Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-02
TraE| BIRDS,

down The lane, or go 'o lhe ua'hi sua
where everywhere wh here you will, aud
attlis season, this lovely May seasop,
YOU will sfiudsthea rds-buay, merry,
singing birds3hard atiwoikthey are too
building their hoasea-cradles rather
and all the time Keeping npAa concert
| lofsweet music. Various t,orare their
tastes in selecting their sites for their
nesting: tn places, some hiding away from
man, some coming up TO his very door,
orSlike the marlin aud swallow, under
hisysry roof aud protection. Robinfo
redbreast almost invariably; comes into
1.-The orchard, sometimes Oh tue trees,
soms,imesonthefence, sometimes whore
kindly treated under the shed bys,he9
barn or house, ,ie9 ss as
The woodpecker-the same one that
was "tapping the hnllow beach;tree'--:
make holes III the old apple;trees, into
which for years 3after@ard the pretty
blue.bird creeps and rears lis annual
brood. III, ss 4 rs llS Z III
The black. k.bird, the most numerous Of
the family Of small birds, mostly nests
in the, swamp, except ope.yariety imita. Z
I,ipgthe crow that goes into The Shigs ss.ss
trees, such as the spruce with adark
thick top, where boys nor small shot
cannot come. n
In thssmeadowwe find the sly nest of
The quail andlsrk aud several small ibirdsi
and in the thickest bushes the hume Of
| the brown thrush. He isa natural mus
siciian, a sweet bird full ofglee aud
cheelfulness; butsthemerriest aud most
amusing Of The whole family isthe noisy
lille bJbolink.
We look upon birds as among the es-
seutials Of a landscape, aud would as.
I. soon think of chopping down the orchard
shooting the turkeys and wringing the
necks off of the ibarp,yardi fowls, iorsms-s
king mutton Of the sheep or giving the
lambs to the. dogs. as 10 think of des-
4itoying heabirdioredriying them from
ths premises. hstes tlra9 esi ,dgsu.a. :.
sGeingta gannings .@ithihetmurder-
Gus intent to.kill such. birds ought To-
colsign man 10, The infaniy that We
arsapt toa,iscRito savage or brute
who,,alitonly kills thee finest of Godss
i creation.3 = - issss1l f'.fE'
! Without birds a lcountryis dessola,e;.
with ,hem it is always cheerful. Their
songs would elliive6 the hesrtof a stohs
ar make a lniser for the mdmet, liirget
i his fnoney. ~ sa
! The association Of children with birds
when taughtto'loye them aud hot des-
toy their nests has as directand certain
a tendency to improve their nat,hes as
the church or family tirsside. Teach q
lchild that birds are among the good
gifts Of God to man. and it is hardlypos-
|sibly lhatthe child will grow,uptoman-
l[hood without being possessed of some
IIofthe attributes of the sweetsopgtelsof
the grove. &, :,iiT ~ 49, ~
Aud yet there are parents who allow
their children TO wage inccssantw warup-
on thetbirds, ,neyerthinking oftbeilJli-
! ry they eidoiug theiryoungrminds OF
how many destructive enemies they are
entailidg upon the crops inthe shape Of,
countless caterpillars, grubs aud worms.
iWetdon't knowlof a higher Christian
duty4fi,r a minister TO engage in Than an
effort 10 preserve the birds in his par.
Iish. sa-sa S'i5'ge9 s'ii q = 4 saa.s
We wonld impress upon the mind OF
everysichild that the command "thou
shalt not killy5 meant these dear li,tls
birds as well as things Of a higher dc.
4 gree Thou shalt nut wantonly kill a
sinsle'thing Of all creation that ia not
necessary for mans subsistence, or thar
is not detrimental to his interest.
Children should bstaught notonlyto
1--we the music Of birds, buttolouk upon
them as a model ofseaaty aud affection
lto.theirimates aud 90 their youngs In.
stead of driving them away fom tho
house, encourage them to come aud
perch upon the wihjow-sill and build
theirnests undertheleayes. x ssFl58af &
u Is, lIfli
Doa', tell lus they destroy the small
fruit. Plan,. enough fur you and them.
Luz they do eat fruit, splhey do cat worms
aud you can well afford to give them a
few cherries and currantsfor wha, they
have done foryou. q b .lIaa Z 50
Around the City there is difficulty
in preserving the birds because all thu
groves are infested with an abominabls
nuisance in the shape of big boys ard
proving loafers outfor a days shoos-
ling" ~ II, IS
They ough, tobe ousfor day'ssboo,-
ling, aud that shonabe at attheiro@uidlu
carcasses, withtlfne salt and pepper
c6'us.iand every ownerlof land should
be allowed'b by la@thus TO salt and pep
per any ofthese idle yagabons who come
npon his ground without leave 10 doom
1.-The birds to destructipns %
Farmersl lstyourmo, bc--andiu-
pressit upon all your family NeyerkiiI
a bird.
It7 HIVE fpeIzyn.-An eminent la wyer