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Show More Tlinn ho Could Chew. Ono day a big hnwk darted down into in-to KthelbortW. Poareo's barnyard, up In Herrick township. Pennsylvania, seized a tough old hen, flow across tho road with hur.und settled down bohlnd n rnll funco. Biddy was too heavy for tho hawk to sail away with, and- ilio squawkod to tho full oxtcut of her lung power whilo her broad-winged captor wasplnulng her to the ground. Tho hawk appeared to know that Its actions wero being watched, for every fow seconds it raised its bond aud pcoped between tho rails toward tho house, whero Mr. Pcarce, who had pot his rillo tho momuut Ilia hen thief dropped bohlnd the fenco. wns waiting to get a good shot nt iL Tho old hen squawked right nlong, fluttered for nil sho was worth to free hcraelf from tho hawk's jaws, and big claws, and struggled in tho grass, while tho huwk held her down with apparent ease, glanced through thu fenco nnd seemed to bo afraid to begin to dovonr her so near to tho farm buildings. Twico tho hawk mndo nn effort to riso with Its noisy prey, but tho old lion's weight was evidently several ounces more than It had been used to handling,and again it was forced to settle down. Mr. l'e.irco had drawn n bead on the spot in tho fenco whero tho hawk was, nnd tho next time it stuck up its head and pooped botweon tho rails, ho pulled tho trigger. For a moment thoro was a lively fluttering behind thu foncu, and pretty soon tho lion dashed into tho road, with her wings spread out, and wont limping nnd eyuakiug toward tho barnyard ns though sho was scared half to death. Tho hawk was not visible from whole Mr. Poarce bad banged away at It, and ha ran to tho fenco and looked over. Tho big bird lay sprawled out as dead as astone.and when Mr. Fearce examined it he found that his bullet had cut tho hawk's brain out as nicely as a knifocuutd have dona tho work. |
