The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-04-19
A SPRING STORY.
THE WELCOME TO THE ROBINS IN
LOGAN.
CHAP. l

l. His name is Sweetsie. He is bo
+ of beauty, the pride of home, til
l. pet of the school. He is so swee
and so good. His hair is combed ii
e curls, his face is intellect ually ash,
s and his steps are in the path of pict.
and prayer. His goodness has it
J. reward. lie is presented by his do
3 ting parents with Target gun.
CHAP. 2
Sweetsie has bosom companion.
His name is Goodsie. His com
: panion is away at holy school pre-
pairing to be minister Of the fol
lowers of the Lamb. He too has s
Target gun, reward for his excel.
lence in the Bible class. Goodsie
comes to spend week with Sweet
sic in Logan.
CHAP. 3.
1t is morning in Spring. Up from
the Sunny South where they have
been visiting, comes back home to
Logan, Robin Red Breast and his
loving Mate. The storms of the
winter have played sad havoc with
their humble last years dwelling,
but the cheery smiles of the God
dess of the Earth gives them heart
and courage. Robin rises with
Aurora and sings his merry morn
ing song while the good mate gets
breakfast, then to the work of re
pair. With twitter and CHEEKY
chatter they gather moss and twigs
basy and happy as the sunny hours.
CHAP 4.
From unde shelter Of near by
stable out creeps grown lank, hun
CRY old cat. The little family of
kittens are crying for something
to eat. Bad boys have made life
miserable for Mother Grimalkin, and
she m )ves out on her sea: CT for food
with anxiety and fear. But the cries
other hungry babies drive, her to risk
her life in the search for food. Her
eyes fall upon Robin and his mate,
They CLEAN in excitement and ex.
pectation, the very tip of her tail
quivers in the delight she feels for
good meal in store for the kittens.
Alas poor Robin, we tremble for you.
The mother ofstarving babies is mer
ciless in her search for food. Where
0 where is the cross dog or the bad
boy that he does not come along and
drive the cat to the gloomy woods
where pesky varments live, or to the
barn where destructive rats waste the
precious graln.
CHAP S.
o joy! Here comes Sweatsie and
Goodsie up the streets with their
target guns. They are no doubt going
to the forest to get pheasant or a
squirrel for a Sick boy or a poor
widow, will they see the hungry cat
and drive her away, and save the
trusting, happy, harmless, Robins.
Rescue! IN time, Oh JOY See the boys
Jump behind the light pole, they
draw their guns, bang will scare
away the t. ROBIN stops moment
to sing hymn of praise and twitter
a word Of approval to his mate,
Bang! Bang!
Hoop Ha! Ha! That was a
capital shot the boys shouted. Rob- =,
in fell on, the pavement, the life
blood smearing his beautiful! plum 7
'ge. HIS mate fell by his side fut- s
.ering in the throes of death.
CHAP 6.
The cat run under the house. a
The Heroes with their guns went J
aushing up the street. l
CHAP7
See that boy coming down the
street. that's Jim, the young rascal. =
de is bad boy, his face is dirty, 9
lis hair umkempt, his cloths ragged. 9
He is mutteriug some mischief = =
ow sure. He has had fight this =, y
loruing with boy who sassed him. " y
Jim sees the Robin on ths pave r
tent. He will give him kick of -
curse. He stops, he bends down,
3 drops on his knees, be picks up !,
,obin and softly wipes the blood y. -
ON his breast. He takes up the r
ying mate snd presses its bleeding
ing to his lips. The big tears run - -
own his dirty checks, and he thinks
the story his mother told him of ~, ~
e '' Babes in the wood. He car
es the poor things to the door of ~ ~
e house and lays them tenderly y.
'wn, where they will not be
amped Oh kicked by the GOOD peo-