Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-05-03
The Josh billings PaperS-Natural
History.

They get their name for their CRATE abil-
ity for Robin cherry tree.
They kan also robin currant bush fust
rate, and are smart on a goose berry.
If robin kant find emmy thing else tew
eat, they aint tew fastidiouS to eat ripe
strawberry.
They build their nests out ov mud and
straw, and lay eggs that are specked
-Four young rObbings, in a nest, that are
just Matched out, and still on the halt she'll
are aiwuz az reddy for dinner az a nuzeboy
IL.
Ii enfyDody goes near their nest, theiI
mouths all fly open at once, SO that YOU kan
see clear down tew their palateS.
If it want for the birds, L suppose, oy
course, We should all be ct up by the cat
terpiliarS and snakes, but hav thought il
wouldn't be ennything more than common
pOliteness for tie robbings to let us Aav
now and then just one Ov our own cherriz
tew see how they did taste.
THE SwAILO.
The swallo is lively bird.
Swallows make their appearance late in
the spring, and are aiwus in a tWitter about
sumthing.
They hav az much twitter as boarding
skule miss.
They kin fiji az swift az ali alror, and a
great deal krookider.
hav seen them skim mill pond cluss
enuff to take the cream off from it, and
even make the frogs dodge, and not touch
the water.
When the swallO Gums, spring has cum
sure, but thare IL all old proverb Cone ov
SoloInans L preSume) which scz, zone
sWallO don't make spring."
This may be SO, but / have seen spring
Gov water) that would make CRATE men
ny swallows.
Swallows never have the dispepshy, they
liv upon nothing, and take great. deal oy
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 flow
ers, shake oph the dew from theiK 0eds
and are ready for business.
kant think of ennything God has made
more harmless than swallo; they are az
innocent az dairy, and az pure az the
air they swim in, they won't lIv, shut up in
cage, much longer than trout will.
THE BAT.
The bat is winged mouse.
They liv very retired during the day, but
at mite cum out for frollk.
They fly very mulch unsartin, and ackt
as tho they had taken leetle too mutch
gin.
They look out ov their face like a
young owl, and will bite like a 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
insek, but a kind ov live hash, made out
Ov all three.
Ii thare want emmy bats in this world, j
don't suppose the earth would refuse tew
revolve OH its axis, once ia while, just fol
fun.
But when we cum to think that thare
amt on the face Ov the earth even one bat
too mutch, and that thare haiDt been since
the daze Ov Adam, single sIIrpluss mus
keetcr'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 mashnery of kraashun.
Man liz phOul emmy how, and the best
Ov the joke iZ lie don't sem tew kno it.
Bats liv on flies, and hawks liv Oh bats
but who livs OIL the hawk | kant tell.
Bats hav destiny to till, and | will
bet 4 dollars they till it better than we do
ours.
Billed hawk may be good; | never lield
emmy boldly say it wasn't but don't hope
shall ever be called upon to decide it.
Tew save life would eat billed hawk, but
if it tastes az think it duz wouldn't ask
for second plate ov it.
THE HAWK.
The hawk is a karniverous fowl, and q
chickiniverous one, too, every good chanCe
he kan git.
have seen them shut up their wings
and drop doun out of the sky like des.
troying angel, and pick up a young goslir
in each hand, and sore alOft aein pretty
quick.
They bild their nests ont ov the reach o,
civilization, so that 40 missionary can Git
them, unless he kan klimb well.
Powder and double B shot il the only
thing That will civilize hawk clear through
so that he will stay so, and it takes a bis
charge Ov this, too.
l have fred dOuble-banelled gun into
them, loaded with fine shot, and it had the
same eXhliratinG cfiekt ON them that foul
quartz OF oats would have on an ole
hoss it made them more lively for few
minnits.
l hev seen ded hawks, but never she(
emmy tears over them.
l don't suppose that even hen hawks aIC
made in vain, but hav wondered if jus
enuff Ov them tew preserve an asSoItmen
wouldn't answer.
THE MEDDO MOLE.
The meddO mole IL either small rat O
big mouse, don't kno which.
They have some soft silken fur, and Iii.
in the ground for living.
They kan bore hole i'll the 2rount
tazter than 2-inch augur can, and kan
| travel klear akrOst a 10-aker lot i'll on
night, and never cum once tew the sur
| face.
! They don't have emmy eyes, but see will
| their ears, and kan see more without secin
| ennything than any rat in Emerika.
| How Il meddo mole kan see with thei
| ears iz one Ov natur's mysterys, and natu
luvs mysterys; it il the mysterys ov Ilatu
that makes mankind respektful.
| If natur showed all the kards she held il
! her hand most emmy boldly would thiE.
they could beat her.
But natur makes us guess at about one
ha1f We know, and then tails at us, in he
sleeve, bekauce we don't git it right.
| don't kno whether neddo nIOles are al
accredited artikle ov diet or not. neve
seen their names registered OH emmy bill o.
| fare in our CRATE hotels spelt in english, bu
thare iz so Inutch meat fixings with frencl
and dutch names ON the bills that the,
may be thar.
L don't kno how niaddo Inoles are spell
| in DUTCH. $50 tn
| A n. j.ls, -, L ii ,ed FIST rate in dutch
| Net0 on .
/ -
| DR.. Hitchcock, of Eleventh and Spriny
Garden streets, Philadelphia, Is under ar
/ rest. on the dying declaration of Marga