The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30
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a vcurs. lady from HonOraville. A.a-.
,enIs rs \ clipping on the subject Of
bIr,Is. etc. ana says: "IncloSed you VIII
and a clipping from The May Flowers
ut,hlisas-i Al Floral Park. ~ Y II you
can give il space in your columns.
would be glad TO have il appear for the
benefit OF Southerncrs- / am not in favor
NJ killing birds fo- plumage. yet | do not
wish ali the blame to be Iaid on women
Yours LEoTA DePRiEST.
We thank cur young friend for the ar
,t-le II IS very timely and being 50 true.
Is one reason II should claim the at'en-
ton Of all and cause US 20 strive TO abate
the very evil spoken Of. The surest way
10 influence men and boys is through their
mothers. wives. sisters and sweethearts.
50 ~ last the work falls into the hands
Of the women. - for season let Us d.
rect our batteries against the men anc
bows. and sec how many we can persuade
q, t,gn nu- army. AUNT SUSIE.
WOMEN AND DEAD BIRDS
lam tired Of th,. everlasting nagging At
women s0r the wearing ~ birds IN their
hats Don't think ! approve the fashion.
-ar from It Ia just 1S soon wear "A dead
cat or dead rat. and for that matter
dead suaka. as to wear a dead bird Nor
d. I wear breasts. wings ar quilts. but
shirk the women have had their share ot
lha sc1ldines. - please turn your atten-
tIcn - the sportsmen - who. every time
they ~ cut with a gun. shoot biris--just
Tor the pleasure of killing something
They dn not even clr.s for the pluInag- OI
.helr victims. They are enjoying the man
Is sport Of killing something. 0r perhaps
half killing il. and leaving IL suffer until
= dies from its wounds And yet these
same noble men viii rail at the vanity Q.
women are horriIi-d 1T the cruelty anu
depravIty that Will permit her to bedeck
herself herself with dead birds l admit
the sin and wlckclneSs Of il. yet maintain
that no. cue woman in five hundred would
deliberately kill q bird just fer the pleas
ure Of ss-cis il die.
When the men have had their parJ OF
tbs. scoId.ug turn your batteries on the
S0ys WIN are making collections Of eggs.
ami from -hem to heir parents who not
only permit but sometimes encourage
.hem in this nefarious pursuit They do
not take Just one egg 10 add to their oNn
collection but take every cne. TO exchange
with other boys who have had the pleas
ur,- of d,spoiling the nest OF some defer
,at variety OF bird knew one Dor. the
son ~ 81 preacher OF the gospel. who Was
aided ami encouraged ia his wholesale
robbery uf birds nests by both father ana
Iuosher. who were much pleased with the
interest hc took H. the pun suit They even
talked Il buying AudIbon's works for him
when ne was little older.
ID g. al raghr for men nj big boys to
kilI birds list for fun II IS all right fer
boys. big and lit;le. to rob birds nests
right aud left. hut let a woman bedeck
themselves with dead birds and feathers.
oh dear and Oh dear, such a cry a. goos
uu from o.. - outraged brothers
T1Ns.r.a nrrs TAI v-- ru urnfect ffur mart of
thu yea1 certain species Of birds. And
why are they thus prptcctcd2 That men
ruay have sport the pleasure ~ killing
them during the few months they are not
tnuS pruts--tsSi- Not ole in fifty who KILL
tle blr1is In open season need them for
their own consumption. nor do they need
the money that would accrue from The
sale ~ them: on. no. Il IS pleasure to kin
Them The nobl.. hunter who kills the
largest number Isn't vain or proud OF his
exploits Certainly not
Tutl the men refrain from shooting
birds Just for fun. until they are quits
willing 10 sleep without feather beds or
feather pillows. until they are willing to
Eo without chicken re for Sunday dinner.
until they are willing 20 30 without
THANKSGIVING TURKEY or Christmas goose.
until they ar willing To give IN trap
shooting. until then let them hold their
tongues about women wearing dead birds
feathers and wings Vet I sincerely hone
the time Is not far distant when every wo-
nan IN The -fvIlize,I world Will ba ashamed
% b. SEN adoruev. with feathers.
There Is a question I have pondered
lon. AMI seriously: How much worse r. II
20 kill birds. wild or domestic. for their
riumaGc. 10 acorn the person than IL fs
20 XIII them 20 gratifv the appe,itea
DOROTHY LINCOLN. MAINE