The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-01-27
THE DISOBEDIENT BIRDIKIN.

IL HE DIOUbElyIENI BlhDIhlNs d.
1t was coy, snug, little home, in
which the three young Orioles first
opened their eyes, but it would seem a
very queer house to most of my little
friends 1t was not built of bricks, or
boards. or logs, but of sticks and
straws, beautifully woven, together into
the shape of q bag, and hung to the
branch Of large locust-tree. .t''."
| There was a hole in the side that
served for door and window, and with
in, the walls, ceiling and floor were
made of the softest down. so that the
little birds needed no feather beds to
sleep on; and while the mother and
father,wereloff hunting something, for
them to eat, they would huddle together
in the bottom of the nest, and let the
breeze rock them into many a'sweet nap
But it was rather small, and appeared
TO get smaller each day.. And as their
wings beganto grow. how they. lopged
for scope to try them! But mother and
father knew best when it would be
time; they never forgot them And
what splendidly handsome fellow their
father was, in his new spring suit Of
bright Orange-color and black velvet,
The mother WAS pretty, too, with her
/ dress OF more quiet shades, and her
sweet, low voice. au q si." 4I .Gl.
The little ones had no feathers on
them at all, at first, and We're very
4 funny and ugly; but they were growing
in beauty every day, and would soon be
old enough to wear bright gay dresses
like their father and mother. And in
stead of sleeping during. their parents
absences, as formerly they often spent
! the time in vague Wonderings about the
world that lay outside of their little
home. aI7 llnIisT hrGd9iH bda Jan
This ought to have been q very happy
little family, and, would have been but
for the Youngest he was an impatient
little fellow, that was always grumbling
because they were kept at home so
long, and thought he knew better than,
any body else This made it cry hard
for his mother to teach hin .3inything,
so that she sometimes had to get the
| father to come and give him a good
| pecking to make him behave. o.. q,
| His waywardness troubled his parents
very much, but they hoped he would
grow wiserlas he grew older. iJn'. 4
OHC HUE unttS NttO
at home by themselves, this disobedient
one took it into his head to climb up to
the door and look out At first he was
dumb with astonishment, so marvellous
| lyfbeautiful did it all seem; then be be-
| gan to twitter with delight, and tell his
brother and sister all the wonderful
| things he saw '@ ii'Nb'-}t 'd' 81 me
tPshaw!' he said at last, 1T don't
look sofar downto the ground; 1 be-.
heye | could fly down there, easily. l
have half q. mind to try. - ''A ~a"'' .t"a
$40 don't, brother, don'tr' the other
two ried;iJ'tsomething win surely, hap
pen to you Don't you know mother
told us never to venture even to, the
door in her absence, and to be content
to stay quietly in the nest until she
! taught us how to tly.'i'F .gfiuts yrr
a.'Yes,' said the little sister, :'apd
don't you remember she was telling US
only the other day of the cruel cat who
lives down there and pounces upon
every hapless young bird that chances
in her wayN' our .iH.uh.ssa. a.,.,f
b"And have you forgotten the boys,
the heartless boys" said the eldest
brother. "who often throw rocks at us
birds?l What mercy would they show
to;a poor little tledgling2r "a L4Uaf-p
1.-The mothers voice in, the. distance
Put an end to his ambitious designs Tor
that time, and, hoping he would give
them up altogether, the others did not
tell their mother about his plansd fug2
But the next day, when they were
again left alone, he clamberedy once
more to the opening ".Ah!, what fool
ish children YOU, are, y" he said, . to stay
down there in the dark, when you
might be up here enjoying the light
and ar; why, i feel as i'll should grow
an inch the more for i'll" and he hut-
tered his wings eXultingly. 81 cam t
| for the life of me see why we should be
kept shut up like a parcel of babies
| Just out of the shell. There is not a
thing in sight that could possibly hurt
me, and there are crowds of birds
! down there hunting fOr bugs and
| things. long,to be among them and
so 1 WM! Mother. may keep her flying
lessons for you; am sure don't need
| them. '" ''' MO Hi'i+p~ IiHii
Again the brother and sister begged
and pleaded with him. even stretchingl
| up, and trying to catch hold of him
! with their bills; but Jerking away from
them, he spread his wings something
as he had seen his parents do, and let
go his hold OF the nest, Isl ...., ..,,.
| d, The brother and sister heard him
touch the ground with a little thump.
After a while they heard his excited
twitter of en- oyment as qhe, hoped
about among the feathered tribe, as
strange and new, to him as if no kin.
Presently there came a cry of alarm,
a great tapping of wings, and then, a
pitilul, helpless wall of mortal terror,
an agonizing scream, and all was, still,
| Fearfully they climbed up to the
opening, holding carefully as they
peeped out, only to see a hideous
tnonater-a cntltheY knew IL must -ha.