The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-01-02

u tlo hsts,' hhd WA abpdt u Hgh Aviik~
liberatioH Of ths dng' labfiee5, M, n.
iemgmPred in iime thopious lipdshipo-
Of his mother and the good e,srs. i,nd rs-
turned bone, with q swelling beart ana
ftearinl eyes, while BIS Cousin hdf i,,l "a
70 tie ohsieAu With tie robins.
I When Leon told Ne nothtfr ilaqt,o--
OF ihe birds, asho was FeIJ iiniiquatst,nd
I started 'e seek Augusle'i faiheI. aDdlssk
h'm y send aiier ileefuel bpv. and csrn.
lPel him TO restore the young robins 4.
tue oid ones. for her KIND m0ihef's 6el,t
4 ielt foF them very muchg BAT when Ttior
told her they we're taken Tor ths Count.
ess, she sat down 70 her work aQsin. And
sa'd q was all well, Tor sic had 9,oat
awe OF the great lady. H'is
] Leon hoped W his feafs thae m 5t,od
Countess would rufdgti the biras , ,a,d
send Augusie, back Wifhths nost, ,o.bs
Fal'sed as p9iiepiig IS DO qoRla liori bic
cousins return, Ne oame back, however.
Withous The nest, tfi0hphahliy iihtilng
handful Of silver eoib.f i'ioRiea 20 =
4 Sea ho cried, .shst the O6unss.s
gaye me for she robins Hsse. ,lsusS 4
Your SHARE
/ Leon took the money. foniy % HinS
lhiall Indignantly a Rs ibsS5s so, -
bursting INTO ttars ~ No dds ksalP'ins
lnay think [ ought 10 % AosrSi {se,.ll ~
thls it of passion In my nobls Htthe .horo.
but am not, While the angry tear,
we're yet flowing, be rushed ont IN bis
ia'hsr's cottage, and ran toRSr5s 4As
chateau. He didsnot stop t6 roit. on
slackep bis pace az be reajh6d thorfes,
nall door, Then be paused, and ths
/ tlopghl OF the dusky arches oil he Ola
hall. hung with faded banners. end ne
grim statues IN the arnor stanIinv sSns
Us walls, and hat stern. black bsaFied
Count whom no might meet almost took
away hs courage. lie stood poised on
the tips of MS toas. with Its hands On die
great knOckeF, hesilating hiia lfsaring
when' ali at oaao, be soeined dsler kesy
again he Wild, mourDful qEy oflhe moth.
or tobln II chen his neart giaw brave.
and be boldly sounded tho knoehef.sfi
when servant went 70 the Codbtes,
and told her another little peaaant boz
wanted 70 sceber. she happened tobe in
the nursery, paying yisit 70 her baby.
som the heir 70 the tito aud essstts OF
Count do Nalleuoe She was si.iibe bv
his side, fondiy Watching him. as ks Lv
asleep in q heautiful cradle. an satin and
down, and ino lintn aud rich lace m.
lady booked surprised whom she taaI,a.
oa's flushed and tearfdlfac6N asR
Why, my shild, sho said kindly.
what do you want Of me2 "a. ~ 80
want those litilo birds,' ho,rppliod
! rather blunty. aia. ti.sbIa robris
'Those birdsp sho answsred, .why,edid
not Auguate give you part o. tbe bioney9
| told him to-
~ don't want my money said Leon.
i want tie birds bsck again. ltWREp't
good Of you 10 buy flIem..-thoir fatls,
and mother arc griOyiag for thsmsl II
was wicked thing to steal, away iheir
little ones, snd The nice nest they hfd
worked so hard 10 make. Aib't YOU
afraid that they will'aSi up 10 CJd and
tell him all about it2 And how would
you feel 70 have some great giant'stboy
oJme aud steal your ittle one and carry
II away IN that pretty nest, there?"
At9iirst the Countless smiled iat 1tha
earnest little Observation-Disclosures b.
ed TO her eyes; she bent down AndfLissed
her sleeping baby, then turning 70 Leon.
she laid her hand earessihgfy Of his kead.
saying f9'h itii aiod N r5ui7oqa
Il thank you, ydeAr ohila, ltiirtbs
lesson you have taught me, Sufety You
shall have the little robins back again. l
ask pardon Of you aud OF Cod -uNu
And Of the BIRDS added Ltod.s7a
And oftheibirds, repeated n o5an,.
ess, smiling q little al .hs1ehild'nuim,
So Leon received tho meet IL little
young robins, and took il safely back TO
The old oak tree in the forest fll6 stop
ped on the WAY 10 dig ome,wofmsnkiih
yhieh ho fed bis little lesthered friends.
who were getting quite elamorous with
hunger. When he had fxed. tie neat se.
'eutely in It's old place. he hid hhmseif in
y clump of bushes near by, 10 water foy
the doming Of the old BIRDS All thaaft.
ernoon he watched and vailed, lsnd, still
they did not come.
At last when it was almost twiligbt--
tho time for flowers aud little birds 70 no
to sleep, he saw the two robins-4se was
sure they were the same birds - come
sowly Winglng their way towards ftha
oak, IL seemed, they could uut slesp
away from their home, although II had
been made SO desoiale. The male ibird
few in among the upper branches. aad
perchod On one Of thema but the female
bird topped in tree near by. Ii appear.
ed that she was hardly equal 70 the slshI
Of the dear old place '''s .s'1s ~ ~
Soon Leon saw lRsimals br j auttst on
his perch, and turn his head quiskJyethis
way aud that. lie had heard those htle.
voices chirping below hinll
then he dafted downwafd and hoF4ied
over the neat moment. 20. bS sure ashey
were all there, then heW 10 his tnnie. to
tell her the ghd news.i In aBothsr mo-
ments they were both back by lie nest,
hopping and lowering about a-.chiiping ,
Joy fullya ana lovingly IN ahswsfl Is the
aafer litlle ehiris OF their yoing 6nas.-
Latsas IL Waso lhey asW4bout aud got
up a nice little supper Of worms for,theiF
young ones.
Afler at, while the mother bird spread