The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12

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UGH cluster Of little heads. yell
low. black and brown. all bending over
something In the grass And 20 many
little tongues. chattering away 70 fast
and eagerly that they almost drowned
the voice Of a little brown bird that
sat on the fence aud cried as loud as
she could but az they all talked AZ
once. Miss Bell could not understand
anything they nid. except. See. Miss
Bell" oh. DO seer'
So she peoped over their heads and
Jaw the dearest little nest II had a
beautiful green roof Of leaves and
grass, hiding Il 20 snugly that the tiny
owner thought nobody could ever End
H. and q was brimful Of lovely. speck-
led eggs
and ne 10 lucky that there are just
seven o. EN- said little Tommy Tuck
er. Cause there are seven % ne
here. and We are each going 10 take
one egg"
3ut. Tommy" ed Miss Bell. ~
somebody should come 20 your house.
Nd carry away your three little broth
ers and yourself. too. don't you think
your mamma would feel very much
like that little bird there on the fence?'
DO you s'pose birds carer said
Tommy. doubtfully
Let me tell you a real. true story"
said Miss Bell, something that saw
myself.
Il was looking out % the window.
end / spied a young robin on the
sround Il was a warm day. and sup
pose he found bis first lessons IN fly
Ipg rather hard. 80 he was taking a
lltik done IN the sunshine lie had
spread out his wing comfortably. and
Seemed 20 be- sound asleep. Tor he ala
not see that old Lion. our big brown
Nfat. was stealing across the garden
straight toward him. with eyes "a
bright and fierce as two Goals of Ere
But there was a kind little yellow
bird sitting In the tree overhead. She
saw the terrible cat and the poor sleepy
robin. and she knew just what to do
She few down on branch right over
his head. and called 10 him 80 sharply
that he woke with a start. and hev
Mp from the ground In a great hurry
SO Lion did not get him that time.
Now. don't you think. u bird car
be 80 careful Of some other birds baby
that she must be very fond OF her owl
little nest?"
Lets We not take the eggs" sal,
Tommy. 1T will be- lots more fun {,
leave them here, and see them turn
into little birds, md then get big an,
fly away
The ldrcn all agreed 10 this. AM
wher the little brown bird came bacl
TO her house In the grass she found he
geyen treasures just where she had let
Chem
= "Teu us some more bird stories
please Miss Bellw coaXed the chill
drcn
III Is time FOR school now" sail
Miss Dell. but before long We vii
have a bird day Just like Arbor day
only we will talk about birds instead d
trees"
The little folks were delighted wit
this plan. and when the day came O
last they brought their canaries an
hung the cages around the little Elm
wood schoolhouse. Tommy rueke
brought his tame crow, OF which b
was so proud because 1t could talk;
least II could say one word. Hello
and II said that to everybody that Ell
tered the schoolroom.
Each OF the children showed lars
nIeture Of some bird. and told SOM
hing about rs ways or lis song. The
had A great many curious things to "a
about brave little hummlng-birds TIL
drive away great hawks, thrifty nu
batehos that lay up a store OF sect
Tor winter weather. and wise old eroV
tha, SGT their sentlnela Just like Nc
-sIers TO watch and give them warnil
when an enemy is near And the III
beopls were 80 interested that tn
loon learned the names Of all the Dir