New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-02
THE WiLKkSB1RRE WdRBLE.

AMI noy no MARBLES from Wilkcsblrre. \
,bif,v bird Is Mr.. Thomas e. Plat. \ little
while ago lie carollcd Swcctly 10 cntrlnc'I ~"
mircrs in lower Broadway. Fitting over 10
Nassaust. he trillcd love song IN the ear ol
Governor Morton. Swimming uptown. he p'rrh'"
by the chair Of VI iyor Strong and chirrlip'n over
that genileman's plate hopeful. Gathering ho''
Then he began roundelay OF such piercing
vicor that II penetrated 10 all the forest ihS'-
nesses and of such volume that II rose ana zen
and swclled and died away for many days III
the country press And men SAID ms Is Inv
bird that sets the key and pitches the tune Tor
the entire avary. Wherever he flies there
music in the air. Let us keep near him ana
catch his notes promSsory or other. 'andl-
dates gathered round his perch and made con
fusion Then he ceased twitterng for the mo
ment and east on each cunning, h"h-c"h
initial eye which seemed 10 signify wlIihg
ness 10 sing for either were rothcr dear charm
or away" There were differences of~aplnion
about him. He was called by some an oTl"ie
for plumagc and a nightingale for song 10y
others n raven FIR poreniOusneSS ana Tor WIS
dom an owl But a shifty bird always. Ana
vet though his note changes and his perch Is
uncertain his roasting place is always near The
carcass.
His last perch was at WkcSharrc. From
there he sends his cheerful MARBLE. MARBLE
~ conndenc, in a strain Of prophecy. What
Governor Morton will do. what the Legislature
will do what Mayor Strong will do and what
the policy Of all or them will be- he chirrups ana
sings rs bliihely and sercnely as though he bore
q commission from all OF them 10 set their pro
crammcs 10 music and sing II To all the world
from a Wilkcsbarrc bough. so that all the world
might say. This will be- ~. for little bird tOId
mo If II" And yet we have a suspicion That
the forthgiyings OF the little bird will come To
the ears of the Governor. the Legislature ana
tho Mayor with n newncss and freshness ana
oripinality that will make them open their eyes
vvide with wonder We do not believe the little
bird IL actually inspired We have no idea why
no few away off into Pennsylvania ami alieht-
ed nm n Wilkcsbarre bough 10 send his wnrble
forth He might Just as well have put up his
little beaS and emitted IL here on lower Broad
WAY. But as before remarked he Is a shifty
bird He fits abruptly over long distances.
And whoever thinks his flights can be arrested
by salt deposits on any part OF his pumage
makes a serious pathological mistake. Ills
present note Is one Of chcerfulncss Ii contains
the suggestion OF coming provcndcr.
Rut little birds sometimes make n mistake in
singing too loud on n full stomach. General
George Sheridan once told Henry Wattcrson OF
case OF that kind II was after the accession
OF an Administration which George had 1aborcd
! 10 elect but which had somehow overlooked
him in making appointments to office. Seems
"to me- George you are not SO enthusiastic as
"you were before election" said Henry. Let
NE tell YOU story. Henry, said George.
'sThcre was once a little bird that had suffered
"a long time for food. the ground being covered
with snow When he was nearly famishcd he
"spicd some offal in a yard, and. flying down
.upon it, filled himself full Then he sailed up
ION to the bough Of n tree near by, and. in the
"joy Of "A full stomach, trlllcd forth a grateful
"song A boy in ncighboring yard. hearing
"thc song pulled up his bow and arrow and
KILLED the bird" well, what's the moralT'
said Henry. "'Ihc moral Is this returned
George. III you have to fill up on that sort Of
provcndcr you'd better not sing about it," The
moral goes Little birds. however shlf,y, should
be careful not TO MARBLE too loud either on a
full stomach or the prospect of one. There are
so many boys round with bows and arrows.