The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-06-11
A True Story Of q Robin.


| . A True story Of q Robin.
We doubt if the records Of orni.
thology can furnish q more striking
instance Of affection and sensibility
than is displayed in the following
story Of robin, which we can
vouch to be authentic:
The servant Of u lady residing a,
the north Of Brighton, whilst occu.
ped one day in the scullery, was
started by Q noise, which at first
was supposed to be occasioncd by a
mouse, but, on examination Of the
various pots and pans in the place,
che at length discovered the true Or
igin OF the disturbance. Ii was a
young robin, which had found its
way into q bright copper coal-scut-
tie. She succeeded in capturing it,
and took il into the parlor to her
mistress, where it soon made itsel
quite at home, and ate the sopped
bread which was placed on its little
beak. In short time it was happy
in it's comfortable quarters; but a.
some of its habits were not quite
consistent with the cleanliness of a
lady's sitting room, and the lady
had no wish TO confino it to a cage,
full opportunity was given to the
little stranger ts recover its liberty
by the window being thrown open.
OF this opportunity, however, the
robin availed itseli to a certain ex-
tcnt-that is, it woul'l fly out, but
invariably return at q certain hour of
the day, and its practice was then to
perch upon a certain flounce of the
lady's dress, and then, looking into
it's mistress's face, ii would pour
forth its merry song. This went on
for some time, until one afternoon,
when the robin was in it's accusiom.
ed place, friend called who wished
the lady to accompany her for walk
and then came the question, what
was 20 be done with the robin9-
There it was, on it's favorite founce,
and the lady was prisoner until il
few of. 1t had not yet sung its
song, but its mistress, anxious to join
ner visitor, at last took up a hand
kerchief, and waving it, said: "You
must go now, Bobby. Goodbye"
The bird took the hint Immediately
and flew out OF the window. On
The day following its coming was
ooked for at the accustomed hou-,
As a matter OF course, and the win
low was left open as usual. But
no robin came. Another anil an
other Jay passed, until at last it was
given up for lost, to the infinite re.
,ret of the lady, and the great in
lignation Of the old servant, wiki !
sympathising with TIE bird, said
.Of cour,e Missus couldn't expect
lobby to return after being treated
in such a manner" There was,
however, no help for it. Every re.
paration would have been male
MI apology offered that could heal
he wound inflicted upon the birds
ceilings! but, like sl'ghted lover or
njnrod friend, he kept aloof. !
And now comes the most singu.
ar story. One day the lady who
nad owned the robin was walking
Dy herself along Rose Hill terrace, /
when suddenly che WAS alarmed an
Utmost blinded by something stri.
King against her iace. She thought
It first that it was u stone thrown
~ some careless boy; but, on recov-
ring from the confusion Of the mo.
nent, to her utter establishment she
perceived the true perpetrator Of tho
assault. There on a paling close by,
yet the rObin-her own Bobby, sing
ing his old song as loudly as ever:
and having finished it, he again took
fight. And from that moment the
lady has never seen the bird.
I'VE can vouch Tor these facts,
'ingular as they may appear. and
as they!do such powerful
evidence, not only ofthe intelligence
and affection. hut ofthe acute sensi-
'ility Of th! bird; its almost human
oower of taking to heart and resent
ny what had the appearance of an
vet Of unkindness.
, --(Bighton Guardian.