Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
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Nn"n Np eat ont. cover gr.lt apare.
lh|N seemed like great ginut to me.
and "l the styles and fashions saw
IN Bird park!
You never would believe II. but
nearly every one of these birds wears
II hrad'dresS made Of ladies tresses.
just think of It, You never would
nave thought that birds could improve
their good looks 10y wearing long
cnrlS, hraids and puils. but ther. they
were. After II little time grew quite
accustomed O. the style. one pros.
porous bHd owned n large store and
sold those chignons for birds. He
had been very successful in his bust.
ness, 40 ! walked in and said
| Where do Won get all these rare
and beautiful curls and pufs?"
"Oh,' said he, 1--WE 90 down To the
earth and shoot the ladies, girls aud
boys"
Terrible. terrible" exclaimed,
lnterrupting him.
lie FASTENED to explain, saying:
"fon see it is all done so quickly they
do not mind it. Don't yen like the
Style?"
could not reply. ] was too
amazed, besides Mrs. Blue Jay
walked in just then, aud Proprietor
Bird gave his attention TO hcr pur.
chasos.
II want to- look nj some long. light
taken curls," said she, looking cry
handsome in her blue suit. These
are Just the thing" she exclaimed,
taking the curls to- a glass and ar.
ranging them on her head "nuu't
yon think these are very brcomilg?'
she asked gayly.
Just the thing, malam," rcpltcd
Proprietor Bird, So Mrs Blue Jay
purchased her curls aud departed
Very soon Mrs. Blnck Crow cumr in,
selected the latest style N white puas
aud lett, delighted with her new head.
dress. Then n salesman showed ne
some boxes full OF rare and beautiful
hrad.drrsscs of red. They were very
bright, with gliuts OF gold here and
there.
"Ihe doves, gray owl, aud black
birds prefer this color, he explained.
These are very expensive.
cone of the newest styles is Thu, OF
short, black curls. " hcsaid. Nclov
birds like these.
Where Ito you obtain these"
"From little darky boys aud girls"
was his reply.
gaSped aud felt myself grow cold
"The most common are these SHADES
of brown. he said These arc
cheap because they are easily oh
tanned.
"Do you think this il a fashion that
will lust inquired nnSi"IliLy.
"Well,' he answered. "iou see
there are plenty of men, women. boys
aud girls who are Jeff, even il We 10
kill them 10y the thousands every
year.
"But the ufleringl" I exclaimed
"wheu happy families are broken, 10
not the people suffer who are lef,?'
"Oh we'll, he replied, indiicreutly,
perhaps they may feel it at first but
they soon forget all about il.
shiyered at the thought aud felt
myself growing colder. The salesman
laughed and said: ''Some Of the
people we capture aud put them in
cages Their voices are quite sweet
We place little sticks in these cages
for thu people to stand upon; some
times We give them little swing with
which to amuse them; We feed them
well, and they seem quite happy"
'Can nothing be done to prevent
all this cruelty?' I exclaimed.
"A few missionary birds have been
about Among us asking that the style
be abolished; some Of the birds have
signed IL; do not know what the re-.
suit will be. The birds like these
head .dresscs, and | think We shall sell
many more yet
had never heard Of anything so
wicked. ! was about to leave when
Just u, that moment ! was startled by
chorus OF the finest, sweetest voices
had ever heard. The mir Was full II
gladuess and sweetness.
"Cheer up! Cheer up Cheer api
Sweet Sweet Sweet" came the
sounds nearer and nearer With
sudden start awoke, and Just outside
my window, swnying and swinging OLA
the old apple tree, were six bright
robins, singinRjoyously their cheeriest.
morning carol 10 me. Every
little robins heart was full Of glad
happiness, aud every little bird bad
on the pretty head-dress that God had
given him. Success.