The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-04-28
WHOLE NO.J96,


BIRDS OF SPR las:...TRIlR USES.
After Ion. and cold vi ter no'!,in. l.
more pleasant than the voices ot the bird,
upon spring morning. 7 or three iinlcs.
within ten DAYS. they have mad. the air Y"
cal wi.E thu vet notes, and ". could
somewhat appreciate the words Of the old
writer The rains arr over ard gene ih.
flowers arlear upon the earth. the timc ii
sinsin. of binds has cum.-. and the ,.i,r q,
the turtle is heard ia he 'aul" Not quite.
all that cou!d we saw ior the remarks are
apPli c at,lc TO more southern latitude, and
later e,io of tie year than this: vet .ladl,
could We welcome the songs of he birds and
their appearance. as iorctellns the near a,,-
N:osrh OF ih. rrr.lant foliage, the open bu,l..
and the fragrant flowers that the winter va.
81 seemed in all I'll. ir ,o.ces III. mar ncr
Il long 40, zoe. fiit'.n. the Fl. ID bird,
around his Nip. kno~s that the distance is
ncarlH Yelled and the land near 80 docs
tie first Hl"ara"'e Of The t'u'i''d and the
robin ,eIsS Fat summer is at hand.
There is TO part of The world supplied
with more beautiful or swceter .oncstprs than
New England and ieiorc they were de-
s,roved or driven away. in our stulidii, and
vandalism. ~ were letter supplied ,lan nov
4,
But 1t seems To lie a Tart Of our NATURE
since its dc>ruciivcnrss has been so n.,,.
cultivated in past generations. WHO went "a.
fields and churches gun in hand. and ever
ready 10 shoot the savage r,an or the sa,ar,
bca>t--tO war u;.on The useful and beautiti..
that nature supplies. Tins. while We import
tlr.i> from all quarters Of ia. globe and from
the islands oi the SEA- those that We dc.tro.
at home are .1nal. and in most instances .u-
Ierlor TO these of other rIin,s
Usually our first visitor in the Spring !,
the blueLiri, and then Z, mes III. robin. ,bo'
this year tLc rulin was the first W. saw: and
afterwards. As The season loeicss.>. .tne u
variety, Jr,onc wlih ilv i,lo-lirk rank.
perhaps fit. :.i> m,,>ic is ,e:,.c {, cu>i, ii
mrlp'is that trrapth.ts himself. a. -. fiuttcr
fro:h twi" to twig. and enra;.,nns AL who
i'ea. And -; NOR" MAY A.. vs!ue this bird
bccansf for us alone he is lc.u,ital, aud for
us only does Lr sing. As Ike wear advances
he charges his color. loses the rich melcl, If
his voice. and er,'-ra'. 10 the Sch where
he serves the tall, rather lian the ..sr. Ills
very name is CHI. .cd. t;n Ia. I,clawarc I.
is the i.t little Reed bird and in the Car.-
lima swamrs the Rice bird!
hat from first TO la>t-tro highest to low
est. they afford beauty and pleasure witLoa,
cost nr ,f~:rv. &. not ore q. them is .l,,r.
e. ne l'ia, k-hi-'l. .i,c crow. and Ia.
hawk. that Is not valuable here to ve..,..a.ion
Ii Is not alone .or the first >on. q; :;pr:p.,
time at our doors, CT for the full chorus that
adds halt The charm TO an early walk of
summers III '.nins. that we may value these
tra'her,.l tribes, but for their u>rtl,lnes>.-
he unlh,nAing shoe: ;..c .u,,... thai plr.ks
a cherry from tree. not remembering that
he has earned his claim to ii lv DESTROYING
the insects which won!d have prevented their
growth 1 he re, headed wool ,'ecker is ,iri-
ven away. and libell.'l as a sap >rrker. and
the gardener rrioirrs In i, for the present. 10
find hereafter his orharl suffering from
worms beneath the bark ila, the birds would
have taken ont The swallow IS brou,b,
down uron the wing that BOYS ard men NAV
show themselves good marksmcn. willie the
cattle are tormen,cd in pasture and barn hv
es taat these very swallows would have de-
vcnrcd. Even the black bird, that is stoned
from tn" '"rn-held for pre-: u,uinc TO touch
The gram. The lre>er,cr of that very grain
L! lis warfare upon he gu, worm. And 50
each and every bird. fro,,. tho CHR -,ir- >ra,-
row II. ward, l. given not only to delight the
eve and please the tar. cor the more sub
>tan'ial uses of life; and the killing of birds
or the II Of their nests l'y hoyS and men
where t;,e birds are useless wlp. dead. ia
'arbaris II in i:>rif. ar ininr;ous 20 o,hers.-
Thus earl :, the fore. l.u, in worn for
those whose sweet son"s should W., mercy
Let the birds live wl.comr .hcrl, as on- ana
another rome to H., with kindness. They
will thank Us in The trees t.. our door SIDES.
at early -!crn fore The al,nrs of the ,lay
commence. an at uu,f rypnipr Lon ,,,..,
and children are there. and labor is .lone.-
They viii work in the Gei>. an 1 s;nc in the
air. a..1 rriore themselves anl Us. I'll cold
November and bus,erin. winter shall send
them awar.