The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-04
BIRDS AND CHILDREN
Psychologist ideas on the Laws OF Life-spar.
rows and the Little People In the Park.

FEEDING THE srARRows ON THE SNOW.
Rcporter-You seem particularly happy
this morning. in spite oftle bitter cold.
Mr.. Train--Did any one ever see mo I'M
happy b sides. | am in luck to-day. Ny old
friend Mr.. Stokes who lives there next to the
Union League. has Just sent me a box Of crushed
corn for my little friends. just soc Thorn grab for
It. How natural forthcm TO fight each other. and
yet how they enjoy each others society Poor
little chicks; they would all die with this snow
on tho ground but for the crumbs bring them.
Happy What should mako mo miserable
Look through these trees at the millions Of dia-
monds sparkling in the sun. I never saw in the
ball rooms of tho kings jewels that cqualled
them. (Ierc two or three luc girls with their
sleds rushed up 10 toll Mr.. Train the parrot was
dead) "Yrs Isn't IL too bad. Bortc. after
staying with us all summer. that 1t should die
in the winters cold. 1t would not live in the
house we made for it. and whom the storm blew
OF that broken limb our lovely little parrot.
Mamie badc us all good by. We intended to
have it stuffed. but We could not find Il anywhere
this morning. We have got littlo wounded
sparrow in there by the stoyc'
cEuMBfNG THE srAnnows
Rcporier-Does this paragraph in The Sun
refer to you. Mr.. TRAMP
There Is q good man who goes through Union sqnarc
s,d mafa All [y'i , ROM n G 5 WE m gc aSs
loo, oo ,, YIN ana pleasant e., p9 nos, , lu thinking OF the
Mr.. Train-1 am not the only man that foods
the birds. | really believe the little things know
me- Tho park Keeper says the moment | ap-
| pear they give the signal. and If do not happen
10 have some crumbs in my pocket foel guilty
Of neglect Many a time have returned 10 the
house for the expected picnic. l don't know
which would miss mo tho most, tho sparrows or
the children.
Hcporter-Can you indlvidualze tho birds.
| and have you studied their habtsl
| Mr. Train-I notice they arc great fighters
They are plu,ky little fellows. They VIII COM
bine against owl. hawk crow. parrot. or any in
trudcr on tholr domains. They had an organ
ized watch on the parrot. They make it hot for
snakes, dogs and cats who interfere with their
young. They are wonderfully prolific They
are the rabbits OF tho bird species They have
three broods Of five each. and the first brood
will breed one nest of birds. making twenty
birds from ono couple every year, and when
| you compound this interest. you can SEQ how 1t
comes TO pass that the forty birds landed here
fourteen years ago havo already grown to mil
| lions. They seem To have some leader or signal
which all obey. Some ono gives chirp and
all rise like flock OF pigeons. Only two will
70 into the boxes. They keep watch. and watch
- sec that no burglars attempt an entrance
They do not seem H. foul their nest but bring
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ground. They are far-sghted. and nre not
backward with each other IN supporting ueir
Kcp6rtcr-sometmcs sne dozen at ono
time in regular stree, braw Are they fight
ing over a female. or Is IL tNo rivals where out
Mr. Train~Would you believe lt--it is neither
ono nor the other. / have studied 1t ont ut last.
| Ii is the old habit Of mankini. The strong sex
dominecring over the weak, When some
female oh! ,''ts to some particular male that has
fallen in love with her. he goes of and picks up
| nil the lupnslpr and Anrrial bummprS he can
find. und they all attack the female until she
gives up. 1t IL q rascaliy proceeding. and
| usually wins but have seen her fight dozen
of these rufans at etimc. Humanity cannot
heat this man sovsrnm,nt Of the sparrows:
was the sparrow that killed cock robin. some
times they COLOMBO and emgratc. When they
tire of place they give the signal and move
hundreds Of miles away without notice.
SHEDDING THE OLD SHELL.
Reporter-You really seem to have sunk vonr
cgotism IN the universal. as you saw but what
Mr.. Tmn-Pils cs is" the snsations Of
child when You have grown To manhood: when
YOU notice Tn" fat that while there may be a
hundred title deeis to the corn fields AMI cotton
plantations W thin your vision. no ono cln lur-
,hnse or pr'gmm the lands"ape' which Is I'M :
i yer-a o. gu: tho air. the sky the sun, the sun :
light and heat the stellar army az midnight,
the moon. the magniii enl scenery the chang
inc. clouds The brilliant pageant Of the rising
and !. ting of tho sIn-ranuot be bought and
Sold i'm ID Stock Exchange They ppSscss no
Individuality. They arc universal. Neither la
ior saIr Nobody can ruille my temper. I'm.
Joy cyoryh.ng. An nature and myself are Tho
l'-t oi luenls. How | enjoy my bowl OF ri 81
IL seems as though never knew what appot L,
wds before. AMI vet eat less than the baby II
n'r nlu but TIE universe Is no happier than
Rprrior-Why do You always sit In the sur
s anl ilui~" % shake hands with adults
Mr.. TMn-lnstnet Intuition. Who knows
Why -hoM!i Want ris " Ga hlue oy,s slW"ys b
dcAl: Why t. tho Wild drake q mon,.e.ni.
while the tame bird prl'ii-r- pnly-amyf Why
( ip'erA'n erl, msr'ie nt c,rtnn seasons o
the YEAR, " uy ull | 81 animal No
Two years qgot Why luV., io-l my L;sot-m
: Ambition. Personality. miividunltyY VINO cui
. not from wih1ut Who'd fore ever gave up Ii,
love of popular applause, the love Of money. o
'ons'riNd all Che Nitai iorceSf What other mdi
, IN history eyer SAT ton hours day in the sui
uuI ar with birds ami chllur'ny Whom was
c~'r known that man Possessed grcui powe
l without the de-irr 10 mnse u payt why Is
, isist no one iHS ever been able " classify me
. ,Nny should the most active man in the wori'
Evidently because the old life is ondel an
o tho n'w mas commenced. Otherwlnc MI
SHOULD i be compgnionable with little chil
g. drenf You cannot huN those pp 'ket editions 81
men ana women with bon bons and peanuts
: Their measurement Of individuals is liccurat,
They never at on reason. They love and hat
:, AT sight. These children are some years ahca
g Of their elders. Having two hundred years
. longevity, snail want companlunship. ana ~
grow Younger in magnetism the children vi
I grow older. This Is why lissipaie ia the opc
y arr and luNuriate IN the sun. Grown people b,
a com" moro and more repuisiNe rs these lit
friends OF mine become more attractive. cI
i JOY ti' harmony of tloir Noise and RATTLE. Tho
y UNDERSTAND ne and cnmpr mend them. On
# tou of nature makes the whole world kin. 4
=, there il ten 90 truth, virtue. naluro unpoiiDtc'
IS Tho moment they begin toput on the airs
~ society They are lost T. me- Bat II they retail
the simplicity of our little pcni in the Par
where ior $50 many happy DAYS they smother
n me- with X ~s,s. then We shall always De friend
n and they VIII never grow old 10 me-.
, NATURAL CRUELTY.
~ Reporter rim surprised that yOu never ns
80 mo- So when al la lu