The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-13
RE spAAsows ar JUDGE sxrra.y.

ZEE sRAAAOWs ar JUDGE SMTTRy.
4 Msr~ias - the Roaa-The Judse At Homo
Mic Story Assas tn sparrsws-Thsir
Escsusrlsistss-Fate or Psor Mike Waish.
It was early morn At ex-Judge Smiths,
out on the road His porch wns bathed In
sunshine. Robins were tripping through the
fresh grass and shaking the dow from their
wings. The cherry trees were blossoming. and
the dandeions In the fields looked like gold
pieces scattered over green carpets. The
Watering cart had not yet made its round. and
thore were no fast trottors on the road. Tho
Judge had lighted his aftcr- breakfast cigar.
and had settled himself In OH easy armchair.
when We drove M and alighted from buggy.
His hair was nearly es white as his necktic.
ness. Saiutations and cocktails wero ex-
changed. and seats on tho porch wore r..
southern, gable. Of the house and settled sui;
rally n the road r Thor busy twitter drowned
v" They're an interesting crowd" the Judge
observed: - watch them eycry morning. lt'e
. sort q Rugby colony. just mark that old
tho Gst % ha om Hughes
otthe flock. and he seems to act as general SUI
that knew that cool; bird ~ long ngo as when
Billy Florence kept the cottage at the othcrend
bridge. We called him Tom Fields. i never
dsposiion and action as that BIRD i rcs"bad
Tom W. used to run Tom on tho Resemblance.
and tho bird cost him many bottle of wine. |
down to breakfast in the cottage. and the bird
alighted on tho window sill and watched 4 him
piece OF bread. and finally offered him "A cigar
and g%a' 81 vine Ihs InssSi b hS
IN ia 'y Win, ov.r,rns the rass and broHe
The mellow memory immersed the Judge in
| quiet wave OF laughter. H0 recovered him-
u S p"sa KSeed ihat brd snrt S eoony
the hin o &ssf sb OF the Colon" OF .s
bird. were, overywhere. They swarl9od in ,hs
bSned tSsns.IVes f ;orS I r' for sSfpro,sc
ton. They showed special antipntly 10 eats.
cloud ,oTed on TSsv 4
an owe out of the old family cnt while She was
Blinking in the sun on a fence rail- md thsy
a%Ss G s.s avs .a Mss stuha s tn ds S
couidn't Keep c9t on the pren,is,,s. they
were nearly as ANNOYING to his .kctt,s. The
eS to m
a,Er around Ms head REX 4. his tSGn@iis
ns araS'ns Tnk Srencs
| imrnie Il on the silver OF a rail.
When Florence gave up the cottage"
two lost racs o R
one time thought caught a glimpse OF little
wv ysar ar It, more The herman wnit.rs nm
there were nearly erazsl BY nc insur.ions of q
@insscs a. tore bo,,ouets in nieres, pul,ed The
tihr.rd from spo",s Of cotton. wnsheI in the
o3 9wn aaI aie tbs on "
place here. irecognised ittlo Tom on the in.
| slant Inv his drooninv wing They nestled mt
frst in Tho woods o,, the lot owned by Theodore
Moss back here, but they we're eternally hang
Ing my aerS hsy nay s sn
bird chased Ed Donncily every time that no
drove Esst the hotel: lilo would Guttqr
droier annarcn ar Wild Win ey"iiement Alter
poor Donnciy's death he transferred his aifec.
sbbsrnss dsrinn nndar nnd over his b,rry
and between his horses legs Ike a bumb.e bsS.
by devaoys ondss y e6sr Ed
"a S9sss% his n nss Ea
however. he varied his "nter,ainneni by ptrn.
Ins into, every Aldarman who appsarsd upon
grt o a ao dy AZ
lands fourth -hund to tho races. They hung
around the pool stands and kept UP an Internal
But ut hSy ,Ssy all GaSk In
| attended the sprinr and fall meetings at tic
FOR TS%s%6 b ~, Ina, If Under
| Gock Of sparrows while ho was selling nools. :"
Here tie birds stnfped stunning in the dust,
| and winged their wuy TO a telegraph wire A
H. inrnt aiterwmrI they paid tieir respects to
Col. james Mooney of 0IIa.awn!ln fuine lie
was driving down the avnnue when the birds
| swirlei down on him and swept around his hat
like "A wGirlwind His horse SHE'D md away
went his hat in the road. An hostler picked Il
| m and returned it, and the spurrows flow In
tho direction Of the Moss lot Did YOU see
that P' said the Judge with renewed ani,nn-
ton. These birds show a wonderful interest
in politicians. / never saw n knot OF Tammany
| men in conversni ION anywhere near here but
| what some of these sparrow, Hre near by with
heads cooked. apparently listening to what is
| snid They seem TO notice everything out Of
the usual course. For instance. ON the first
| dny tint Foster Dewey nppUu,ri on the roni
WEARING goggles they ru,hered around him
| like schoO, children around IA green turtle
| Their twittnr was dcafnninC and Il only cnnssd
when Foster aIghtrd and took on his goggles.
| The most their interest however seems TO
| centre in the politicians Wenl,h nppar-
| emily awes theni Thoy are silent when
| ever either Vanderbilt Frank Work or
Bonner goes by. once in Il while they
| mako u drive Mt Larry .Iero:ur but no, oftau,
They regard Dan Mace. Eph simmons and
| Turnbull with n hall uuizlicai expression as
though in doubt as to thor real character.