Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
EGbiIdpeD,s Column

yards and yards long, and their wings,
when spread out, cover u great space.
They seemed like great giants to me,
and oh, the styles and fashions { saw
IN Bird park
You never would believe il. but
nearly every one of these birds wears
head'dress made of ladies tresses.
Just think of it. You never would
have thought that birds could improve
their good looks by wearing long
'nrlS, braids and putfs, but there they
were After little time grew quite
accustomed to the style. One pros
porous bhd owned large store and
sold those chignons for birds. He
mad been very successful in his bust
ness, 40 | walked in and said.
Where do Won get all these rare
anu beautiful curls and puifsY'
"Oh." said he, 1--WE go down to the
earth and shoot the ladies, girls aud
| boys"
Terrible, terrible!" exclaimed,
interrupting him.
lie fastened to explain, saying:
"fou see it is all done so quickly they
do not mind it. Don't you like the
style?"
| could not reply. was too
amazed, besides. Mrs. Blue Jay
walked in just then. and Proprietor
Bird gave his attention to her pur-
chases.
II want to- look nj some long, light
tuNan ntrlu ~ .nil al,
handsome in her blue suit. "These
are just the thing" she exclaimed,
taking the curls to glass. aud ar
ranging them on her head. Don't
You think these are very becoming2"
she asked gayly.
just the thing, madam" replied
Proprietor Bird, so Mrs. Blue Jay
purchased her curls and departed
Very soon Mrs. Black Grow came in,
selected the latest style in white puts
and left, delighted with her new head
dress, Then II salesman showed me
some boxes full of rare and beautiful
h"ad.drpssos of red. They were very
bright. with glintsof gold here aud
there.
"The doves, gray owls and black
birds prefer this color" he explained.
These are very expensive.
zone OF the newest styles is this OF
short, black curls," hesaid. yellow
birds like these"
where do you obtain these?"
From little darky boys aud girls"
was his reply.
| gasped and felt myself grow cold.
'The most common are these shades
of brown he said. "These are
cheap because they are easily OBJ
tanned.
$40 You think this is fashion that
will LAST" inquired anxiolsly.
'Well," he answered "You see
there are plenty of men, women, boys
and girls who are left, even IL we DO
Kill them by the thousands every
year"
"But the suheringw | exclaimed,
"whcn happy families are broken, do
not the people suffer who are left?"
son we'll, - he replied, indillerently,
"perhaps they may feel it at first, but
they soon forget all about it."
shivered at the thought aud felt
myself growing colder. The salesman
laughed and said: 'Some of tho
people we capture and put them in
cages Their voices are quite sweet.
We place little sticks in these cages
for tho people to stand upon; some
times we give them little swing with
which 10 amuse them; We feed them
well, and they seem quite happy"
Scan nothing be done to prevent
oil this cruelty?' exclaimed.
"A few missionary birds have been
about among IN asking that the style
be abolished; some Of the birds have
signed it; | do not know what the re-.
suit will be- The birds like these
head.dresses, and think We shall sell
many more yet"
had never heard OF anything 50
wicked, was about to leave when
ust at that moment / was startled by
4 chorus Of the finest, sweetest voices
had ever heard. The mir was full of
ylsdness and sweetness.
"Cheer up! Cheer upl Cheer upl
sweet! Sweet Sweet" came the
'ounds nearer and nearer. With u
sudden start [ awoke, and just outside
ny window, swnying and swinging on
he old apple tree, were six bright
'obins. singingjoyously their cheeriest,
nerriest morning carol to me. Every
title robins heart was full of glad
isppiness, and every little bird had
N the pretty head dress that God had
,iycu him --Succaas