The new South-news., 1908-10-24

New lOIk IluIce-
The Robin and the Blue Jay.
Il won't play with you any more"
said the Twin. soberly- I'm going Oh
to live all by myself amin the
apgle-tree."
"Pshaw'" pouted the Other Twin.
lie punched one Of the mud-pies 10
pieces. Birds live In trees-nOt folks
yep. they dof said the Twin.
without another word he climbed in
to the apple-tree. He chose for hk
new home one Of Its highest limbs.
Once curled up comfortably. with
apple blossoms opening on all sides
Of him, the Twin forgot to be cross
The Other Twin. peering up at him
through the rosy mist Of buds and
flowers. saw such a jolly face that
he, too, forgot to be cross
Come on" said the Twin. sweet
ly.
The Other Twin climbed the apple
tree. He curled himself up on limb
just below the Twins. Then the
puppy tried to climb the tree. He soon
found that he wasn't made right,
somehow. Sc he plunged wildly Into
the hammock under the tree. Then.
try as he would, he couldn't get out.
At last he made the best Of 1t BY
curling himself into a ball and swing
ing himself to sleep.
The Twins linen suit was red. The
Other Twins was blue. That was
why the Twin became a Robin and
the Other Twin Blue Jay. The big
Robin chirped and twittered and sang
as much like really truly robin as
he could. And the Blue Jay made
very good blue jay indeed.
BY and bt, on his branch the Rob-
in pulled the blossomy boughs around
him and played 1t was his nest. The
Blue Jay wrapped himself all up In
the pink and white sweetness. and he.
too, had a nest. Then both big birds
sang as we'll as they could, tucked
their heads under their wings, and.
without meaning to at all, fell sound
asleep.
This was why. when Ruth and Ralph
and Donald came from school that
afternoon. they found y white fright.
cncd Mother walking up and down
the road hunting for the Twins.
II can't find them anywhere" she
said, and the puppys gone, too"
So Mother and Ruth and Ralph and
Donald and the Neighbor all ran
about the house and yard and garden,
and called and listened But no
answer came. Some angry bees buz-
| zed In the old apple-tree and tried TO
tell about big bees who were In their
apple ~17ooms. And a pair Of anxious
robins near by chirped all about two
big birds who were In their tree, and
who had no right there. But not even
Mother understood.
BY and by the Neighbor hurried
home. She harnessed her pretty black
horse Billy, and drove as fast ~
she could toward town, looking 10
right and left along the shady road
as she went.
Ruth and Ralph were coming back
from vain search along the little
|
Mother. with Donald. stood under the
apple-tree. trying to think where to
look next.
Then. without the slightest warning.
several things happened all together.
There was 4 swift rush through the
blossoms overhead. followed by Z loud
"Buzxzz-zx.' from hurrying bees, =
shrill chirp from one Of the robins,
and down, down, straight Into the
waiting hammock fell the Twin. "Ytp .
came from the depths OF the ham<
mock. Donald screamed. There were
more strange movements aufokG the
apple blooms. another shrill Buzz
zz-=z," another wild chirp, and down.
down into the hammock fell the Other
Twin.
One rope OF the hammock snapped.
Hammock, Twins. and puppy went in
a heap on the grass. On the way the
Twin clutched for the puppy aud grab
bed the Other Twin. The Other Twin
clutched for the puppy and grabbed
the Twin. There was q yellow streak
across the garden as the puppy went
ki-yi-ins for the house. The Twins
land right side up. with care. And,
before Ruth or Ralph or Donald bed
even reached the spot, they were
safe In Mothers arms.
The robin ON = little brown nest
overhead chirped in Z shy, sweet way.
The bees buzxed themselves back into
their blossoms. From the back porch
the puppy looked on and licked Aurt
paw
| The Twin sat up and rubbed hiz
eyes. The Other Twin sat mp ana rub
he'd his eyes. They stared 1t eocA
other.
Good morning" said the Twta.
cheerily.
| Morning." said the Other rvin--
Alice f. Alien. In Primary Bducotica
| The average cot Il snpp,ytag l.ooo.-
90 gallons Of water, boeod = IL -.
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