Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-02-25
A ROBINS FRIENDSHIP.
HIS AFFEcTIoNATE RELA-
TONS WITH A FAMILY.
Rescued From Cat and Preserving a
Lively Recognition Of aud Graft
tude for HIS Benefactor-.
Reason In u Bird.


was large and beautiful though
young. II was alive but its wings
Hoped and its eyes were partly
closed II was frightened and hurt.
the blood was trickling over its red
and golden feathers carried il
tenderly into the house washed off.
the blood and lad him on 4 sot
| place ! prepared for MIN on tho sit
ing. room shelf
II seemed TO be in pain from the
cats claws and teeth and rough usage
| watched il carefully and it began 30
I feel better after wh 10 and the /
fed it This was didcult TO do for
the bird was not used to such human
attention. succeeded best with
some pieces OF worm. aud called /
worm hash. and the bird began TO
like it and take it readily lie relus.
cd ut first the whole article but after
awhile he would take in a whole
worm a. once longer than his body
and like Oliver Twist ask for more
but IN was after he had boarded
with me for soma days and the blrd
! appeared to know me we'll
One day he flew out OF the window
then no dew back again as I he liked
the eNcurs on and soon he aew away
for good, at least thought 80 ana
stood watch ng for long time. for
all OF us mad become much attached
to him but no seemed 10 have de-.
parted About sundown OF tho same
day we heard little tapp az at the
closed " ndow and there was robin
on tho outside saying In bird Ian.
guage; Let me in" ard | gladly
did so He went to his little nest n
the cedar bough aud rested for tho
night
In the morning we gave him his
breakfast OF worm hash aud then
he dew away. This was his custom.
OF staying around for his breakfast
and then regularly back to his nest Ia
the cedar Dough every night Ono
night he put in no appearance. We
waited and watched but he came
back no more; we concluded some
cat had at last made meal 81 him.
This was in the fall; he had bcen
with US so long he had become a pct
and we were much attached TO him
and often wondered what his fate
was.
Now comes the interesting and ia
telligont part OF this story. The
winter passed away and / can hardly
say robin was forgotten. but We cor.
tainly never expected 70 see him
again. When spring came we heard
little tapping on tho window pane
and. our attention being called to tho
fact we saw our robin on the sill; NO
opened the window lie came ia ami
was rs much ~ home as he was whom
he disappeared months before, no had
not forgotten his home
he could not tell his story ia words
but he Lew from one OF Us to another
with actions expressive or gladness
rs II he knew US well and had not for
gotten one OF us Aiier thus fully
recognizing US ne few away We felt
sure that he would come back 10 his
home again as much as II he had said
so in words. So | got fresh cedar
bough and made him u soft nest like
the one he used TO occupy, but night /.
came but no bird he did not return.
/ had an iaea from what happened
that our robin had fallen
in love and We wore forgotten.
Our children do sometimes md
why not birds? A week or Two after
this we heard again the tapping on
the window pane; when opened IN
robin few followed By his mate for
nc had been and done il as YOU will
see before this story Is finished Tho
mate quickly flew out not feeling at
home, and lowering around the open
window keeping an eye on our robin
who flew in and out and seemed 10 30
her TO stay and make our
She appeared TO be much troubled
and anxious and after whiIe robin
gave up trying to persuade her and
as was his duty, followed her ana
they built their nest elsewhere. Ia
made sacrifices undoubtedly FOR ho
knew from 6 perience what he wn3
lcaving-for he had boarded with US
4 whole season.. but like q good bird
he concluded 10 sink or fy with hor
for better or worse and he mover wor.
ried his companion by making rs any
visits on the sly. We saw no more OF
him all summer but late in tho sea.
son. when we had long left OIL OK.
pecting him he knocked again at the
which we opened. and this
lime he came with his little family.
There was Robin and Mrs. Robin
and two or three little robins. Tho
after were as largo as tho old birds
but they were so evidently their
young ones we called them tho little
robins. Our robin came in and
seemed. as usual TO feel at home
But his family could not be persuaded.
They twittered on tho window sill
Dut llew off as we approached. sup
pose he had told them his story about
ais treatment ut his old home. and,
low about leaving for his winter
Quincy he came with them to mako
ais parting visit. Robin seemed 10
niger 10th to go. | wonder II 1t
vas "a premonition that he was never
o see us aGainl Birds | supp ose
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