The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-11

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Once upon time. then. al tie bird
met together 70 choose ; King, and
they decided that the one who could
soar the highest should be ruler owe
all the feathered tribeA Up they n
sprsng into the cir. hawk and heron.
swallow and skylsrk. and every bird thai
nies; up. up. mp, till their wings wen
weary and their hearts faint hut ~
above all the rest Dew the miGhty
eagle. his broad wings bearing him -
like sails When the other bird
| paused, exhausted, be alone scared on
ward and upward; till q length. rest.
ing on his outspread wings, Il div
height Ne screamed in Triumph: -
BIRDS. behold your King!''
behold him, indeed" cried : TIM
voice It his ear. ssBut not in YOU
clumsy fellow" And the wren. w
had been pcrched all the while, unseod
and unnoticed, on the eagles shouldeRj
now boldly took flight and twitte6
and chirped from . still greater height;
while the weary eagle, unable TO 500
higher, beat his broad wings IN aneeP
and disappointment So the wren W.
proclaimed King Of all birds, and -
mains 50 to this day; and il Is ! vefv
pretty story. whether you believe i q
not
Now. let US look at this saucv llfale
King. and see what he il like. he \
about four inches long. Of rich rede
dish-brown color; and be has : saucy
little cocked-up tail. and knowing
black eyes. and . very sweet voioe,
which says very impudent things-
he Is always gay and CHEEKY, and
sings IS merrily on . cold day = o. !
warm one; this Il . good point il en-
King. He builds his own palace, and
. very fine one il Is for It's size, BEING
made very neatly Of leaves, moss and
grass and having always . dome.
which covers il completely, the open
ing OF the nest being always at he
eide. King Wren prefers this domei
nest to any other; first, because il =
more lofty, and. second. because
1t protects the royal eggs from cold
and rain. But sometimes he chooaeo
the strangest place for his nest 4
wren's nest has been found in the bod
Of dead hawk. which had been kiIlc5
and nailed to the side Of : barn. q
brighten other hawks.
Once farmer had killed : calf. and
hung it, body on tree Qt seems !
singular thing to hang calf on trunj
- Il he were horse-fhief; but that p
The way heard the storv.) Soma
days after. when the farmer cut ths
caif down IN order to cut il up. Ne
Iound wrens nest In ifs throsH
Again, have heard Of : little Queu
Wren, who made her nest inside 7
pump and went in and out throueh
he spout 70 attend to her natural ID,
ies- what did she do when theI
we're pumping waterf" WHY, suu5
pose she waited unti1 they stopped
lon't you? At least that Il what should
rave done in her case. When viufan
'omes the little wrens are put TO al sort1
4 shifts to keep themselves warm
in very cold weather. thoa
nay be found AL huddled togeehca
n heaps. six or seven Of item united.
cooking like masses q soft brown
eathers- Sometimes they get iaeo
heir summer nes1s, the whole familv.
parents and children, crowdine ind
be Little hollow under the dome.
Once . fine lady. who was very fond
4 birds, and used to scatter erumhe
or them in her garden every dav n
Old weather. happened to see pareu
{ wrens 60 to bed; and this Is ho1
hey did IL They gathered together
o = large branch Of tree, abost foul
aches above which grew anseher
ranch. On the lower branch -
'rens packed themselves Comfortably
,gether. three or four deep. the tor
lost bird always having his Hft35
rown back pressed agsinss he uppoa
ranch. e Il to keep the whols p6ila
eady. The lady pitied the poor.
livering little creatures. and the nexe
~ she nailed 70 the branch 4 souara
Ok. lined with flannel, with. 4 verV
nall round hole By way Of : door
hen the wrens came 70 20 % -
ey examined the box. and soonI
emed TO understand All about Il Tor
ey crowded in eagerly, jostline each
her IN their hurry to get into the i'm
~ bedroom. The next night there
ere more OF them, and moro aniR
ore. till At last more than Sorf1
rens would crowd into the box, which
not seem big enough to hold more
a half that number. Just thinkf
'rty Kings and Queens, all in one
lace! What proud lady she mur8
We been!-Louro =. Richorda -
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