El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-10
THE ACCENTOR'S DIARY.
He Keeps a Record of Several Ex-
ceedingly Interesting Days.

He Keeps a Record of Several Ex-
ceedingly Interesting Days.
l. Mrs. Ragged Robin called this
morning to see our eggs, which are GER
| tainly az fine a set as you could wish to
see in a days flight, though L say it as
shouldn't. Later on Mrs. Tom Tit, to
tell us of a grand worm hunt, to take
place in Cuckoo meadow next sunrise.
! (There should be ''good hunting after
such heavy fall of rain as we have
had lately.) Also pestered us to go to
an acrobatic performance to be given by
some cousins of hers. Had long gossip
with Mrs. Tit. She bears a great grudge
against Mr.. Ragged Robin-says that
he has been living on charity all the
winter, going to free breakfasts and
the like Mrs. r. Robin not good
mother-alwaysg adding about, and the
young ones left to themselves; not a
deserving case.
(This information was unnecessary,
for I never intended giving Mrs. X.
Robin anything-felt inclined to men
tion a certain box of fat that Mrs.
Tom Tit resorts to when she is hard
up, but suppose that she considers her
self deserving.)
2. Mrs. Accentor complained of cramp
and stiffness from sitting. 1 persuaded
her to accompany me on the worm hunt
against her better judgment. Cuckoo
meadow quite a gay scene. Met the
upper Ten" Surprised that they cut
u.s. Ate rather more than was good for
me.
3. Mrs. Accentor is rather peevish and
fretful after yesterdays excitement
She fancies that one of the eggs has I'M
dergone some change and blames me for
taking her a-hunting.
4. Have just met an old acquaintance
Mrs. Cuckoo. The poor thing is in
sad trouble-has lately lost several very
promising eggs. She almost broke down.
Said that she supposed it was wicked,
but she could not help envying US the
possession of our little treasures. Felt
extremely sorry for her. Mrs Accentor
and I agree that it would be nice to in
vite Mrs. Cuckoo here sometimes-per-
haps when the eggs are Matched. The So
ciety of young folks might do her good.
5. Met Mrs. Cuckoo again. Compli-
mented me on our pretty little home
Said that she especially admired our
feather drugget. I can't think how she
managed to see it, for she had not come
near the nest that know of.
6. We become more and more friend
ly every day. She has an open, straight
forward manner, which is particularly
attractive, and she takes such a moth
erly interest in our little ones. We ex-
pect them to hatch very soon now.
z. Shall not forget these last few
days as long as live. If continue to
feel as I do now, I shall not live long.
We have had fearful shockl The eggs
are Matched, and as each little creature
emerged my wife was all eagerness to
discover in it likeness either to herself
or to me. Our feelings may be imagined
when we discerned in one of them de-
cided likeness to Mrs. Cuckool Mrs
Tit informs us that she passed our nest
on the day of the hunt and was sur
prised to see Mrs. Cuckoo busying her
self therein-thought that we had left
her il charge. She remembers broken
egg on the ground-strange that such
"Telltale Tit" should have bridled
her tongue on this occasionl
8. We have had a fearful scene with
Mrs. Cuckoo. Mrs. Cuckoo is extremely
rude, but owns that she IS sorry to
have been obliged to throw out one of
our eggs. There would have been no
room for her own otherwise. She re-
fuses to move her child until we shall
have taught him to shift for himself. l
offered to teach him at once. My wife
is too tender hearted, and we have at
last decided to keep the little change
ling, but if he should hurt our children.
if
My wife whispers that I am putting
the idea into his head, and she adds
aloud that she knows the little cuckoo
is to be trusted.
If the little cuckoo is to be trusted,
things certainly are not what they
seem, for the little cuckoo is the image
of Mrs. Cuckoo. and Mrs. Cuckoo is a
fraud. Chandler in Cassell's
Little Folks.