The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-25
.Hy Mary c. Judd, Author "a. 3. 6. OF Birds


the boyish spirit to be called Just as
they dooryard suspicious croak and
from coat pocket Of and then an
ing call heard from the cap Of the other story
had been robbed Of two OF its
home with They received our pats and e
at greeting fairly took the offered well
with interest in the matter at hand
In fact they swallowed much OF the cornmea that n
morning chickens for whom it had been
prepared their breakfast rude OF boards
high In the two black crows
morning curious sound was heard IN the
front T discover that young black
had by marvellous instinct or by singular
making his nearly up the
stairs which led to Charles room The same Charles VINO
brought home the black wanderer from the crows
nest in the west lot
sss.s. 55:ss 2- 60 Looking Charlie. ~~
r caught thes bird and put into the but
hop of it in few minutes and walk around
the enter the door and begin the
journey the stairs took him back 10 ms proper
place. put his dominion and there
he stayed with his sister until their wings were grow"
daybreak every those birds of feather
call with such vigor of voice that the house
maid threatened put end to them and their
troubles postponed the day of vengeance
stopped feed them The amount of chicken feed of
another which the mouths and two crops
could hold astonishing We never could understand
the old could enough grub cutworns or
growing satisfy such growing demands And two
household of humans what must
nestfu of five have been to the
father! No wonder the wings of these huge
birds ragged and torn after the summers
work for little -G~~+- ~ -
Up Of Things Er~~. -.--
The pets became very tam into the
allowed but their habit of picking thimbles
spoons; bright warred against their ntru
into home Polly and Tom had storage place in
in the huge branch of an old
the smokehouse Here we would some
hairpns other lost articles On that
branch often sit together and croak and
in low tones telling each other secrets 100 deep
for human wisdom. .- II ...-. - H. -
Polly the by the kitchen door morn
ing and with widely distended begged ncessant.
outrage geousy, old enough and big
to Charles took uncracked
hickory nut and dropped it down Poys throat
-eaN but L her
teaspoons of sweet OIL the only remedy which the
bows would suggest Polly began in hour
food evidently did not dsprb the
department of her Interior else sweet oil is solvent OF
shells. .. 49, p
~r Swinging :.@.
=. Tom delighted to barn swung two
wind if left and he would fly from it if
closed 1t caught him in its cruel clutch one day
and shutting tight the ord leg was broken my aunt
split large it about the fractured bone
know but little difference for he did not
lose his appetite removed the splints when seemed time
well knit, but the knee was
stiff could always distinguish Tom from Polly
think he ceased to play on that swinging door, having
learned wisdom, by experience.
Both when fully grown, or at least very large
loved to tease any family CHANGED lie
in the hammock maple Polly picked at the
shoes with her sharp bea until the shoes
were hidden under my clothing Then the buttons IN my
her and she would try to tear them off,
desperation turned and lay face she would
chucke and croak greatest gee for then she would make
haipns if that the act which
planned the first attack shoes.
scold as might that it daily
game first and then the other, for usually
Polly to these deeds while he sat the
the maple. Tom worked at the
ment while Polly watched the performances a~~=
Monday Promenade.
On Mondays, birds delighted drop down those
which loaded with the finest white
drying in the and the two would
ade and down leaving mud stains after every step
Whippings punshments affected them much
The tried to do it
the and seemed watch for coming with whips
losing their lives Mondays than
day Of the week but still they lived the
wasings periodically rewashed dried and gathered
Polly's help rather, hindrance, at
transplant balsams in the garden. The
scarcely left the earth before Polly would
silently elbow and quickly pull out the
wrath for the
bird covering finally checked Poys mischief
that time.
Some of the Things They Know.
are, show, fun-loving
making intelligent creatures. It is known that they
and perhaps and they know stick
from living for
alght these make believe and cav
oe;f dorici :