Show Swans on on Water Va and Land Are Arc Graceful and A Awkward j I I S an ore arm peculiar buds Those Tl at tit atI I ILl park ar am are no exception to th this Is j rule A At t play eating cX exercising OttI on Ott I j thy dry land and man many other pastimes diversions di- di versions and traits form an interesting stud study In imi an i idle le hour They have dlo dispositions this dis positions o of or their own They may be kind they thet ma may be he unkind Sometimes the they are playful anti and sometimes they thoy are arc warlike In n ii measure Tho They are brave to a n n. decree legree c up to a certain point and amid then lien they lice like cowards In lit hat bat the tle The They will trill attack a n man tunis on dr dry dr dryland land lanel and ond when cornered retreat into thin Iho water In a a. most tantalising fashion fashion fash lh ion They Ti know lull full well in such ca cases es that rhal they arc are out of or reach of the tho man niami unless q he ho be hc so su angry than that tha thata a n plunge Into Inlo the water waler Is IR not to ht hI his distaste even then the they have the best hest of oC him for the water Is their element clement and they can easily outdistance outdistance- a boat or a rat fat t swimmer lJ IJ I A stroll to the lake Iak in Liberty park parkIs Is an interesting and IJ pleasing diversion diver diver- sion slon for an Idle hour In the thie summer To ro watch the birds as they play inthe inthe in inthe the water as os the they fight each other othel Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the possession of or a n mor morsel el of food or 01 TIlE SWAN X l FAMILY UllI Y AT T P. 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V 7 St 4 I I OC ri l j irr i rr 41 t S q as I they strut about on dr dry land for tor fori i minutes minute's diversion Is always enter enter- taming A stroller went to the time park Co for I an hour He drifted to the lake in the centre entre of oC the lie park parI and amid while there spent the most of ot his time watching the lie swans and the Un lucks duels as iney tiey plied oIled their way through the water To ro bits of bread to them Ilium was quite I i 1 little fun The young oung- ducklings would vC venture not nut too luo near the swans for th they knew that if they thy did they liley would be seized by the wings wing'S with lh the lie hl big black bills bill of or the swans swamis and held iichi there a s as a sort ot of punishment Cot tor assuming that lint they had a II rl right right-on ill on the he l lake lc Tho rho wun about the Iho bor border bordea el of lIr the pretty little lake hake at al L the tho opposite park Ho lie approached a spot the centre of the north side of the tho I lake lalie The Tile swans aw s-aw him a as he wandered wan wan- I tiered dered and they started in his direction They Wd their belt necks up it and nil ti n t ii In iii a H most amusing fashion ash a alii and t iii in- in eted loudly like lile some bu bugler w I I they meant b by t their trumpeting I is I hard to o Imagine lne unless it Was wa a we ru- ru Ing lug diat the stroller was displeasing III them Dot But on tho they came T They The wy Sf scrambled Tam scram bled out of or the time water and onto ilif th shore Thieve There th they followed the cr ci still sun trumpeting madl madly The Thi- troll troll- I- I ors ers attention was drawn to lo them item and auth he thought no ie was perhaps approaching approach ing lug ft t pest cs He did not want Vant to 10 of offend fend but bitt when he lie saw sass how Mr 11 and Mrs s. Swan taking matters matteis he lie wanted to see sec what they would do tIo II tie lit w walked further and still till cam canu the swans s Mr Mi 11 Swan S wan stretched out a limber lim b bet ber r and versatile n neck ck and with n nil ails bl grasped Mr It Strollers Stroller's rs r's coat coal tail all althe al nil the the- time trumpeting and making a n great gleat fuss He lie knew that he ito had the f roll el scared a little and gave no sign o of or any army fear eat of the man Thc Thc-i the man saw aw the lie ludicrous position in which he hie had come He Tie thou thought ht of himself tr being being- attacked b by a swan I u usually depicted as a complacent am and peaceful animal The Tint crowd that ha had gathered athrell on the lie bank hanl ld tin the unique light t with gr great gral al merriment mc ln n the stroller turned upon tin the swan and struck ll It full till in the th face if that part oart of a 1 swan wal ma may nitty be lm definitely located Tho Thu sw swan n was taken aback abacI by this sudden action of or the man maui II il had lint thought was completely cowed o b IJ bIts bits its fierce demeanor anti and loud trumpet Jn lug ing It fled Into the water wate r accompanied by Its two to companions rhey continued their leith trumpeting but hUI gracefully glided gilded to lo the opposite side of ur the lake arching their necks neels In their own O peculiar fashion Little children especially girls Ils tal take great reat cleli delight ht III in the swans swan from the bank They light fig for Cor the lie hits bits of oC bread cr crust st to tu them heat and ancI the feeding feeding- pl process Is one that draws many unity children to lo lie Hie lal lake every vy I night ht their belt fond Cond them there therein in iii buggies boggle an and oilier vehicles on their evenings evenings' drives Graceful ps a sw swAmi s n Is on the tie water when it gets gels on the land hunt Us movement Is about the most awkward I that may maybe maybe mayhe be he Imagined With its ils CUlm funny black cent feYl d it il u lug them up tip and iti unfolding them like Uke a n fan fall aim It n and antI and walks toed pigeon an gives every evidence hl ll e that J- J Jis it Is not nut al at homo home h mo on land PIll lImit once once-jn the t water they are aro as us graceful as swans only emily may be he |