, 1879-06-28
BAD LITTLE SPARROWB,
Tdshih1toh TAfff.


cit4, sn,l Dr, Thnrnaa M. brewer, af -Koston. Ia
thc 'ah,orh,nr ,ontc cf convcr.a,iom A. fhc M.
I~ oUe '0'e ~ e'"' e@'e' nv '''> AVA
uona1 tanIfnl'
A ro~d Of several hundred persons gathered
IN frnnt Of the Shepherd Building, at the corner
of Twelfth tttceL ap,f pcnnsylyanta hyeu,tc. ia
w,,nts, n tnarrow. obi which orrurr.l ,)c o'her
dnY. The birds fought desperately. untninaful
of The tbrorg Who witnessed Tho shameful Ak
hfbiiion, iluttcrinH shout among the feet Of te
socetatn,. d, t1.adtv co,chst dY,nr L., .r,,
rlluchng in The alr, then falling heavily to tlle
gtoana' t!'' ono Of them WIS Kllleo oatEienn M 10
sparrow. for miles around wero attracted by
the holse. until Il VIVA estimated that not less
t'an '"'o"o Oh tno p'sus "eto petcheo upon ule
nc!ehborl'lg trees and roofs, making 4 fearful
uproar. Tie police seemed perfectly paralyzed,
thouth present in 1pree torco, Several
street-tas were thrown OIL inc track UNI
Tic horses dashed madiS down tie avenue Inc
hoodlumB yelled "oo It Boots,n "Htt him
nnsp ,.ns srnre..Ian, % nf eouv @ .Ia
u.i'e' e'ns* e9psss'V"s u s4uA''5 ~ -
character: 4,aoles VINO wefo passing saia' ~
dear, won't Tic poor little things hurt each
usl,er3" and then hurried on, looking rcry hnrd
ahead, Is il not eure whether lha birds were
reaIjY Hrht[nw Or not The plie.t fnt,atftant Of
] tic Uj,trIct remarked tint lie had never seen
ANYTHING like it brfore In s lie. The brutality
/ oI flc s,ectarlc xas t1dccd extreme.
| Erery.ppfiy wa1tct, to know what II whs nbout
All that rould Cc learned At the time wna, tint
| The trouble heyan about nest from which ono
Of tic oIr.ls liat irie,l to elect tic otlrr, an
parenttv at The insttxatIon tot third sparruw,
| WHO had nnobtruslyctY watched thu fight. But
tin wtote affair lls since leaked ont. notyith-
standing thu Efforts Of interested parties to hush
It zip. There WIS wonIan In the taac, ol course.
whose high social position makes the scandal
worst took apartments t1 ote Of tie scroll ct,r-
nfces ou TIC Tweftl, street side Of the building,
on their return from. a short honeymoon Ia
The legation. She vantctl a particular corn!ce
on the aycpuc aide. It would be ,nure fashion,
abIe. Sic Laid, and besides, Tue children needed
the suu.
Hut wo Invent got auy cl1dren,n blurtcd
Nr, Bob, who was ayerse to moving.
I" Men orc So stupil!'' And she fusscd about
went oil q see about i, looking ss!y shecpsi: M
1ust 81 tpkrn Ike 1.-The The cornicu Mrs. Boz wanted. lie
i1erer liked Jack,-in foct. sonc ueIy things had
| rcachcd him about tho war that Mrs. Boo had
carried on Will the CAPTAIN the season bclurc.
SIe vas known to haye been nIa,iIy 10 lore
| with iark: SONG of Der beat friends ADMITTED
aij saiI tlIcy wc,e 1 gIad shv had settled down,
| crep II she Ind 10 Htsp up the army to marry
member OF Congress. Tho lion. Mr. Bob also
rrilcctcd Tint he had better have row with
jock than take lis chances Of q domestic scene.
So he picked quarrel nt once. Angry ,Yords
cnsueh. Bosh tccame much e1c'tetl Finally,
Mr.. Bob swore TIN. Il Jack dldn't yncatc, Be
wuuld takc him by the pnpe of tho neck aud
| elect him, Jpck rctortcd ttiat Mr.. Bob could TO
| TO Fexus or elsewhere, and cast violent aspct-
| sions on Ills maternal ANCESTRY. Thie vas too
much, and Mr. bob proceeded to carry his
threat into execution. 4 lively tussle tnsuea,
| but ,1ac!. hud the advantage Of position, mud
! held It.
Mr. Bob went bacl, to his vito too hot and
| augry to mind What she might Yay. 1la was
watched ihe wl,olu performance. ind met her
lord with q rosy smitc.
for ynur little wjfcy.n she said: ~ you arc d.
| ways so tjlopEhttpj, But what bas hnppcpcti,
| loyc1I sic added With ati ali Of concern; "you
look unhappy; don't you like that cosnicoi"'
| D-n tut corntco and him too!'
l. TO husbaud! such langnnEcI To whom do
you reIcrl;'
why, Tint fellow Jack. HISS takcn tho
.nan might, Il hs would not rsoya s TO obl!Ee =
lady. hc politely but firmly Jnclined."
81 How upkiplF' sud Mallame, thiuktnE that
jack might have moved to otiige hsr. Then shu
-,,.tIu,l In, fonil.ora ot,d an el,trn1v. ii Tpa1D