Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-08-30

nice little pair you are But why don
you sing? As told you, we always ,x
pect to he met with a song"
Bnt You We got our child" scroamc,
Jenny; go you are hurting him"
81 won't hurt him more than must
said the crow, considerateiy. But
pardon me If | notice haw an abscnc,
of that serene cheerfulness which ough,
to be distinguishing hlackbird trait
What, still no music? Then begin I,
suspect"
Let us try our influence gasped
Jacky perhaps it NAV soften" And
they began to sing wavering song.
"How improving that isr' said the
crow, with claw suspended. "Really
there was one instant when felt SO ex-
alted that L was on the point of putting
the mOrsel back in the nest. If it
hadn't been quite so juicy. However,
may be l won't come back for more"
Still let us sing" said the parents :
if We lose our influence he will eat
them ALL" And while he was picking
the little bones, they sang until their
voices failed with anguish.
Soon their large cousin left, but next
day he returned.
II regret" he remarked, that Won
fail to bring me more fully under your
influence. A little mole would have
done it. But I feel assured that the
sight of so much patience and humility
will have an indirectly exa!ting effect
on my nature And lie clawed ont an
other birlling.
80 cousin. don't !" cried the parents.
no longer singing. Don't take our
children don't make us SO unhappy :"
There is something quite amiss
here. said the crow, with displeasure.
Blackblrds waiting and expostulatiug,
proclaimng themselves unhappy in
their relations with us? Why, that is
as much as to say that We do wrong
And how impolitic for them to scream
away the sweetness of that voice which
Is their only charm. l. declare they
look SO dowdy with their wings all
dropping, that / feel no compunction at
all IN inconveniencing such creatures"
And he tweaked the second head with
added gusto.
"Cruel, cruel ,"cried Jacky.
Wretch and robber." cr,amed Jen-
ny, and they flew to and fro, and pecked |
him with their beaks.
go very WE'LL" said the crow, reti- |
ring with his dinner, eff you step from |
vour sphere and attempt to fight your
OWN battles, you may take the conse-
Iuences. Look for me tomorrow"
But between that day aud the morrow
another thing happened. The parent
birds, growing reckless, abandoned mu-
nc, and took to holding conventions.
Far and near were heard the flutter Of
wings, and the sound of blackbirds'
'oices, not practicing tunes, but joining
n eager discussion and lamentation
Strange" said the crow, THAT
hese creatures will make themselves SO
to MS ! If there's anything
n this world find offensive to all nv
ner feelings, it's blackbird conven-
ion. When blackbirds SO far forget
they must expect that crows
nil give them trouble, and he started
D get his third dinner.
But, 10 and beholdl the nest was al
eady surrounded by friends and rela-
ons, who swarmed about him, and
ith untuneful cries and ungentle beaks
him of his error.
knew what would happen" said
lie crow, as LIS sailed away disheveled
I'd dinnerless you have disgusted me
Nv you have lost your influence for !.
,er." {
Moral: But they saved their other /,
lree children.-Eii=a Sprodt Turner. .