Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
How to Feed Mocking Birds.

How to Feed Mecking Birds.
While ii Galveston. Texas, last
week the thought struck us that We
would like to bring back to our
living mementoes of the South,
and among other things wepurchased
II young mocking birds. They were
alive when we bought them and when
we took them to the train they ap-
to be in good spirits, and our
qualification at the pleasure we ex-
to have in presenting them to
our friends was only equaled by the
size of their mouths as they were
opened before US like so many caverns
or a Caallaway county girls shoes.
We did not ask the lady We bought
them of how or what to feed them,
because newspaper men are supposed
to know everything, and as we had
three car loads of newspaper men
we never thought for a moment but
what we could at least get all the adj
vice we wanted. We shall never for
get the remarks made and the advice
given us as we marched through the
cars with our cage Of - birds, a doz-
en- times happier and prouder than q
boy with his first pair Of red top
boots. Among a thousand sugges-
lions we remember the following,
which we publish for the benefit of
our readers who may at some unfor-
tunate moment attempt to raise a
flock of hooking birds. II you want
the birds to live don't follow the sug-
gestions. Unless you want to out
swear a Texas COW boy and have
months of sleep-if the birds live that
long-don't have anything at all to do
with young birds. Col. Bogie, Of the
Richmond Democrat, with a very SOL
emn look said, "Bob, have you pro-
cured any hooking bird milk for those
birds?" Mrs. Bogie added-''Bob,
you must give them hard-boiled eggs
and corn meal" Our friend Jake
Childs, of the Richmond Conservator,
who never before was known to be
hard-hearted, advised us to procure
some sand and hominy. Wallace
Williams, of the Fulton Telegraph.
was certain that we should at once
procure Goldfish balls and oat mea
for little family. Miss Minnie Rus
sell, the elocutionist, as a mockery
suggested hooking bird food a!
though that was not what our friend.
were trying to give us the Ingredient
of. Dick Speed, of the Warrentol
Banner, who is in love, was sure tina
granulated sugar was just the thin.
for young birds. Col. Lesuer, of tn
Lexington LnteNigencer, advised US t.
give them plenty of water. W. w
Anderson, Of the Louisiana Journal
said ''no, water would kill anythin;
born in Texas, and that beer or whis
, ky would be the proper beverage.
? John Hannie, of the Versailles Ga
!, zette, said he ''knew what was goo,
for young BIRDS" and when aske
what, replied ''that they should b
lowered % times per day Fran
2 Bysield, Of the Fulton Enterprise
I was certain that cheese and cracker
was good. Frank is not a mockin
e bird. j. H. Turner, of the Carol
ton Record, thought worms were il
tended for birds. James n. Burn.
n jr., of the St. Joe Gazette, said g
we would feed them on chinch bug
and exhaust the supply he would ha,
o a monument erected for US even b.
|. fore we died" But we will not tt
to remember the many suggestion
e that were given then and repeate
s each day-they we're murderou
Suffice it to say that when we reache
s home we had the cage ; only that ar
$ nothing more. Advice of newspap'
men in regard to feeding young birt
should be taken for what it is worth