Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

grined at having been guilty OF not max
ing "party calls" in city where she
had spent part of winter and had been
! invited to several houses. She was
refined and cultivated, but had never
been much in society in large towns,
and actually did not know what was
expected Of her until it was too late.
She said that. just before returning to
her home, she heard lady in the house
where she was boarding ask another,
"Have you made your party calls?"
The matter was puzzle to her. At
the first opportunity she asked friend
to whom she was not afraid to betray
her ignorance the meaning of the ex-
preston. and found that by the Ell
quette of society it was the polite and
proper thing for her to make call at
each of the houses where she had been
invited. Imagine her chagrin on being
told what "party call" was! She did
not wish to be considered crude or
rude, but as crude or rude those
hostesses must regard her.
In some cases, like hers, it is ignor-
ance and in others it is negligence; but
the lady who has invited you will be
likely to set persons down as under
bred or ill-bred who fail of this small
courtesy.
A good many instances have come to
my knowledge since then, Of young
girls who have been hon ored by invi-
tations to choice garden or indoor
party, and never afterwards took the
trouble to call. I have known even
a more discreditable thing-it is in
credable, but true, that young people
have actually left such party without
taking leave of their host and hostess.
Wild Birds Tanned Without Caging.
Some years ago I lived with my
family in suburb, home where birds
OF many species abounded. The house
was surrounded with many trees, and
the birds built nests and reared their
young unmolested. My daughter, who
was then girl Of ten years, took spe-
cial enjoyment in feeding the birds by
casting out crumbs from the table.
She never frightened them, but always
moved slowly, and manifested great
gentleness and kindness toward them.
By the walk from the front door to the
street was an evergreen bush. In this
a pair of robins built their nest about
four feet from the ground. BY this nest
l daily passed and repassed, taking
care not to disturb the bird which was
Matching out her young. Many times
a day my daughter approached the
nest, but cautiously avoided disturbing
the bird. So familiar had her presence
become that the robin would sit on her
nest till almost touched by my daugh-
ter's hand. When the young were
Matched, then her delight was unbound
ed, and she began to feed them crumbs
from the table and worms which she
searched for in the yard and garden.
Between the care Of the parent birds
and that Of my daughter. the nestlings
fattened and grew with rapidity. Soon
the little ones recognized my daugh-
ter's presence, and opened wide their
voracious mouths for the dainty bits
she had provided for them. When they
We're full-fedged and ready to leave
the nest. they submitted to being ham
died and caressed without resistance.
and would follow her around the yard
as chickens follow the mother hen. If
the pair-there were two of them
were up in the trees. she would call,
"Rooie, Robbie, Robie!' and they
would fly to her as readily as chickens.
Not only would they follow my daugh-
ter, but they soon became attached to
me, and would often come at my call
and perch on my hand or knees, and
swallow the earthworms which I had
dug for them. They continued with
us on terms Of perfect friendship for
about six weeks. Cold weather came
on, and they left for warmer cline,
and we saw them no more.-W William
d. Butter, iat tile Saciss Cross.
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