The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-27
MsrnInRo Star and Caahslle Messenger.
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JUVENILE COLUMN.
THE LITTLE CANARY BIRD,


JUVENILE COLUMN.
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THE LITTLE CANARY BIRD.
A girl named Caroline had q very Lowell,
little canary bird. It sang from early
morning until evening, and was of a beau
tiful golden yellow, with black tuft upo.
it's head. Caroline gave it seeds and cooiins
herbs to eat; sometimes, also, Jumps o
white sugar, and flesh water daily to drink
But suddenly the little bird began to droop
and one morning as Caroline brought Ii
some fresh water, it lay dead in tho cage
Caroline loudly lamented tho loss of hei
darling pet, and cried for long time. He,
just as sweet of song and yet more beauti.
fai Of plumage than the former, and put II
In the same cage. But the maiden wept
still louder when che saw this new song.
ster. Her mother wondered much at thia
and said: "My dear child, why are you &C
troub!ed, and wherefore do you continue to
weeps Your tears cannot call back your
Head canary to life, and here you have an
other that is just as good and as pretty az
the arst." Then the child said: siOb, dear
mother, have done wrong to my canary
and did not treat it az ought"
"Dear Lima" returned the mother, "you
tended it very carefully. ooh, no." said
the little girl, ia short time before it died
did not bring it . piece of sugar, which
you gave me for it.; l ate the sweet, white
lump myself"
So spoke the little girl, much afflicted.
The mother did not laugh at her daughters
afaictiop, for che recognized and honored
the holy vsice of conscience in the heart Of
her child.
"Ah," she exclaimed, chow must the
ungratefnl child feel at the grave of Lis
parents"
"Mother," said William, "I would like
very much to be q king!"
His mother thereuPon ssked "Do you
really know whst king is, and have you
|over seen one Z"
The boy replied in the negative. His
father, smiling, took him by the hand and
laid: "Come, will show you q king,n and
Re led him out to the garden through the
|aeep snow. It was winter, and the weather
was very cold.
His father showed him little bird and
|Asked, "Do you know the name Of this lit
|sIe bird, and its habits and character ~
The boy answered, enc, will you please
|tell me, father"
The father said: "See that bird il the
Beast graceful in form, and the homelisst ia
The color of its pfamage of all the birds
put 1t possesses an extraordinary cheerful
ness and animation above them all, AL.
|shough it 10 30 cold, and storms, and SHOWS,
md the Landscape 10 covered with snow and
e, yet it is, and remains happy, lively,
|$euN 0uotckASSCOe AOOhy uOWs IL BlCb ON the
ridge of the roof and looks around as Joy
|fnl and contented as if it owned the whole,
wide world. And, in truth, it enjoys itself
nil the same. Hark now it begins to sine,
(4nd its clear, piping song resounds through
|Ehe snow-laden trees, as If it seemed to say:
How happy and cheerful am T. 1t dis
Eurbs itself not in the least If the water
trough should split with the frost-if the
|eak-tree should crack asunder-it sings in
khe face Of the storm.
See, now it flies down to the trees in
he orchard. There it anxiously seeks for
he eggs of the caterpillars, which in
bpring and summer gnawed the leaves and
elossoms of the trees, and destroys them,
hat the spring time may again clothe
Ehem in bloesoming beauty, and the autumn
With fruit-laden, dropping branches. Do
|Bou see it now returning-it poises itself
|pn the house-vane! and strikes up its song
b enliven all who may hear it in this cold,
tprn aud example of cheerful contentment
Ind steady, honest courage"
THE boy asked: "What ia the name of
F4is brave little birdi"
Tue father answered and said "Because
has such fine independent spirit, from
f&8en times people have unanimously given
e . very honorable name and title, for they
F&4 it, although it 10 40 small in eize, the |
inter king or 'hedge-king' (wren), and |
E<ace it in the same rank with the proud |
|&Rle."
May you also have, while you are |
|esng and little, . right kingly spirit |
Zen, when You are grown mp, you will |
1be deficient in nobility and to deserve |
E4rown is much more than to sDeor one"
The boy now asked with the greatest
aplicity {: Gather, can kings fy too, q
|&li as birds 2"
No." auswered the father they are
|.3n like ourselves"
g Oh -" said the boy, and when
|Ny returned to the house, he asked his
Der to tell him more about the pretty
as.
The father willingly complied with the
rs wish, aud gave him, under the guise
3est, much serious instruction.-Yewng
|t1sdder.
Two PIcrUREs.-Pictures themselves
Ne sometimes curious history. The
49, nf the tUo nictnres nj. Elnranca in old .