Provo Daily Enquirer | 1891-03-31 | Page 3 | The Leaves

t v s jhb leaves as betl liko a of their abb winita tsai flowers have barst green and deep violets and that earby strew at chose below rho cament of the earth j ether broadly seen ow evvs aalthe alae 0 beecham bee chas low neti tracery s browa prom roughly ratter boughs tiie bere palaces where rocking high tha solemn rook ID bablo charns weaves A twig into his nest and yet more nigh A wild bird sang of lore among tha leaves the leavea that aro to be when spring is by C A dawson in journal blued slued by a captive alfred anc a frenchman wh oh been living in a kreill cabin on the schnell ranch two miles north of tia juana had a sort of fascination for snakes and the reptiles appeared to realize that he was their especial friend neighbors tell that within the past few months he has never been known to be or more snakes in the cabin blacksnakes Black snakes and copperheads copper heads made their home under his house and he would stop on the field to caress a snake of any kind for about a week he has nao a large rattler in the house but as the reptile was not of the trustworthy family due made for it a housing place in an empty oil can since then he has been handling the snake at odd times endeavoring to tame it into docility sunday afternoon he had the snake out as usual displaying it to a young man named cresswell he had it lying on his lap his right hand closed loosely around the body just back of the head it writhed about and finally freed its head then the reptile formed itself into a curl and like a flash of lightning buried its deadly fangs in the flesh of dues right hand he appeared to think little about the matter and did not even bandage the wound on tuesday C N flattery of the san diego undertaking company received a telephone message from tia juana saying bring coffin giving size and come at once the coffin was for anc and he died in horrible agony from the bite of the snake san diego sun zealanda Zea lands icim horses aboard the ship that carried me from new zealand to san francisco were is thoroughbred new zealand horse remarked T harding a wealthy sheep grower of that british possession soon after he arrived at the grand hotel and the owner expects to accomplish wonders these animals it is a strange thing to many thai good horses should be bred in new zealand I 1 dare ady that when I 1 get to england and when 1 I relate various matters my friends will answer with a star of incredulity As a point of fact the vast plains to the north of my place are the homes of great herds f wild horses that roam about as fearlessly as did the mustangs or broncos of your western plains are they better horses than the mus tangs well they anre as far above the american article as tho pure blooded arabian is abobo an ordinary draught hurse they aru large and well built and there is no uniformity of color they live upon the rich hassocks tas socks and peelie grass that abound on their onca volcanic fields the new zealand horse is a hard one to break but once brought under control he makes a magnificent driving or carriage animal cheap too I 1 have seen beautiful fourteen hand horses sold for fifteen pounds to be used for coaches Breedi hj with imported stock produces a variety such as would be weft adapted to america just now sheep raising esth great industry of the island but I 1 predict a great future for the horse trade chicago news how sparrows air A tray snow on the east side of central para tit sixty seventh street stands a dump of pine trees where toward evening it seems as if all tse sparrows in the park congregate to gossip and scold and quarrel with each other and to pass upon the doings of their gray coated wingless club carrying namesakes the recent snow storm however made things rather uncomfortable for them every needle of the big pines was covered with the pretty soft light flakes which seem so pretty to the pugnacious na cious feathered little english ameri cans so they perched themselves on the fifth avenue stone wall and on the rocks near by and with their saucy looking bull heads cocked to one side held a council of war that was almost distracting to the aristocratic people that live on the the street c they seemed at length to have devised a plan boclear to clear their perches for they flew into the trees and then half a dozen at a time dove through the needles and against the smaller perches with such force that the light dry snow was shaken off and fell to the ground in little white clouds at the end of half an hour 0 hard work their home was entirely cleared of the disagreeable stuff then of course they must needs hold a thanksgiving meeting which was even anore distracting than the council but all things have an end and one by one the noisy chatterers snuggled up to each other sank down on their perches tucked their beads under their wings and went to sleep to dream about cake crumbs dmd big fat worms new york herald sue caught a burglar an amusing story is told of an en which recently took place between mrs george Bittl emorgan of liberty va and a burglar her husband had been called away during the evening and she was left in the house alone with her two little children some en and called her upstairs for a few minnies and while there she fancied she beard a slight noise in the hall below but it ceasing in a moment nothing more was thought of it when she ra turned to her however she coon noticed that the clock had stopped it was eight day piece nearly nine feel high and very mrs Bittl emorgan it had run down and needed winding started to bantit with the intention of petting it going again and had nearly reached it when she saw a man about to dart out of it As he made the movement how aver he brought the clock down on its face and apon himself as weil in try ing to get out of the way ha tripped and fell over a rug before he could scramble from under arts very considerable weight the quick witted lady on the clock calling at the same time to the children to run out of the house and scream for help this speedily came and the man who having secreted himself inthe clock for the purpose of burglar iring the house was carried to aiau and mrs Bittl emorgan flinch complimented on and presence of mind times the bath the newest fad for the lengthening of days is the lukewarm hath the human body absorbs considerable s ty of water in a lukewarm bath which causes a softening of the suea kaoo net demonstrated by the tha n person faath or an through the stan iundy af water the to decrease the number of pulsations d consequently arrest the health consumption of vitality gierald off