Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-10-18
Miscellaneous.
ruE GOLDEN ORIOLE.

IIOOk nj that brisi it creature, darling like
flash Of fire among the thick leaves! II
is the GOLDEN ORIoLE. What Il hcauiy
Can any sunset cloud surpasS the tlaZAl,ns
brilliancy Of his bright plumagc! No ban
bic OF gold and diamonds gould ever bc made
to equal him; he is IL sungscr too, and no
mean unc, though, vi, note has Iiul, variety
nud is not Ion" keep, ur; sill! there is il rich
ness aud mcllowucss IN his gay warhc,
very pleasing TO the ear; and moreover he
is SD familiar in a>sociaiimo with men. and
seems SD dcsirOus 10 cultivate this artIuain- :
nnce Ly ncs,!ins and singing ii The windows
of our houscs-it, rcrchancc, we have an
apple orchard ihcrc-aud even in the very
streets Of our civ, whcrc he can lind tall
elm swinging its dropping arm, over the
pnvcmcu,-that Que cannot hcl loving him.
He il, besides, OF th. startling tribe with
powers of voice that might hc adapted To
language. In fact, he actually talks even
in wild state, aud there is Que charming
fellow who comes under my window every
day, and calls out, as plainly as you wish
TO have the words spokcn-"lnok here!
Look here, ,loxy."-a u call which have no
doubt his ,loxv understands.
But the Orioles nest is m object worth
vour curiosity. Il piece Of architecture that
shows very clearly how well acquainted he
is with the fact, that familiarity rvrn with
man has its dangers. The Orioci> II" fool;
he has no notion of raisinS Il brood "t young.
and tatcning il,ctu ace and ,!u"? ior H"nr
old cat TO Sohllc u? al Il ',"n,hIu'--n"' he;
tho il,i!c fellow htS wi, enough I" fix iIS
nest ut the end, a!u,Usi. OF Il dronrin" branch
which hangs dawn with Il pcrpcndicu'ritv
enough To- lriohlen il cat ont OF her ninc
lives. Here these ingenious archi;' els con-
lrivc 10 hang their snug liu!r bag OF Il house,
completely uut Of haLui,S way, 50 that Gri-
makin would not ventIrr her whi>kcrs
within Jumping distance Of the same, for
the laiulicst murSel tia, ever ma,ic her
mouth water.
This nest is one nf The nca:cst You ever
saw, being wovc together iih strings, and
matted up will tow and hair in most
workn,an-iikc fashion 1t is necessary for
the Oruc To have good STOUT Strings 10 he
gin tho frame work of the nest with; no
hody need be told. t,crcInrr, that bits ni
lwinc, packilirca,i, yarn, &c. are in great
request with them 1T the time Of building !;
the good wives in The country keep spc-
Cial eve upon their skcins Of yarn and thread
which chancc to be ont, bleaching al THAI,
time. because il happens that tins sly bird
has no scruplc III arrrnpria,ng 10 hlmsr!!
the goods aud cnal,lys Of his nci, hhors whr,,
they appear in such Il convcuicni shape. -
MOI long since one Of these little pilfcrcrs
came To my old Iady's kitchen window, and
made oil with Il piece Of hcr wick warn, Il
dozen feet in length; ono cnh of This was
soon woven into the ncs,, aud for several
day, this white yarn, swinging about in the
breeze. was il great wonder it. the eyes Of
Nil The birds in the nciShhorhood; the spar
row, The wren, the fly cntcllcr-cvcry one
thar fitted by-gavc il st snap, causing her
10 leave her weaving, pop oui, and scold
i'll she had driven them oil II is to he re-
roucny- -aliupushaci6tIy, atiU when out 81
temper ntcrs loud and rapid chirr, like
the winding up OF IL clock.-Ncic England
-Nag0Simc.