Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-04

glad welcome to the small brown strang-
ers. They were looking for 4 good place
in which to build nest and set up house
keeping.
One would think they might have liked
better the country, with its great stretch
OF blue sky and its miles of green grass.
| But they were coatented little birds and
| did not think Of leaving the great, noisy
city.
There they sat among the leaves, chat
tering and glancing here and there and
everywhere.
In the middle OF the square stood Il
grand statue of the Duke OF Wellington
Quietly lie sat on his fine horse, and calmly
he looked down Oh the rows of houses,
the waving trees, and the people stream
ing by.
Day and night, winter and summer, in
sunlight and storms, there he sat, always
the same, very magnificent in his plHmed
hat and fine military dress
He seemed to say, "Here I am above
everyone, and nothing can affect me-"
The sparrows cooked their little, quick
bright eyes to him, and wondered why he
remained so very still
He can't be a live man on live horse.
or he would move little" said Mr. Spar
row. = mean TO go over there and have
a good look at him"
ooh, don't, my DEAR said Mrs Spar
row, futtering with fear he might shoot
you, you know"
Pooh p said Mr.. Sparrow. and he few
right across the street, and on to the pc
destal of the statue.
He shook his wings and Chartered, and
made little dives at the great man who
lowered above him, but his lordship looked
straight ahead, and never even peeped out
of the corner Of one eve at the bold little
fellow
Then what should this impertinent little
sparrow do but fly directly on to the fine
cooked hat with its long plumes.
At this Mrs. Sparrow, safe in her leafv
bower, almost tainted away with fright !;
but, finding that her little mate hoped,
undisturbed, all over his lordship's head,
she took courage and skinned across the
street, too; and soon they both were peep
ing and peering and chattering harder
than ever.
They grew holder every minute, and at
last discovered small opening under one
OF the dropping plumes, and in they darted,
full Of curiosity.
The poor Grand Duke and his horse
were quite hollow and empty, and the lit
tie birds al once decided that here was the
finest place Imaginable for their home
warm and dry, and far from prowling cats.
So there they lived, and reared their
young ones, and nothing ever harmed
them.
By-and-by more birds came there and
built their nests, and family of starlings
settled there very comfortably, and the
old Dukes body was full of the little dart
ing, noisy creatures.
But still he kept a dignifed silence, and
sat on his horse as grandly as ever. Moth
ing ever moves me, he seemed to say in
the old fashion; and no one dreamed,
down in the square, of the busy life going
on in the fine statue, al which they glanced
with pride
At last, one day, some men came 10 take
the great duke and his horse away.
He was to be placed in another part Of
the city, where they thought he would
look even finer
What was their surprise when 4 large
number of frightened birds few out from
under the dukes large, plumed hat
The birds flew away into the tree-tops,
scolding noisily and fiuttering with anger
and surprise.
For they really had come to think that
the great man, in all his splendor, be-
longed to them, and had been put there
merely for bird-house. They have not
recovered Yet from their establishment and
anger.
To this day you may hear them quarrel |
ing and scolding about it all over London. |
| The Christian Register.
SQUIRRELS BOATING.
Old citizens of Toledo distinctly remem- |
Der the time when there was an emigration |
Of squirrels in this vicinity. On certain
day gentleman was on the bank OF the |
Ten-Mile creek, when the number of |
squirrels moving was unusually large. |
Among the squirrels was one that ex-
hibited such motherly care and affection
for her two little ones as to prove a most
sight. She reached the bank
Of the creek where a crossing was
to be made. The little squirrels
were quite timid about going near to
the water, but the mother coaxed them
until they seemed To be satisfied to do as
she wished. She ran along the shore, and
finding piece of bark about foot long
md six inches wide, dragged it to the
waters edge ard pushed it into the water,
20 that only a small part of one end of the
bark was resting on the shore. She then
her little ones to get on the bark
md they at once euddled close together
when the old squirrel pushed the bark
md its load into the stream, and,
.aking one end of the bark in her
eeth, pushed it ahead of her until
he opposite bank was reached, where the
young squirrels quickly scampered up the
)ank of the creek. where the mother
'ested for few minutes when the Journey
vas resunled.-[Toledo Blade.
FOR THE BOYS.
The following story is all the better for
icing true: Two men stood at the same
able in a large factory in Philadelphia,
working at the same trade. Having an
iour for their incoming every day, each I'M
iertook to use it in accomplishing def
lite purpose; each perseyered for about
he same number OF months, and each won
uccess at last One of these two mechanics
lsed his daily leisure hour in working
nut the invention Of machine for saving
'AVSo Va hODi ltitO tiiilpSl any NicsiitN |
hape. When his invention was complete,
lie sold the patent for fortune, changed
lis workman's apron for broadcloth suit
nd moved out OF tenement house into a
'rown-stone mansion. The other man
hat did he do? Well, he spent an hour
ach day during most of the year in the
cry difficult undertaking of teaching
title dog to stand on his hind feet and
lance a jig, while he played tune. At
asst accounts he was working ten hours a
lay at the same trade and at his old
wages, and finding fault with the fate that
made his fellow-workman rich while leav-
ng him poor. Leisure minutes may bring
olden grain to mind as well as purse if
ne harvests wheat instead of chaf
Saving the Lawyers.
The first thing we do, let's kill all the
awyers." This is rather a blood thirsty
Proposition, which we modify by offering