New-York tribune., 1867-09-25
CITY SONG BIRDS.

cy.,rr AZ PARK, WAsIIINGTON-sQuAkE' D hnD
.r,,rru rEATIFRED MINSrRELS-ilE bihn0
o,, IrUSEY CITY, WILLIAMSBUkGh' DhNVN
IYN, ETC. -, ::
rI,o dru rout,ne of a great dusty city IN
summer time has almost always numerous features
eerve 70 rcdeom il from unpleasantness' ana on.0i
hearts of those whose purses Will not permit tno" -
t;cato during the hot and sultry months Inc iii-
r,.oped canary OF mockngbird has We douo' no i,o
ontlv charmed away the droning Of duh care WIN INC
very accents Of the whlstlcd song; ana even 'o oo
tic cluck cluck Of collection OF mems anu puo'S y
greatly eniyon the littlo backyard OF InohoonS "'u
dullness when the world is out OF tOWn' anu Hu'"'
o,d pspacants are alone left to keep up the appear
rce o life In the close Shutteged streets ana aVehues O
the fashionabes.
ppt In This respect we have element OF gladness ana
cheer which is always atanable by the most lowy OF our
eitizens In the numerous exquisite songbrds, WHICH,
from early spring to later Autumn haunt the e"S %
yerts of our public park and squares These are W 20
foupd everywhere Not only among the eXtensigG MI
and fields, aud bushes Of Central arh hs"arps GV and
I'm Washington, UuOn Madison. TOnpkIlls Ii, cyrr
L sSuicd ,yalEs In search Of unfortunate early VOTES
As daily provcudcr for tbe hungry occupants "a w
tit'@ 'rrIilv together about the prospects OF the
iay boforc hcor they must be too happy 10 nave any
'I nav S, be- Ion alightng on stray chips and
brirht balrs % the rising sua and futteinS tbe. wy
i,7o, -,ii, jr ts nOn.l.g BATH iyou sit and watch
iic o,, b clear s sinucr morning, you are surprised az
titr,- of f,cr ioc,,ud voices form music which IS
oft and pleasant tho They are oil here rom te
nbi l'lti er1y-colted "ehppy" 10 the gaudier min
frc Of emerald throat and godtlpped WIZ; tho o,oso
Tho scGson of ncst-bulding IS over; ana tle co5e Sc
woven shelters Of She happy CLeS are "IedIy losou ~
uottcd trunk and ay bopg bnt the sSod Green 5r sSI n5
md walks are covered WIN the hupplus elv "u
hero i'm search daily food. Now there come qulie
onyocatou Of tiny wlenS and tontiis ohirpug ana % eat
.rif as tlev along the sand, Win one OF Ineih
making great hntiering and STy as fnOS9 % mS3t i Is
seoycred and g 5I am u busbes s and scrub
Ircos Of the border Then aarse dun,Dreastod Iopll
he American robin, almost as big As ligeOl-Wll aSat
lr moment the center Of the promenade souuu MS
cep hutoaOted whistle improyiSingy, as II calling ior
lis mate aad then speed aIrowke into the green re-
ses o the lofty maple to your right whence you may
m hear the disconnected noos OF his symphony, drop
ba3cw underneath the tree Then with swift hutter,
lmost phanonko in his suddennesS the prince oi an,
p golden OrOle drops from above His FURNISHED clest
iases like a topaz. aud tue bordered crimson OF
he sharp 1.-THE pnons burns nIShty IN rd Ine ere be
lutters. Ike embodied sunbeam, out OF sght' A., assn
armth begin to pierce the foliage the pleasant vocal
IN grows apace until at last the whole Park rings win
oyOus notes and the air seems clearer ana more DILL
liant Tor the sweet music which informs H.
The cowslip stares in meadows green
s t%iIsSp ssfs: & 65 s9, Ss Sa5s s tSo G Gs' saS
Tie little ri Elm tiS risps sis at bis SUI.
ALL, 4s ME Ii, Ia@,ss5 Go saOe sriog ee9ae sG s''e'
VIII The deloss Of SUMNER which it receives;
M ha aif Rt hea s 'si isf sf ia5 Sfe du and sings
lie saes 10 the vide world ard she 10 her nest
IB the nice ear Of Nature which song is the bestT
That these little city songsters do vast deal of good
refining and poetIng the natures Of the lOwy, and
c frequently exalting and betterng the feengs Oh
corrupy better-born, there be no doubt. Stray
rough any OF large shady squares when the sun IS
L too warm, and among the hundreds who occupy the
inches and lounge along inc Peas ant ScamIf p BIRDS
at dance upon the ground or Daiahee thehsetNcs
70 blossoms among the leaves" At one time these
aces also teomed with squirrels, that were conciy
their gambOls but was found that TIE song
rds fed their presence and the former were wisely
uinslcd to more secluded fields.
certain times OF the day numbers OF mothers anu
rursegrls, with little praters and t9dders in Iheld
uaPes and we have always noticed that the action OF
birds Invariably attracts attention from these
IVY wink delectably for moment in the "Porphyry
Mt" but the twterings the chpngs; the wlId.wingeo
HmbOliugs and the happy untransatabe conversations
the plumed Inhabitants of the trees draw the eheies
conscious symbozaton after all Perchance in these
tile creatures, many infant life, not long for this
ord, may sec, and eyenfrom the mysterious music OF
auty and happiness Of the world TO which they soon
% seS laSd hSt 1ns many Young father who has lost III.
Gear one and his only may find some material eonSola
IN the typical happiness OF these cleaTyolced close
athered b0aues they trip from stem to stem and M
bs"I @SaS 20 and g 2arSd S droSpnS from
above, or gushing from the near bushes
Beneath nv wi9doE eheeriy
little hnHe for minute
slrse. ap alone
His comrades join the matin lay.
o. sveeti bluebird clear.
And now the robins swelling threat
And there, think the bobo'-lnk
Unloeks the rspiure OF his swelling throat
o husAl the thrush steady gush
LOOsens the feds
And his whole soul the criole
IN that long whistle yields
Many OF the frequenters of parks and squares
Uf order which might well be benefited by anything
lich would 10 soften eXalt The drlHkard
10 strives 10 ende the vigilance 0 th nr The Sofia
& ~ ~ Srait wio homeless and lonesome, endeav-
20 seek the alternative OF the staOnhOuse, in the
lpe Of grassy bed with the thick-starrcd ornament
preferable rOOf-and the miserable, unfortunate
whose beauty was her trade and whose trade is
ned because her beauty is no mOTethcy lurk in the
eShadOws in the early morn; and the brdyOlces may
Ike ecntler and hOler feelings IN bOSOms which may
hardened. but not wholly deprayed For where intel
nee or humanity remain, the utter jOyOusneSs OF the
lcr-SinceIs Of the air must be irresistible.
Down IN the meadow, where the grass grows long,
The carol Of the laIk puTOBs
Ard the mad oysnce Of the thrush's song
In crystal chorus with the bAck-irl Joins.
Up ia The tWukles Of the white ash tree,
The or.ole listens 10 the years tune;
Trls bis shnl fanu improvisingly,
Then buSs With music, for be kEoSs tits June.
l Brooklyn, Hoboken. and Jersey City-especally the
erthe Ongbrds are also numerous and various in
il. They people the meadows and greens-the marsh-
Ows building their strange baike nests against the
" ying ruShes and cat-tas OF the swamps-and bloom
rch. voioeu blossoms among the foliage of the
Now, as the chill shadows Of Autumn slowly ap-
and there Will be still fewer TO haunt the arbOrs as
he caves imbrown. But they will have done their little
nssiOn among the various minded lOungers Of the
luIres aud parks.