Litchfield enquirer., 1865-01-19


 , ipeared 10 be somewhat denrnssed in spirits , hnmmed less about the room. sat bumped u] } with his feathers rufaed, looking as much lik bird in great coal aspsssibla. But on hot sunny days. every feather sleeked itself down ] and his little body looked natiy. and trim, hi } head alert, his eyes brisi1. and it was impos sible to coine near him, for his agility, fhei
 let mosquitos and little flies look about them Hum snappeti them up without mercy. an,
 seemed to be all over the ceiling Tn q moment
 and resisted all our otforfaeat any personal ia
 miliarty with saucy alaefity.
 Hun had his e-tablished institutions in oul
 room, the chief of which was tumbler with 1 little sugar and water mixed in 1t, and 8 spoon
 laid across, out of which hs helped himself whenever he felt in the naood-sitting oa the cage of the ,umbler, snd dipping his long bill and tapping wsth. his littls forked tongue like kitten. When he fo,s,seH l;s spuon accident ally dry. he would stoap oyer and dip his bill Tn tie water in the tuinbIar caused the prophecy on the part of some of his guardi ans, that he would fall il some day and be drowned for which rrslssln it was agreed to keep oniy all inch in depfi of the fui at e bottom of thu tumbler. wise precaution this proved: for the next morning l was awaked. not by the usual hum over my head but by i sharp little lnAer. and found Mir Hum beating his wings II the tumbler--hav Ing actually tumble,l iH During hls energetic efforts to get his morning. coffee before Was awake.
 Hum seemed perfectly happy and satisfied ID hls quarters-"ut one Day, when the door was leit open. made . dart out, aud 50 into the open sunshine. ben, tu be sure, We thought we had, lost him. We took the mos quito netting out of all lie windows, and set tng his tumhler of sAgaI and water in a con- spicuuus place. went aboht our usual occupa- t'ons. We saw hinl joyous and brisk among the hoD-ysuckies qetside tue window, and 1t was gtav-iy predicted that he would return nu more. But ut dinner tihe in came Hun, ta- mlIiar as possible. .eli. sat down to his spoon as if nothing had staptene,i; instantly we closed our windows, kildE had him secure once more.
 At another time l vas going to ride to the Atlantic House. abod5 ! mile from my buar,.- ing place. l left s.llIsscare, as 1 supposed at hume. While gS-sg tnoss on the walls there, l was surlf bbY lll,l- green hum. ming bird ying EllIiarly right towards my r''ct. aud humming aS.ve my hed called out, Here i' ila.nf Nary brother.' But. on hotie, l SWihat the door ot the. room Was open, and Hum was goue Now certainly We gave hip uD for lost. sat down lo pahlln2, aud Itrasiew minutes in flew iiua,, and settled 0n tue etEesot my tu,Ilbler in SD l Gal, confidential way winch seeined to say Oh. you ve gut bai k, llien? After takin. l [is accustomed driik of sugar aud water, he | began tn fly about iii ceihng IS usual, aud we gladly shut him in.
 ilen our five wclks at the seaside were lp aud tt was ihnespEgu home, We had great Iucs,iunihgs what VI tu be done with iiu n. 0 get bun home Nfisias Was our desiie-buL ! ho eveJ i1ray.t .ss hird trav.llnl y S.sssussare hs cutstitt IEgs ,l,ie basket of Indian work WAS hlIeu up wrrr cambric ha,,dke,chiels. aud bottle uf sugar mai water provided, and we strted with h''H Tor a day $ journey When We arrived at n.ght. lhe ii st care was to see what had be- ! Come 0. Hum whI had not b. ell looked at since We, ted him with sugar and wa:er in Boston. W.. l4luut tnn aiye aud s.tii. but sp ,i,ae asieep li,at se could ua; wake him iu 4,4zs4; st, se s,a sni ta bed lli teslAt taassl tt,tl. ,i,.I .sir.4A S l,ss tusiber taf a,oFans - 'iii.. nax. 4.y lvdtyes ifini astys nd h.nnnIagY X f.sui,.is It ruess aud pieinfss, ,arslliAg now here ami iow .Acre bat, as the weather wus chilly, he sat for the most part of the time in a humped-up >tale On the tip of a pal of stag s horns. We m,.ved him to u more sunny apar,,lle.t but, alas the equiuuctial storm came on, and there was no snn to be hasi tur days. Hum was biue the pleasant seaside days Were ovei his room was lonely; the pleasan, three that had eniiveued the apart menl al Rye no longer cdlne in and out. Evi- denlIy he was lonesnni-, and gave way tv de- pression. One chilly morning he managed again to fall .ntu his tumbier, and Wet himself through; and notwithstanding warm hathings and tender nursings. the poor little fellow seemed to 9e, dip,herla, or something quite as bad nr hunming birds.
 We carried him to neighboring sunny par Tor, where Ivy e,nbowers all the wallis, and the sun lives all day. There he revived little, darced up and down, perched on a green spray that was wreathed across the breassufa a Psyche, aud looked then like a little fitting soul returning to it's rest. Towards evening he dropped and. having been nursed and warln. and cared for. he was put to sleep on green twig laid on the piano. In that sleep the little head drooped-nodde.i- fell; and little Hun went where oth bright dreams go to the Land of the Hereafter.
 HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.