The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-04
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t--~~---,. -. .,- - =. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY Mary c. Judd, Author "ARc Of Birds j. ..-
w Ho killed Cock Robin? Did you, nimble
that slingshot neatly hid under when the
policeman other friend of the birds, passes by?
Did you kill Robin? of single pet cherry
tree IN city back dooyard? # did, heartily wish
that young George Washington, either black white
brown had cut down that sprig of tree before its
bra1chcs yielded dead robin. fruit. r: -
Poor Cock Robin viii your wel-beoved mate seek you
when size the southern breeze?
of last broods coming back
well song Sing cheer up! Cheer-up
your feathered But Whether wife was won
SEASONS long or whether she IS still far unkoWn
matters little the sturdy bird hand who has
:ed by the air line route hunudreds Of miles
during the -
English fc:efathes babes the woods thus
forele ared themselves all claim trace Of Eng
lish blood will yourrelatiyes the
seas Won tfat badge OF red painted your breast and
will rit little wooden cross marked with your name to
sncw lies thatis left
the sIarkling eduled and the wondreus energy is
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Good-by. Robin, may boy who aims
brother your sister be suddenly seized with IN
his arms, his fingers his feet tood-b
Yours welcome back snowland. But here
another Cock Robin to praises and We will
study him. :.s - -s-rz-.+:<, +Hr==
=: ~. ~.~= With Wary Eye. .s>-- II: -
How plump you are How your welcome all
you me one eye while the seems
searching the mourning cloak butterfly
who have been alternating rather late de-
parture in fall = :.-:
know that you robins would have stayed here
frozen cline your neatshop had not You
fond Of juicy shwornas hardsheea
softsheed beetles eaty seeds OF various
kinds and when these disappear from dis
appear also <s@5s 49,.
have seen of your brotherhood nger as late as
December because of ishap to wing Or a leg and they
did chiekadees.
woodpechers the broken bone
away they flew Of pastures new with
greater things
whether If that boy with airgun had to hunt for his din
with mouthful here and meuthul there to appease
hff tho Of
stomach wonder how would like have someone ready
him caught delicious mosel
of food? melt must awkward eat
satisfy under such cscumstanees for
myself glad that though hiped which times
Rean @a'ns's am "'S ''eo e|e SHee'> '>"'S
tug o. War With sparrows ''r
There! Did YOU that English sparrow snatch that
eahworm just as Sir Robin had given his last long strong
pull and hoping to have hunters dinner out of ered
meat? That not only that these little Johnnie Bulls
occasionally, but also why they held
nuisances by birds well
The pilgrim fathers either of May7ower of
date brought to land for the old homes sake the seeds
of motherwor catnp and other weeds known then herbs
they foolish bring spar
which had built beneath their caves in the homeland
That foolish postponed until 1850 for
hundred the robin free from him. Sir Robin
named by those pilgrims for the bird with redder
breast in the mother who loved like this thrush
build it's nest sing its and its where
voice Of might mingle with its mathis.
The English robin of the old country smaller
American robin His breast is really red while
wears russet rufous chest protector The Baltimore
orioe is called by English robin, but bird OF
that in England the glowing black
hangbrd. - ~ --.
Ten Years Ago and Now.
Minneapolis policeman who has served the public for
recently of the in humane
this line since he began
and certain parkway boulevard
Ten ago." said he I had hands full protect
ing other birds nests The boys it
against laws of the
to harm the old birds. Just because there
law they delight breaking it. Since they have
begun to about the birds than there
isn't boy up in this neghborhood that would let
smash tear down nest. The boys claim
each robins part Of their The
robins all the rights the laws of Minnesota
It is all children taught
things schools. - i
polceman's tribute study.
+, First Robin This Year - -
The first robin Of this heard here March T.
1908 After that date others by until little