Show eating crow the term eating crow conits from an revolutionary ante story A soldier of an audish regiment stationed in virginia Virgin la shot a pet crow belonging to 4 farmer the latter entered a complaint with nith the colonel who sentenced the soldier to eat the crow the farmer was left alone with the soldier to see that be did it after the soldier had consumed a portion of the bird he took his gun presented it at the farmer and told him to eat the remainder ina inder of the crow or lie he would shoot him this was the origin of the eating crow story |