Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1895 — A Talking Crow. [ARTICLE]

A Talking Crow.

The family of Mr. William Scarborough, who live at Randolph’s grove, have had in their possession for soma time a very curious, and, it might have! been, a valuable pet It was a common crow, as black as any of its fellows, and just as noisy, but it had this distinguishing feature, it could talk. The crow was captured while yet in its infancy from the nest by the Scarboroughs and raised by them. It was taught to sing a more civilized song than the mere cawing of the crow and could speak several words very distinctly. Its common habit was to perch itself in a tree not far from the house and offer passers by the unceremonious salutation of “Get out, dogs,” and other sayings equally startling. Its articulation was remarkably distinct, and at first notice could not be distinguished from the human voice. The crow was a great pet, as pet crows are, and, though it lived near the woods, never staid from its adopted home longer than a few hours at a time. li would sometimes go visiting to the neighbors but always returned heme in due season.

The death of the crow happened recently, and it was remarkable as its life. It had been missed from tha place two or three days and, although search was made for it, it could not be found. At last it was discovered in a well, where it had fallen. In its attempt to get out it would strike the windlass, and so be forced down again. Mr. Scarborough’s family mourn the loss of their pet very much, as it was a very sociable companion, and, as it was very well known throughout the vicinity, is missed by the neighbors as welt — Bloomington Pantograph.