The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-15
raE SPECIALIZING OF SYLVIA.

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% the log, siih violent start.
p1sT mention /, smiled The yourg ma
on ,bc fence.
Though, really, she msdiiaiet, don
low Why | should.
Shoald what, plehsSf
Beg your pardon. 'arey I've the ,am
right that you have to ,it 10 these woods
should be he last TO diIpu,e II, be s'
sured her.
But ! can't see how ytu managed Z
noun, ,hs, fierce without nv setine yor
she protested.
didn't. was tl.ling here when yo'
came. heard crashing through the un
derbrush and though. II WAS some va
grant COW, till | saw ared hat bobbini
through the bushes.
Sylvia looked crestfallen.
LIS discoursglrg to hesr that crishet
through the bushes. ] thought was itea
Ing along AZ steslthily as an Apache.
He smiled again. He had pleasant
smile--had this strange young msn on The
fence. Silvia rather liked his hrm humor'
Gus mouth ard bis quiet gray eyes. She
wondered whom his voice recalled TO her.
I'm afraid I'm in.erruping your reading
Shall 70 away.
Please don't. You were here first. Any
way, I'm not reading. She glanced at the
volume 10 her lap. | Just brought It along
for reference. LIS book about birds.
came cut TO study orlilholtgy, she explain.
Ell.
An oGd expression crossed the face Of
the man on the fence. She wondered II
he were laughing at her-and why. She
locked down IL some confusion and up again
just In time to discover his eyes resting on
her scarlet golf hat.
| know 1t, she confessed. ! quite for
got what the book says about 'quiet and
u1obtrusive colors', till got here. Ithitk
il scared all the silly little birds away. !
haven't seen as much as feather.
Is ornithology ) our pursuit or your past
tlmei asked the man smiling
Sylvia hesltated.
Can you keep secret she asked toying
with her clasp.
Please try mt
don't know hummlng bird from
robin. I've lived In the city all my life,
and I've never realized till now that there
were any birds but the English spsrrows
aud eaged canares.
Poor girl! The sympathy in his voice
was unmistakablc. And up here you've
suddenly discovered th1 fact that whole
world Of delight lies uneYplored before you
You've noticed the birds about your door
and listened to their sunrise chorus, and
It's inspired you with desire to know all
about them. SO you're starting bravely
,ut to study ornithology by yourself, and
his is your first expedition Am right
Sylvia laughed.
Well not altogether. It's long story
md I'm tired Of shouting.
He Jumped from his fence, stepped over
/ riyulet, crossed q grass-grown wagon
rack aud sat down on the other end OF her
OK.
Yes: he hilt,d expectantly.
The dark eyes under the scarlet hat
,rim sought the ground.
I'm spending The summer at my aunt's
house on the Hilltop, she
,egan.
| see, he assented grayely.
And Aunt Henrietta has been greatly
y troubled about me. She says 1t distress
,s her to gee a young girl without some
lefinite object In life. She thinks 1t shows
| lamentable lack Of purposefulpess and
She wishes would take up
ome one line OF study or even Of amuse
nent and persist until I've perfected my
slf In 1t. That ia exactly what her daugh-
ers have done, you see. Maude writes,
md Ellz ,beth paints china and knows all
bout art, while Alice plays beautifully
nd sirgs. Even little Janet Is athletic
nd always winning championships in one
hing or another. The consequence of all
bis specializing Ia that, though Aunt
Henrietta entertains great many distln-
uished guests, she always has daughter
/ hand who can keep up an intelligent
onyersaiion on any required lines. Ard
on The contrary, am ways revealing my
eneral ignorance and being snubbed ana
,elipg yourg. It's a pathetic situation,
MT NJ
Tragic. But Am wondering what orni'
lo,ogy has to do with iif i,
I'm coming 10 that. Yesterday, a. lunch
IN Aunt Henrietta announced that new
iest was to arrive within few days-a
lend Of Uaele Warren's, whom the rest :
us lave never seen. Uncle Warren is "
Ill in New Yoik, you see, but he o;en
nds down gues.s for cool day or two at
illtop. :,
This new mar, It appear, Is tremendous "
clever, but he neither paints nor plays :
1lf, nor IL In the least musical. He cares
r notbirg in the world bat bis own pri- : !
.,e aud particular speciality. !, !
And thar
Is birdf Hes famous orniihologist,
loan ever several continents for his re-
arches and class!f cations and all sorts
thirgs. Aud not one member OF our
Iltured family OF fpeciaIzars knows the
ct trivial, Insignificant fact about birds
lice and Maudc and Ellzibe.h declared
a. they shouldn't even try to talk 10 rt
Irbsrian who cared nothing for the higher ID
irss that. make life worth living, ard o,
.ughty jamie just giggled and ran away rt
talk tees and brasseys ard htxzirds b
lib the red-halred boy next door. Aunt G,
enrIeits was In despair. She makes such Il
point Of entertaining her guests 10 the v;
ost corgenIal way. OF course, Alice and
.lzabe,h ard Maud and jamie couldn't be Is
.pec.ed to di mount their old hobbies and p
ddIe new ones on Guch short notice. 81