The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-19


Just at that momsnt seeing her husband
perched on the high fence, abe dew OF, throw
ing them 8 parting glance which said, i
know you will take care OF my treasures"
Breathlessly they gaZsd. Four blush eggs
In q nest marvellous for its daintiness, con-
sideIing how few and poor were the materi-
ais At hsnd. On side, dead twigs; then gray
ish mud oemehted so hard as to be water
tight; next wisps OF nay and for the eggs TO
rest upon, hair, wool snd-fancy the eosacY
"a tiny bit of soft isce aud = little hair rib
bon one of the girls had lost Just before the
vacation.
Bot they dared not stand there longer, for
the willow Was beco ming tbs center o; G..
traction, ana from all sides they we're asked
what they were looking at; so they feil back.
What should they do Mary Nichols declared
II she bad TO spend the night 10 the yard
that nest shoald not be disturbed; and Anns.
Smith thought ii they did not tell aoybody
Mistress Robin might not be discovered.
G But Mistress Robin spoiled that 6ne plan.
tor as sooa as the bell rang az the cl ,se Of -.
cess, when group alter group hurried past
the tree she, escorted by her brisk LITTLE has
band settled herself again on the eggs. %
% 10" screamed Dozens of girls, pit they
dared not stop, aud Tor once Mary Nichols
blessed the impe alive BEL che had 50 oilsn
blamed. No time FOR consultation; bat she
looked ct Anna Smith who nodded and
made her way to Mlss Mash, the prlnci pa.
sb"Well, Anna?'
miss Marsh, there is q birds net in oar
willow; what shall We do?
Miss Marsh's pretty eyes sparkled;;
he WAS oountry.b bred, and loved
birds nest better ven than
hete poor i0Rn girls who so seldom
eE one Let II alone Auls."
"B1t, Miss Mar ever so many girls saw
(. As soon as school is done there viii De a
rand rush Tor the tree, and Q, 1t IS 50 low
anybody may take it out
"Then, Anna, We shall have 70 trast ev-
erv body but fifteen minutes b efore echoOl
lie dismissed you and Msry may 60 and stand
guard, and viii send notes 70 a. the teach
ers, that Division First throws itself on the.
honor OF the o.hsr Divisions to protect It's
bud nest"
Quarter before twelve out tipped Anna and
Nary, and the little people in the different
rooms were told of the great discovery Dlyis'
on First bad made. Incredible Is Il seems.
NJ s ress Robin sat serene. while scores of6
the Doissst children I Riverside trooped pas
an solemnly Looked at her. Anna and
Mary allowed 10 meddliDg; bat, as they
rightly told each other, the danger would
come ss soon as the gate was unlocked for
sfterncon school. Impartlng their fears 20
their companions, bright ii sa struck Fanny
Eaton: I'VE must take turns standing round
that rest until the birds are Matched" So
| they did; and morning, noon and night, two
or more girls watch "a tue tree. Any sch0la
wss welcome to look, bat none might togca
10 Ill over the us y u CO
Y ration for wesz or ten days ~8s 'Olr
o. ms" "our nest" for Division Fret 500
4 L Their right t. exclusive ownership.
tn this 0sy l can not comprehend the
! philosophy Of tho buds; but wisdom Was
| cefts My justified OF her children for their
! koue vas never molested, and one morning
j stssd OF four eggs were four fuzzy little
tails whose wide.open yellow mouths identi
q, them ss birds. The excitement became
il teDse The gusrd-of honor, Instructed By
Misc Marsh, permitted no feeding; bat Anna
! Smith, carried away 5y ner feelings, actually
broke the rule herself and popped a black
| ant into one CT the espiDg mo1ths. The ant
was perhaps to: big for the fuzZy mass
seemed to slrangle, and Anna few 10 agony
| 10 Miss Marsh who, fastening TO the scene
| If danger, found the supposed victim en-
tirely recovered and eagerly stretching out
lis neck for more. The girls, however, were
/ SO terrified they never repeated the expert
! ment. and ardent cevotees were only al
loved to bring their gifts and leave them
under the tres, siding thereby, they sup
Iosed, Mistress Robin II her efforts TO sup
port her hungry family.
How and what young birds ought TO eat.
| how long would 1t oe before they would
| leave the nest, how would the mother tell
them when IL was time, and myrisds OF kin
ored questions, poured 50 thick and fast on
the distracted teachers that in seli-prss srYa~
ton they held suudry ten minute session
wherein the most trustworthy Information
IS 10 the habits OF well bred robins was given
10 tie esger listeners.
TIE guard of-hcnor felt they provide
! sgsnet every danger when they scared tn
assistance OF TIE laDitor. during the hours
the yard gases were locked; butons dreadful
hight the Robin household was WSkened by
toe clang CT the alarm bell, the screeca OF
! the steam fire engine, the hCarse trC mpat or
the Chief EogineeI, and all the horrid din OF
| 8 great c0nhsgTaii9n. The fire was Ia mar
! row street behind ths Burrough school house,
and the gates OF It's ward were wrenched open
10 assist Ia the pa sage Of hose and taking up.
I of position. Pour Mistress Robin, for the
iTs, time terrified covered helplessly over
tie little ones, whiis PApa Robin hoped
! from Dough TO bpUgh in frepz ed agony. In
3 second food o. water would have washed
away every vss'ige OF the long watched fen
iiy, when ragged llttle boy caught eagerly
81 the Chiefs coat. 'P4fase, cir bsgssped,
do be careful q Ward Ewes birds nes.!
Ifs in the Willer."
Fortunately the Caie' Vas quick 81 tied,
and 1t popped lnso his mead nov
lie had overheard mis- dIGgh5e- taking
in the most animated manner sbout
"oUr birds nest, our eggs, and young birds
IN our willow" and he changed, bg the
meerest trihe, the direction of the stream
The birds we're saved, and Mistress Robin,
seeing the danger WAS Syerted, settled down
with contented chirp. This next morning
! although the children with making hearts
waded TO the tree through pods o. water, she
greeted them even mora ja1ntily than usual,
as If she would gay, Do not yo1 woTy, al
Riverside may burG up, bat nothing dis.u ,bs
as"
II possible she WAS more adored than ever
after this miraculous escape; and when a.
last the nest wss found empty, and the sharp.
est eyes could no longer recognize their rob
los from Others who flow over the yard lcCd
YVES the mourning and not q feE the tears.
The sorrow was somewhat assuaged when
Mas Marsh carefully tcok out tbs desired
nest, and placed i over the pleassatset win
dow in the room OF Division First AL toe
children marched through the Yosua to see
il in It's Lew position; and, as the Chief Ea-
giDeer told frequently his side OF the story.