The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-06-13
The Sparrow and His Defender.

When a man of brains attacks
you there is no escape unless you
are willing TO submit TO inglOri-
GUS defeat. Louis Green, of the
Hooking SENTINEL, is one of those
brainy men that is willing to fight
just for the tun OF thu thing, and
he uses his weapons i'll defense
OF almost any cause, provided he
believes the cause to be just |
like to see a man on the side OF
the cause that has the world
against 1t. But Col. Green il now
marshaling his forces on a side
that no warrior, however brave
and well disciplined his troops
may be, can hope tor a glorious
victory. In defense of a remorse
less and plundering foe, he ap-
peals to the clans of tho hills and
valleys of Ohio to come forth to
battle for the voracious sparrow.
The sweetest songsters of'our for
ests. those blameless natives of
this Western land, whose friendly
songs made the hardy pioneer Of
our country forget his tolls and
sorrows. and husheta him to
sweetest slumbers or called him
to labor with renewed hope and
vigor: those beauteous, innocent
musicians of Natures choirs,
those harbingers Of peace, OF
liberty and love, whose duty
seemed to be only to minister to
mans happiness and advance
"our beings aim and end" on
smooth and even ways, made.
still more smooth bv varied mel
ody and heavenly songs-against
such the standard of revolt is
raised. and the hearts of free-
born heroes are sought to be
aroused 10 sympathy and de.
Tense! "The Saxon silenced the
chant of the Druids in England
and made heptarchy vocal with
savage songs Of savage people,"
This is one of the war cries OF the
sparrow defender, whence we are
to conclude that the civilization
which we and our fathers before
us enjoyed amid the music of
peaceful bowers must give way
10 a civilization of barbarous sa=
wages whose delight will be in
The torture of the weak by the
over mastering power OF the
strong.
Under the roof tree of the gal.
lant Haweater the gentle and
blameless robin built her nest,
while her cheerful mate made
melody for his industrious wife,
and ere ''Jocnnd day stood tip
toe on the misty mountain top'1
called from sweet slumbers the
hospitable inmates of the man.
sion whose roof sheltered his
artless nest, but envlous sparrows
whose chlrps make the tender
hours flee in agony. came and
tore to atoms the time honored
abode of Cock Robin. Talk OF
sparrows in words of praise =
The Robins song is swest, his
acts are sweeter, even if he does
eat haws (Which perhaps is one
reason of enmity towards him7,
but let it not be forgotten that lie
also eats the grubs and canker
worms which destroy the haw
thorn and other trees; whereas
the idle loafer, the contemplate
little sneak thief, burglar and
open robber imported here by
English pirates. eats nothing but
what would be useful to man and
decent birds. When this busy
season is over l hope 10 employ
all the boys and sparrow hawks
in the nelghborhood to chase out
the pest. and in conclusion l wish
to remind the gallant sparrow
that although he be as
brave as Geraint of Arthur's
Round Table, who killed the
Sparrow Hawk, he must have a
sharp lance, a good steed and a
well wrought helmet and breast
plate, if he wishes to test his
proves in a tourney in defense
of his lady-lovs with sparrow
for his ensign. BOLIvARD.