Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1919 — Orphaned Fawn Adopts Man as Its Guardian [ARTICLE]

Orphaned Fawn Adopts Man as Its Guardian

Willlamsport, Pa. George Hummel, a resident of Liberty, while fishing at the head of Gray’s run, heard a fawn bleating In the woods up the mountainside, and—upon investigation came upon a strange slghtOn the ground lay a dead doe with a dead fawn by her side, while a live fawn stood guard nearby. The live animal had worn a path where it had trotted around the body of the mother. There were no bullet holes in the carcass. Mr. Hummel had some cookies in his pocket which he fed to the little fawn, and the animal followed him ~home, apparently content that it had found a friend. Mr. Hummel reported the case to a game protector and is caring for the fawn.