Gunnison Valley News | 1919-08-22 | Page 2 | Orphaned Fawn Adopts Man as its Guardian

Orphaned Fawn Adopts j; Man as Its Guardian i; X Wllliamsport, Pa. George j; X Hummel, a resident of Liberty, ; J while fishing at the head of !; J Gray's run, heard a fawn bleat- ! ? ing in the woods up the moun- j tain side, and upon investiga- !; tion came upon a strange sight. J Oi the ground lay a dead doe ! J with a dead fawn by her side, !) while a live fawn stood guard ! ? nearby. The live animal had s i worn a path where it had trot- i! i ted around the body of the moth- Z er. There were no.bullet holes I i in the carcass. Mr. Hummel had ? i some cookies in his pocket i which he fed to the little fawn, 4 and the animal followed him . ? home, apparently content that it J i had found a friend. Mr. Hum- J I mel reported the case to a game I protector and is caring for the j ? fawn. I r I