The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-24
THE SwALLo.

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THE swALLo.
The swallo is a lively bird.
Swalos make their appearance late in the
spring. and are alwus in Il twitter about sum.
thing.
Iney hav az much twitter rs boarding
skule miss.
They kin fiji az swift az an arror, and Il
great deal krookider.
hay seen them skim mill pond cluss
enufl to take the cream off from 1t, and even
make the frogs dodge, aud not touch the
water.
When the swallo .c,lD's, spring has cum
sure, but thare liz an old proverb Zone ov Sol
omans presume) which seq, cone swallo
don't make spring."
This NAV be so, but have seen spring
tov water) that would make crate menny
swallows.
Swallows never have the dispepshy, they
liv upon nothing, and take CRATE deal ov
exercise in the open air.
They don't set up mites busting, and never
cheat taylor out ov hiz BILL
They don't waste emmy time in the morn
ing making their toilet, but like the flowers,
shake oph the dew from their beds, and arc
ready for business.
KANT think of ennything God has made,
more harmless than sWallo; they are az in-
noccnt az dairy, and az pure az the air they
swim in, they won't liv, shut up III cage,
much longer than trout will.
THE BAT.
The bat is winged mouse.
They live very retired during the day, but
at mite cum out for frolik.
They fiji very mulch unSartin, and ackt as
tho they had taken u leetle too mulch gin.
TEn,, l1o fhai,
owl, and will bite like snappin turkle.
What they are good for kant tell, and
don't believe they kan tell neither.
They don't seem tew be bird, beast, nor in
SEX, but kind oy live hash, made out ov ali
three.
If tbare want emmy bats in this world, i
don't suppose the earth would refuse tew re-
volve on its axis. once in while, just fol-
fun.
But when we cum to think that thare amt
on the face ov the earth even one bat too
mulch, and that thare baint been since the
daze ov Adam, single surplus muskeeter's
egg laid by acksident, we kan form sum kind
ov an idee how little we know, and what
poor Job we should make ov it runnin the
mashinery Of kreashun.
Man il q phool emmy how, and the best ov
the joke il he don't seem tew kno it.
Bats hay destiny tew fill, and will bet
dollars they fiji it better than we do ours.
Bats liy on fies, and hawks liv on bats,
but who liys on tie hawk kant tell.
Billed hawk may be good; l never herd
emmy boldly say It wasn't, but don't hope i
shall ever be called upoA, to decide it.
Tew save life would eat billed hawk, but
if it tastesaz think it duz wouldn't ask
for second plate oy it.
THE HAWK.
The haMk is karniverous fowl, and Il
chickiniyerous one, too, every good chance
lie kan git.
Ihave seen tf.ettr shut up their wings and
drop doun out of tse sky like u Destroying
angel, and pick up young gosiin in each
hand, and sore aloft agin pretty quick.
They bid their nests out OF the reach oV
civilization, so that no missionary can SIT to
them, unless he can klimb well.
Powder anA double d shot IL the only thing
TINT will civilize 4 hawk clear through, SO
that he will stay so, add it takes big charge
ov this, too.
I have fred double-barrelled gun into
them, loaded with fine shot, and 1t had the
same eXilirating etfekt on them that four
quartz ov oats would have on an old boss it
made them more lively for few minnits.
/ hev seen ded hawks, but never shed
emmy tears over them.
don't suppose TINT even hen hawks are
made in vain, but hay wondered If just enufl
ov them tew preserve an assortment wouldn't
answer.
TIE MEDIC MOLE.
The meddo mole IL either small rat or q
big mouse, don't kno which.
They hav some soft silken fur, ana dIg IN
H., ground for living.
'nE M. kan bore hole in the ground fazter
.,.yo =, .ch augur can, and kan travel klear
.t 1. I'm, or lot in one night, and never
cum once tew tho surface: -. o ;.,
They don't hav en-. sye without thu e sesi ,,m
their ears, and kan see M. .er;ka
ennything than any rat in En-, 'S tbe;r eors
How meddo mole kan see witt. :" ,nvs
IL one ~ natur's mysterys, and nat,.- ''.,t
mysterys (; it IL the mysterys oy natur H.
makes mankind respektful.
If natur showed all the kards she held in
her hand most emmy boldly would think they
could beat her.
But natur makes us guess at about one
half we know, and then latis at us, in her
sleeve, bekauce we don't git it right.
don't kno whether meddo moles are en-
accredited artikie oy diet or not. never
seen their names registered on emmy bill ov
fare in our CRATE hotels spelt in english, but
thare liz so mulch meat fxiDgs with french
and dutch names on the bills that they may
be thar.
/ don't kno how Ineddo moles ale spelt in