The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-07-30
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From the Ne,u Haven Herald
SOCIAB1LlTY OF BIRDS-BEAUTI.
Full INCIDENTS.
Letter from going Lady 10 Rev. Mr..
lindsey, Of Strafford.

Letter from going Lady 10 Rev. Mr.
Lindsey, Of Stratford.
DEAR SR:-Having often heard tha,
yourself and family were very fond of birds
and something of very fond interesting
nature concerning them. having come
directly under my own observation, indeed
entirely in connection with myself,I thought
an account Of it might no. prove uninterest.
ing TO you. Early in the summer of ls4O,
as was one morning receining on nv
couch, in the back room, the doors being
open, very small bird come hopping in,
and ian about the floor, apparently in quest
ofsomethlng to eat. ] happened to have a
soda biscui. about me, and instantly threw
il some crumbs, which il ran to eat, as if
hungry.ln few minutes it flew out. Before
/ fed them both plenufully,and they new
out In short time one returnedand partook
again; after while the other, SO they con.
tinued through the day. did not think OF
seeing them any more, but had no sooner
taken my accustomed place on my couch
the next morning, when in came one OF my
little visiters, quite tame and quite at home,
i, ran near me, took hasty breakfast and
ran out. Soon its mate came, and took his
in quite as friendly mfnner. Thus they
continued coming from ten 10 thirty times
day, and soon became so attached to their
hostess that they would seldom take their
meal, ever ready on clean paper by the
door, but would run close to my couch, land
look up To me, to have me drop it TO them
at nv side, which they would take, perfect
ly unconcered. They appeared lime
quite afraid of strangers. particularly chill
dren, and would look TO me. as they came
in. as if to ask, is ii safe? However, they
soon lost their fears OF them, ard would
come in when three or four were present.
After few weeks they began 10 carry away
pieces every time they came, after satisfy
ing their hunger, which convinced me they
had little ones TO feed, and | was astonlsh-
ed TO see what little load they would car
ry, ollentimes three pieces at once, as large
as half large pea. Thus they continued
visiting me for months: until some time IN
the last of September, just after tea. at the
edge of delightful evening, l heard sucf
a chirping and chat,ering as almost deafen
ed me. In an instant the little mother appear
ed, en,icing along her dear little ones, which
were almost splitting their little throat
with their chatering; and soon the falhe
appeared. They ran up the steps into th'
room. and stopped just at the door. per
feo,v still, except the mother, who ran II
me very hastily, stopped at my side, look
ed up in my face and began to talk. sh
'thought, as ntelligeni!y as any persol
would. conversing with me. never wa
more astonshed' supposed that she wa
asking me protect her little ones. Sh
s,ood in this manner few moments, talk
ing as fast as she could, when she ran bac
TO her children. and tkey all commence
eating their abundant meal, which had bee
prepared for them When finished the
flew out. and visited mo no more. wa
then convinced that the mother was e'
pressing her fra.itude, instead OF askin
protection.
mourned The loss Of my dear little fam
", not expecting ever TO see them agaiI
when, 0 how was | delighted, as stlln
at my bedroom window one Sunday morI
ing, early il the month of the next Jun
the dear title creature who first made !
appearance, came running up the wall
directly TO .he door. Feeling very i'll, an
,he morning being rainy, could not
and lie, il in, Qhe family being at Churc
md was Obliged TO let il go away(whioh
did very broken. .heai'edly' after wai'ir