Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-30

Won should have seen the commotion
among tho old sparrows, The air was
iust thick with them. and you couldh
hear anything else for the morse 'hes
made Well Ia never heard OF cav
bird killing young sparrows ana Jus,
walked right to that clump OF leaves mno
opened IL up. What do you Think me
cath,rd sIippci away as pulled the
branches apart and when looked my
the leaves nothing was 10 be found re
Just squallcd like II young one To po'"''
the old birds Dandy. amt heF
another day there was n mock o.
cedar birds over on the other SIDE, not
far from the end OF Ninety-secohu s.ev'e,
You don't know cedar-birds. 90 you
They're lovely-velvety black race anu
threats. with srayish brown DacN' ,rho
most exquisite color you ever sa" ior,o,,-
breast is gray, too. shadihg ih'o -.
,-ellov They're not only beautiful pu'
ibev're the most anectionate birds III 'he
world, except owls.
DOVES ARE SILLY.
"On Thought doves were" interrupt
Cd the young man. M. Tbe
"Dovcsg Humph, Doves are SHY In
cedar bird is a well-bred lover. Wen, on'
dav saw a flock OF them-siN or stNen
.,,finc on the limb Of tree, al III Nv
ana All engaged in u very polite COW CT"
tfon with one another when, most w
recteslv there was a shrill haWN sci .ail
RIGHT over their backs with tIeiheil'1u.
rntter 81 wings and away those ceuai
it.,s, scattereI In every direction. hal
"a, Won think? IL was a rascally calpiu,
- bsd seen their little 4 o'clock tea anu
had burst into their s!ttinS-roohi J"St 20
Sc thcrn scatter. How do know ne ~
mont ask foolish questions. If you hau
seen him pounce on the limb where NJ
had been. and spread his legs anu w. a., -
his head this way and that. ana NJ" -
that thin little squall OF ms Sou ~. " ct
known what he meant 10 DO. hut t"e - a.,
bird isn't always playing tricks on niS
psighbors. one day. over by the V"N'
there. I saw q black snake . 40
"Yah-h. there are no snakes III ''''
park" -, coroc no.
liccman told you that. but Ife seen III,
kinds in a month. Well, l Sd" - -
mako cauture a young sparrow ina, H'u
turnbled from its nest. Oh couiS -
was a hue and cry over III an h''ina -,
htr1s in the neighboThood came. 10 now
md scream. but the only one to 10 "is
thing was A catbrd. lie poun''h OF u
lie TAN with claw and bill ana hlduc
tbe rentile so uncomfortable that ne SUP
ned away into the brush aiteI mar MI
about three trials TO eaten inc me-
fighter. , .,..,. t-,oyve
Almost everybody in the country hhoM
the c9tbirl That thin little squili Oh i.o
is recognized by everybody ana u "a,
him his name. People think il SOUNDS me
DO ,,oico of a cat. II sounds 10 me Ilk
tho hooking laugh Of an imp, ana tia. ?
what il is. too. But you snouId near nm
sinr uc's mocker and fun OF trichs'
but ~ falls In love as readily as, pe rhaps
moro readily. than other birds. Hes Neiy
rotIrine about that time. He must heeus
bi5e I'm the thickets lest some one laugh
~ him as he laughs at the rest. nave
heard him sing then-the sweetest, low
,,oicad song In the world except that OF
The mocking-bird, who is his first cousin,
Ana If Won try 10 ind his nest he VIII
load Won such a chase that you VIII give
n ND. unless you have the patience OF one
horn TO follow the quest. His VIE Il
very Quiet. demure little LADY, but / fancy
sine has plenty of spirit and wit Anyhow
I never saw him try any tricks on heI-
mo- sir. He is all attention wnen near
her. IIs'd take off his hat 10 her every tlIho
d. smoke. II he had one. He brings her
m. choicest food he can find-insects hIsI
and berries afterWaTd, as / saw once
though that may have just happened so.
and in every way he IS very ine sort OF
a head Of the family. He Is a clown III
his tricks and a good fellow at home. 10
nv mind he's the most interesting p4rd
that comes to the park.