The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-20

love and toll. Nothing happened to
disturb their Joy till Mr. and Mrs. ORR
ole came to live in an elm tree near by.
They selected long, graceful branch,
and in fork far out from the trunk OF
the tree began to build a most artistic
dhd elegant home.
Mr.. CatbiPd, going out for soar one
morning, caught sight of the new
eomers as they were busily working on
The new house. Their bright colored
garments, as they flashed in the sun,
sent a thrill-not of pleasure, 1 am sorry
10 say-of jealousy to his heart. He
hurried home, and found modest little
Miss Pevee chatting with his wife. He
could not conceal his veXation till the
guest was gone, but burst forth: Who,
j should like to know, are those fowls
who have just moved into the neighbor-
hood and are setting themselves up
above their neighbors?"
"I believe" said Miss Pewee, that
they belong to the Blackbird family;
] met Sphinx Bobolink the other day
and he said that some of his relatives
were going to move to Bird Grove
soon"
"H'm" broke out Mrs. Catbird,
t'they have no reason to be stuck up on
account of family. The Grackles be
long to that family, and of all the
hoisy, gossipy birds | know they are the
Torst. Why, they are as common as
The vulgar crows. If you are going to
look to family to decide social stand
4ng, ! think Ue shall have as good a
name as any. l suppose you know that
the mocking- birds, who are the musical
Prodigies of the age, are closely con-
hected with us by family ties" Mrs.
Eatbird was so eloquent on this SUBJ
ject that she could have chartered on
for an hour, had not Miss Pewee ven
tured to remark:
For my part, like these new neigh
bors. Their home promises to be a
marvel of architecture. AS for fine
clothes, if they can afford to wear
them, | am glad for it gives me pleasure
to look at them; and their singing is so
fine, am sure they are 2 great addi-
tion to this neighborhood" These re-
r~arlis so nettled Mr.. and Mrs. Catbird
that they could not conceal their ill
feeling, and, as young friend who had
been paying marked attention to Miss
Pewee happened alor~ ut that moment,
she sailed away wit. M,
For some reason or Other Mr. and
Mrs. Catbird did not look at the world
through the same goggles they had
worn the day before, when, with the
greatest pride and satisfaction, they
had made the plan for their humble
home. The twigs they had collected
looked. rough and angular the grass
seemed coarse, the leaves too dry, and
their ambition to work was not reused
by the bright sunshine and the songs of
other birds as they flew busily back
and forth; for there were those stuck
up, snowy orioles attracting the atten-
fion of every one by their vain display.
While they were standing sulliily, with
tails dropping, wings hanging down.
and feathers not preened, thinking
what they could do to outshine those
.oriole upstarts, a trim robin who hac
been working earnestly for two hours
saw them, and, as they both looked as
though they were sick, he stopped tc
see if he could be of service to them.
4'Oh, no." said Mr.. Catbird, there.
nothing the matter with us; but what
do you think of these new folks who
are Haunting out their wealth IN this
quiet place."
''Why," said Mr.. Robin, 4" L called
ON them yesterday and found them very
pleasant, unassuming people"
''You dared to call, did you?" Mrs
Catbird cried out. Il have felt that ou
clothes We're not good enough, ant
they would only look down on us.
Here Mr.. Catbird remarked; "Ou