The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-07-11

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anooani ~ ~ Interesting eegefenot q
fubiu huilaing nrsi ~ passenger
car June q ! bad business A ihe
quarry ssAaion. ihs issmsnoss II the
ND. A0.R.R. Erpea West anams
nslf had t,een conrer1ng en the 'Fp
and A. tho train reached the tisiipH,
tie conAacsnr. Kirk Adams. sat
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CURIOSITY" Taking US u the ffoi'i
cod ~ ihe car. where 4 ls coaple'i !"
ihc cnglne. b. showed W &rshiu snesi
under ihs platform IA a sung plaec 90
ihs couplings ~ the air brake. he
aid The nest vas began The Friday
before lsin days and there was DOW
one eye ina. Engineer Harry biSneh'
ard said The bird rode % a. Gar a.
Charley Amcs cattle say, when she
came oai from under ihc ear with .
iinlier and III on tbs iir guard and sat
there until the engine passed. lie sald
be woaid run slow enough " gei her
Ia ride 81 Dorset sometime ~ The robin
WAS a resident o. Manchester. Harry
!. an old rAiiroad man and this IS She
fira instance be knows Of the kind
A. our people on the line Of The y y.
a O. know. HAIRY rms a coach ahead
81 his locomotive 20 Dorset four trips
day. about 10 miles. aud the robin
built her nest while the ear waited ut
Manchester,
Another instance Of bird trust IN
bum an beipgs, While friend, with
myself. were eaiisg apf lunch IN the
woods one cold day last sinias 8 pair
OF chickadces came around Us with an
inqnisiiive way, and soon one came 10
me, lighting on the knuckle Of my
forclnger and broke quite a good sized
erumb finn the bread ! was eating.
Both came bach .aFsral times andtook
pieces Of bread within few tsa, Of us,
Mrs. Taylor has nesting box for
bluebirds on our back porch and che
painted that two coats while the female
was sitting the bird seeming 10 care
very little Abost her presence.
We read from magazines ibe writ
ings Of ornithologisis, but have we no
young people with us who are inter
csted in the study of birds. II would
seem 10 me that young people of leis-
ure could md nothing more interest
ing than this. combined 9Th their
botany and mature study" think
the knowledge gained by young people
by spending few days each season in
observing the habits Of our native
birds would be source of pleasure to
them for the ramainder Of their lives.
OF course there wouiI ba 10 money
return, but we look for pleasure many
times and IN many ways not expecting
that. The birds with which we are
most familiar are the ones that seem
to like human society. The robins love
10 build near farm buildings; the
phoebe is suited best 10 nest under
bridges or old buildings and are not
quite as sociable; the bobolink dearly
loves our lowland meadows, although
il is difficult 10 find their nests, but
Mr.. Bob" will almost split his throat
TO let you know that he is lit, espec-
tally when his mate is brooding. The
bluebirds are forerunncrs Of spring all
right, but ours were fooled this year
for they commenced house building |
too early, and had to suspend opera
tons on account of the weather and
because Of the late snow storm. |
Grows are like the poor-we always
have them with us, but the man or
woman. who has never surprised a
mother partridge with full brood of
chicks. has missed something in their
lives that nothing else will take the
place Of. No matter il the little ones
are within ten foot circle one note of |
warning from the motherhood and yon
cannot see single baby, and you are
invited 10 come away from that spot
at once. suppose most of our young
people can tell the different birds by
their song, but | should like to have
them go with me back on the noun
Iains and listen To n specie there. one
that we never hear near our homes.
Take still day ON the mountains and
you may hear the song of birds that
will make You wish you were near
home, especially il il is growing dark.
Il is such common thing to have the
birds around us in summer, but would
I not seem very uncommon condi-
ion II there we're no birdsf
Respectfully,
EBER l., TAYLOR,