Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-10

half Of the game little rsscals. Before
obtained some OF them / have seen two
beautiful linden-trees Just in front OF my
house more than once (by the LIST OF Au-
gust stripped by caterpiilars OF every
leaf on them. Now not a sign Of q cater
pillar is TO be seen under such trees,
when once IL looked ~ IL O black small
hail. OF coarse black snow, had fallen,
and 10 an extent almost sufficient to
cover the ground. Being tiller OF my
own garden and close observer, while !
could not swear that the English sparrow
delights in food OF the "fy or bng sort, L
can say that for the killer ~ such things
(save the Colorado potato-bug, and l
know OF no fish. fowl, nor flesh that will
even put such things in their mouthsl
they beat anything have ever seen, and
in that wey well earn the little victuals L
give them. Their very gameness is to
me, besides, reason for my liking them.
Their industry is also something to be
admired, and 80 when nothing better can
be done they will build nests in trees.
and OF such size, as clearly indicated
that they did not belong to that breed OF
"birds and that undertake to build on
big SCALE" and then were not able to
complete the Job. 1t looks to me hardly
fair 10 see 80 much abuse heaped on even
ga little bird" when such bird has filled
every contract the parties originally
"asked or expected OF him." and that,
too. when everything has been done that
could be done by theparty be contracted
with to keep him from filling the original
contract. as for our cities at any time
having been full of "song- birds is Gas
Miss Betsy Trottword would say call
stuff and nonsense. The only birds
which think the sparrows have driven
away are the "whining" cst-birds, the
house sparrow, and the little fussy,
twitting wrens Song birds have been
cleaned out in my section, am satisfied,
much more by tour colored brother :
than by English sparrows For one /
expect to keep box for the little rascals
so long as they serve me as faithfully as
they have done for years past At times
il does me good to zee the skill and de-
termination they show in Kidding my to-
mato-plants OF insects or worms that at
tack them. Even grape-bug
must keep ont OF their way.
That they should be fond of eating the
vines Of the English pea is nothing more
than could be reasonably expected, even
if such pea is not native of England.
Such peas are known and called by the
name mentioned, and so is the sparrow
consequently it but shows on the part OF
the latter their love for English ways and
things II they are to be condemned
for standing up for their supposed ma
tive country what sort of condemnation
ought to be visited on Americans who
have money enough and so little sense
as to love things, you know, sim
ply because they are "Henglish. The
English sparrows should be kept within
a city's limits, as on a farm he would dc
more harm than good, and because OF
his threshing ont " farmers wheat OF
oats and in such free way as would
greatly annoy the owner. One OF Peck {
"bad boys with a gun and little
powder and some small shot would soon
be able to clean out every sparrow on q
farm. Save the vines OF English peas,
they do no harm whatever in city gar,
dens that / have been able to discover
after close watching. OBSERVER.
p. S. will admit that the English
sparrow is not over pious, as he will
build and raise his young in any church
that will give HIM good lodgings