt ing by the wayside to settle incidental difficulties Tame crow as he was he could do up any wild crow that came near him and he did When Dr Ward was invited by Mr MacKayp hp didnt knntv prapiv wh ro to go Keene Is the nearest city to the place It is fifteen miles away and Is a bg town for New HamrKh re Wn < n LV Ward came to the railroad station at Keene he lost all trace of MacKaye He asked one of the guards around the I station Do you know of any man who got off here in order to get to Mount Mon I adnock Well said one of the guards did this man have any pets Why yes he had a crow and a dog and probably some other tHings Ha said the railway man I know who you mean A fellow came along herewith here-with dogs and a tame lamb and a crow that he called Jack Thats the man said the reverend I doctor where did he go The conductor told him and Dr Ward went away happy I |