The Republican journal., 1902-12-11
.,nEBIRD'S MISTAKE.

" branch of the mOther tree.
" hack and forth, looking like a
'p 1ismopg the green leaves.
"' t;rd who had just arrived from
9'' rountrie, flew down to see
you little ball were something
i ,if ,,tG Nature had provided for
,.+j food.
gIl ,,fo eat" he chirped. "Too
e'lD hand What are you good
1lpss, unless it's to bob up
j. aud swing back and forth on
w. SAID the orange, merrllly.
i'' Won come from, friend blue
.- song birds have left the
,i1eame with them, of course.
i.5il weather | cannot stand.
9D o ted as long as | could for
.t.7 Bette, the dearest little
,D. heautiful, beautiful world"
.njsi with a trill of song which
ri. MS little throat.
5ate and | rent the bird house
her window" he continued,
., fine rent in song,-a matin
lIl.aby every day; and how
'., manages to awaken without
r die winter | cannot tell.
NJ Bebird shook his head dis
.ooA "She is such a sleepy
n ,ou should hear our lula
s-r- sag you a strain:
..,,. eap, Bette, sleep,
...f h. gathers soft and gray,
...1''ps,. wrapped in slumber deep,
h. fadles swing and sway.
.-p. .HduwS near us creep,
....- their watch will keep,
t.. 8s bright till dawnS the day.
.-sp. Settle, sleep.
.-n. ,yttie, sleep.
.- r- Wany more verses, but this
-ruange heard; for the blue
.1 them so tenderly, so drow-
ar.r,.v orange on the tree was
iuug before he finished,
- ..ie only awakened by the
. .1ttr of the bluebird, as he
ally pleased with the effect
.. Back he came next day,
ranch and sing. sing of
The flowers, the sweet
Ji the Southland, ending
bout the frightened little
y th. her love for the birds
HaN- with them.
ter see her again." asked
cried, "When the spring
Flit we will fly,
Wate and /,
own house in the apple tree,
waiting to welcome me.
only see the interest she
u-St''' he chirped. "All
H bright wool and other
nest. building she will
.or rs. OF course you
er," with a regretful lit
The North is so far away,
uo Wings
ave no wings" said the
.-fully. but ! feel quite
uld let go my hold on this
'uid roll, oh, ever so fast,
"er until | should finally
North"
Az. MOI" chirped the blue
1t is flights and flights
.u could never get there un-
bad strong wings like myself
.y dear appealing to Lady
who had perched near him,
~+rllng to the discussion.
'. poor dear" she cried.
We can be happy without
taJ off she flew, uttering soft
t.r- 3i compassion.
u came when the orange miss
dly bluebirds.
, 100 the North, | suppose" he
Well, if | could fly, | should
I.rrA is nothing for me to do
" Nd grow round and yellow.
N 0me next | do not know"
-e did this work so well that
was sent to the North, - the
.htest orange in the large
.t
wuid have guessed that |
'0se a journey:' he thought.
.st as good as having wings"
d and yellow he looked in
If the fruit store, where he
>elf a few days later.
aH'Aer, may buy that Granger"
wire cried: and a bright-eyed
lressed her face against the
whispered the orange, but
-o ne heard. However, Bet
Wuc. with her orange clasped
her little brown hand.
.oi't roll off, she admonished
S -.e placed him ON the broad
>ll.
vie pair of bluebirds were hop
lJ- boughs of a tree, watching
tsrr eyes for crumbs from Bette.
'aai orange," chirped Mr.. Blue
HOW it reminds me of the
ana Of the poor little orange who
Ted to see our Bettien'
'ad twittered Lady Bluebird.
'as very painful, my dear" nod
head. But | had to tell him,
e.toW' | told him that without
8e could never hope to see Bet
'erreach the North. Now listen,
as ] am going to sing you a
1o1i him. 1t is called The Dis
led orange
seemed to the orange so very
that in irving not tO lauph hard