Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-06-15

PLYMOUTH, MARS
air; the delicious draught of cool dew
taken from time to time; the"
But" said /, interrUpting the Green
Bird, who began to perceive was an in
terminable talker, "how is it possible for
men to have the opportunity of pursuing
their meals in the manner you describe
II would indeed present rather ridicu
lous appearance, if at six o'clock in the
morning l were 10 sally out, and run all
over the fields turning up stones in order
to find fried smclts, and diving into rslb-
bit burrow in the hope ofdiscovering NUT
ton chops en- paptllotes.
"If / were man." said the Green
Bird sententiously, !" i would have my
meals carefully concealed by the servants
in various places, and then set to work to
hunt them out. 1t would be twice as
healthy as the present indolent method. y
Here he took another sip at the Barsac,
and looked at me so queerly that began
TO have shrewd suspicion that he was
drunk.
A brilliant idea here flashed across my
mind would inioxicate the Green Bird
and worm out of him tine reason why it
was the Blond Head was never able to
stretch farther out of her window than
the shoulders. The comicality of a
drunken bird also made me favorable to
the idea.
CAS- far as eating goes said I, al think
you are perhaps right; but as to 6rink-
ing, you surely will not compare your in
sipid dew to drink like this" and, a.
spoke, | poured out glass of Richie
bourg. and handed it TO the bird.
He dipped his bill grayely in it, and
took one or two swallows
at is fine wine" he said sententious-
Is. but ii has strong body. lpreter the
Barsac. The red wine seems to glow with
the fires Of earth, but the white wine seems
illamined by the sunlight of heaven"
And the Green Bird returned to his
Darsac.
XI-LEG- BAIL.
so the fair Rosamond made you,
said carelessly.
"Ycs, from terra-cotta." answered the
Green Bird; land. having been baked
and colored, came to life in the sun.
love this white wine. becaHse the sun, who
is my father, is in it y; and he took anoth
er deep draught.
What induced her to construct you: .
asked
"Why, with a view of escaping from
this place, of course
40, then You are to assist her to e,-
capeyr
Not If all,-vou are to assis; her. l
viii fl.nish her with the means
What mcans:''
"Wiih the wings"
The what :" i asked, somewhat as
tOnished.
The wings
"N'l.at the deuce does Size want with
wings. she is no, going to escape by
the window. il she:"
Tia, ha, ha, Ho, 10, hol lie asks
what Rosamond wants of wingsl" And
the bird, overcome with laughter at the
ludicrousncss of some esoteric jest, tum
bled into his glass of Barsac, from which
rescued him draggled and dripping. al
the more draggled as during our con,cr
sation he had been continually shedding
his feathers.
"WeIl, what does she want Of wings p
| asked, rather angrily, because man
does not like to see people laughing at 8
Joke into the secret of which he is not ad.
mitted
ITO fly with" replied the Green Bird
nearly choking with the involuntary
draught of white wine nc had swallowed
during his immersion.
But why does she want to fly?"
Because she has no legs,-tiiat's the
reason she wants to fly said the bird, q
little Grossly.
"No iegsl" I repeated, appalled, at thi:
awful intelligence,-"n legs. o, non
Sch YOU must be joking
no, Ia. choking, Answered ihe Green
Bird
Why. she is like Miss Eifin, the,
born without legs Heavens. what pity
that so lovely head shouldn't have a Les
to stand on!"
"She wasn't born without legs" re.
piled the bird. Her legs are down
stairs"
"You don't mean to say that they have
been amputated:"
mo Count Goloptious was afraid sht
would escape; and as he wanted only hel
bust, that is, her brain, hands. and arms
he just took her legs away and put then
in the store-room. He'll take your leg.
away some day, too, you'll find He want,
nothing but heads in this hotel"
Never" / exclaimed, horror r-stricker
at the idea. "Sooner than part with m,
legs, I'd"
Take arms against HIN, 4 suppose
Well, nous rerr0as. Gracious, what a lo
of feathers lave shedl" suddenly con
tinued the bird looking down at whole
pile of green feathers that lay on the floor
I'm talking too much. shan't have 1
feather left soon if | 60 on at this rate
BY the way, where Is your mirrors
must reproduce myself
XII.-IIoLDING THE MIRROR UP TO Ma
| TCRE-
handed the Green Bird a small dress
ing glass which Jay on the burcau,-