Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-23
Birds.


The most mlschtevou- brls a'e hot Nho''
ly without some rvdeeminS quality. The
Hawk dtrrela,ss our poultry yards. hkeeer'
tain mean earth worm. Of our own sPee'os'
who would ron hen-rOos,; but he drives
the smaller birds from the forest % our o~n
dwellings. where We enjoy their souS' and
their AID in destroying insects. "he'hsr
the cool or evil he doc u- be greater |"
ps,hap. doubtiul. but probably the good
predominaic-.
The Grow poll. our corn for short time
in spring. not more than ten or twelve day.'
bu, b. easily sai,.sei With Ies bill. plant.
ed specially ior him. halt srint or - IN a
place, and covered shallow, TO come quickly
and draw hi. attention before the regular
Wanting sup. or. u you ar, unS'.lins TO
siye him a .Ipencs worth Of corn 10 the
ssre. by way Of eompromise, he will suspect
evil and keep a, a safe distance. u you string
= fe~ strips Of bark over the field. There
!, little dihculty with him, II you begin IN
tine. Al all other seasons he !. useful
.ca,enser. besides which, he often Hanks
the enemies Of the poultry yard ON their
way TO mischief; and rsrhaP. s'd. some
wha, IN bringing the smaller birds, with
their sweet song. and loving influence.
around your premises. le, the crows live :
We have none too many Of them. Greek
scholar once. on hearing that the crow lives
to- bunIaed years, confined one. TO aseer.
tain the truth OF the statement. History
do. not inform " whether the crow or the
ksrpsr Died frs,. Bat crow. are probably
Ion. lived and a. long as they live they
contribute, n faithful sca1crscr-. 20 the
health ol the region that tolerate. them.
Morcovcr. the crow i. an elegant bird. pre-
iudic, Notwithstanding, beautifully glossy.
and NJ, a, all amenable TO the .lur OF an
African chief upon European traveller in
bis oountry-~h,te a. the Devil.
The King bird catches bses. - u r
charged. and the charge could be proved be.
fore a court. Hot he devour. host. OF hurt.
fol insects. lie i. valiant king, not TO
drive Others into danger. q, some kings are
wont, but u take the front Of the battle IN
person. TO .e, up hsh, With the approach
inr hawk. tha, will give the hens warning
70 hide their young in time. The Sal,nc+
i. In IA. favor. Let him live.
Let the Wren liSe also, and encourage
him With choice from dozen houses. too
inches BY three. entrance one inch square,
70 live near you Tor b. isa most inquisi-
tive. sharp sighted hunter oi the bee moth,
and ~ill preserve from It's ravase- almost as
many swarms as the KIN; bird destroys Of
single bee. Don't kali the wren. lie may
.e,n to have evil de-i:n. upon the sOis milky
kernel. Of wheat, but 1t you kill him and
sIamine hi. little nav, YOU will hnd that !,
eon,Aln. City wheat flies is one wheat ker.
mel. aud tha, you have destroyed your best
friend
The Robin and the Cherry bird steal fruit.
PsrhAp. they know there would have been
-. lruit. but Tor their services among the
iruit destroying insects, and - think them.
.,,yo. entitled to part, and take 1t. on the
ground Of taking care OF No. /. Charity
.h,gIi make u. .low 10 think they mean 10
steal. 40. no the-s birds are no, thieves
they nelp u. 10 grow iruii. which We could
Dot grow without them the labor is worthy
Of a reward and. since they ask no other
wages. We can aa5ri 70 board them a ie"
week. "a August. especially as they 1--we on
our wor-, enemies the rect Of the season.
and 20 no, warm themselves by our fires in
winter. The birds, herein before named,
are sur friends after all, and Il our friends
have some iaults. We must bear with them,
not &c cut" them, much less, kill them. A
friend that dOe' you THREE times more sOO9s
than harm Is 10 Dc tolerated.. sns''''s''
Loved or ''on you Will ha'e 10 if'en"'
ba' NhA' shaIi We say Tor TIE hafm'rS
o'rl'' 'h''o ''a' were never aeeS'ed o'
Wfons; 'ha' en''sa our homes oy 'hsnr
prg-euer' aud cheer Us by their songs that
io'Pee' our power anl have eo'ne 10 ehpy
our protection : 'ha' teach Us lessons oil
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