The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-21


! With the coming of spring the songs
of the myriads of lovely birds that
haunt our trees during the warm sea-
eon begin to be heard. 1t has been re-
marked that nowhere are there lovelier
wild birds than in California, and par
ticularly about Sacramento. The ORR
ole, California canary, linnet and robin,
among many others. 1t is fortunate for
gus that law has finally been passed
making it an offense to kill these song
birds. thus giving them a much needed
protection against the ravages of the
brutal small boy and his ever present
lair gun, than which no more danger
Gus toy was ever invented. This calls
to mind a particularly brutal custom of
a boy who might be very much smaller,
and who in most instances is exceeding
ay bright and clever. He possesses one
of the afore mentioned articles of war
fare against feathered creation and
amuses himself with their slaughter,
while his pet cat sits round and licks
her chops in anticipation, as he brings
to the ground numberless birds for her
benefit, only wounded poor things, and
he in turn stands and with the utmost
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finish of the helpless victims. A
wounded robin came f1uttering over
fence one day lately, and a neighbours
cat Immediately seized it. The young
savage, who had wounded it, not
to be despoiled of his fun was
over the fence in a trice, and TAX
Ing the robin out of the neighbours cats
jaws, climbed the fence again, and
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only half dead, to his own feline pet.
The neighbors complain of the wounded
birds that time and again fiutter in a
dying condition to their doorsteps They
say this youngster does not seek to as
sist in the determination of the spar
row. but cur rarest song birds, among
which the most rare is the robin, all
meet the same fate at his hands. The
air gun does not kill, it only wounds,
and the brutality of hunting such game
is nauseatlng. Something should sure
" be done to put a stop to it, particu-
larry as this cruel sport is pursued in
direct opposition to the law.
One who is thoroughly conversant
with all the tickle and changefuI moods
of Dame Fashion, has predicted that it
VIII HDL bt lOilSs DGAOit " c nave tiiC
empire styles in every detail Of pictur-
esqueness. I'VE have the long, tight
sleeve. extending over the hand, the
short skirt and the picture hat already
she said mark my words, it Will not
be long before we have the short, baby
waist The empire saque has and is
, continuing to obtain high favor. and the
hats already large. are growing in di-
pire styles are to some extent ugly, but
ano one can deny that they are exceed
6ngly picturesque
Fred Smith is home again after his
recent illness at the Mater Misericor-
dia'' hospital. and holds quite a levee
daily for the benefit of inquiring
friends. who are delighted that they
are able to welcome him amongst them
so soon; all Of which goes to prove
Fred's popularity.
Walking has become fad, and one
which no one can esteem a useless one,
Clubs are being formed and the work
of covering a stated area Of ground in
a given time already begun. 1t was
while on one of these interesting
tramps, with a number of others be-
longing to a walking club, that a young
lady lost her gold watch one day last
week The clubs seem to belong to an
anti-bicycle movement, and although
bicycle riding is argued by its adher-
ents to be most healthy and invigor-
ating exercise, it is a matter for con-
graduation that the good old-fashioned
custom of walking is coming into IA
vor for the young people of this gen
Grafton. Good circulation, good appe-
tites and harder muscles are bound to
be among the rusults to say nothing
of an improvement in that question OF
moment and general anxiety to wo-
men, the complexion
Bicycle riders say that since the rain
has laid the dust the roads are in a
perfectly delightful condition, and that
the country is a wilderness of baby
blue-eyes and buttercups 1t will soon
be poppy time. the fields are already
giving evidence of the near maturity
OF the gorgeous yellow blossoms.
It was remarked to me the other
day that the young men of Sacramen-
to took the most extraordinary meth
DDS to become acquainted with a youne
lady. Really" she said. zone never
knows when one is safe from these Off
cious and unwarranted attentions
One would think they were learning the
shuttle dance since so surely is there
a young lady ahead of them they be.
gin that annoying scraping of fee
to attract attention. Sometimes 7 fee
1t a great pity that etiquette forbids III,
turning around and treating them to
stare of the same sort I am some
times afflicted with" This reminds n.t
of a true story told Of one of our girl
vino disposed of a bold. bad man. an.
his unweicome attentions in short or
der. He had persisted in following he
for blocks. stopping when she did anC
staring her out of countenance til
she was at her wits end TO know wha
TO do. Her wrath thus kindled began
to snolder then burn and finally baz
ed ont in one word which she turne,
and fred at him in a elimination IF in
suited pride. He had come little to-
near for comfort and just as he va
about to speak TO her she most unex
pectedly and forcibly said "Damn!
Recognizing a code with which he wa
familiar the man lifted his hat an
passed on. Not less than half a doze