Telegram-herald., 1890-07-12

rurue1 kr@4 -<Ss 49, @@e-4<-i - &atF ALSo
q sp~uos- tree. ne@sly upse<tlar tbens-
selTes. and sAressenlng - r4n swax.
Ne wase al afrzsa - e2et other.
TL.e saorti1sd ariveE spolozlscd for
tnelr bSAasacr On tks grc9na tat
.eHxx sfE's much aSea - sselEg = ls4y
- in tie seoa lote eenerOasl, soc-
.save then. and then neekly fO1lowea
in their too<steps aR NJ, up sywara
tie elc.sas. III ~ reseAsec thc bsGe iay
nelah borhood Here ne parted Ay
ssaort PASSED On stiil higher. aud
seated mysslf 70 sse al LAST ny blue
Jays
Doad silence Aroan1 aa Not leaf
stirred; not bird Pesped ] began 20
make . noise mySelf--oslls aud iruita-
tioAs (fseble) 81 bsna-Ro,es - 4ionse
their curiosity; blue Jay Is born tn
vostigator. No sign ot heavens coiOr
Appeared except n the patches Of sky
between the leaves
Other wood dwellers came; . rose
kyoastoc grosbeak, with lovely rosy
shieid, with much postuEing and raazy
sharp ''clieks." essayet e fnd out what
manre- % frrevefent introder this
might be Later his modest gr2y-cl2a
spouse joined him They oircled
around TO view the wonder on al sides
They exchanged dsbious sounding
opinions. They were as li.tle used 10
seeing lady" IS TIE oxen. They
slipped away. ana in Isonent heard
his rich song from atar.
No one elso paid the slightest atten-
tlon % my oosSing, and / returned by
easy stages 70 tho spruces, whore / had
the misfortune 70 aronso tho suspicion
of robin. DO YOU know what il is 70
be undor robin surveillance? a neigh
borhooa whore this bird considers hiin-
self the guardian Of the peace Jas be
does wherever his family is plsntifal) IS
one to DO avoided like the piagne by the
bird student Lot but one reabreasi
take IL into his obstinate little head
that you are suspicious character, and
no mounts the nearest trcc-tLe very
top twig, In pain sight-.nd begins his
loud Peep. peep. tnt tut, tat Peep.
peep, tut, tut, tutiT
This is his tocstn OF war, and soon bis
hlllcS dpDcnf, NIiu bIlon
From ne north from the east. from the south
and the west,
Woodland wheat Geld, corp field clover,
over and over. ana over and over,
Five O'Clock. ten elocs twelve, or seven,
| NotEtng rst robin-cails heard under hcsvca y
No matter what you do or what yor
| don't do. Ono will perch on each side oi
you. and join tha medienfnE chorus,
driving every bird in the neighborhood
either to Join in the hue and cry Gas
some of the sparrows), or TO h,do him
self from the monster thatshas beendis.
covered.
| / tried 30 tire them out by sitting ab'
soluteiy motionless; bat three, who ovi'
IDENTITY had business in the vicinity, 70,
each held mouthful of worms guarded
me to right and left end in front, and
never ceased their offensive remark;
long enough to stuff those worms intC
the mouths waiting for them.
was not able to convince them thai
Ihad no DESIGNS on robin households
and had 70 own myself defeated again
Then and there abandoned the search
for the blue Jay. But, oh! tho plea.urC
OF hunting for him, of making friends
with nature in her shyest moods, and
pursuing her to her solitudesi There
are utilitarian5 who would think ml
time better spent in sewing weary
seams, or punching holes in strips o
linen TO make useless embroidery
Nothing charms these good souls tha
ie not available" for immediate use
TO such my chasing the birds over th'
wood lot is little short of a crime. and
they win never tasto the wine of liit
poured for mo In those hours of delight
Mover wcrc summer days more dc
licious than those vainly given to fol
lowing up that tricksy spritc.-Oliv'
Tn&ne Miller. in Harper's Bazar.