The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-07
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AS young Strong was on his way to
call on Daisy Miller last summer be-
fore starting on business trip, he
picked up a young sparrow that had
fallen from nest and decided to pre-
| sent it to Daisy as a farewell gift, for
| he knew her fondness for everything
| infantile
oh, You little darling! said Daisy,
as young Strong gave the screeching
bird into her keeping 81 wonder how
you came to fall from the nest And If
Richard had not found you an old cat
would have eaten you up, but now you
shall have a cage and everything you
want, and nothing shall ever trouble
| you any more. And when you have all
your feathers and are big and strong
4 I'll put you out in the lilac bushes and
| YOU can find mate and make a home
/ for yourself"
Hold on said young Strong.
That's prophecy, not history. Then,
as the bird continued to scream, he
said: Daisy, would you mind putting
| that bird under a flower pot 70 some
thing? I've a few things I'd like to say
myself"
But Daisy continued to talk baby
talk and cuddle the bird under her chin
until young Strong, in despair, took 1t
/ to the kitchen and turned a fruit has
| ket over it. There the bird soon fell
asleep in the dark.
Upon young strong's return to the
city after three weeks, absence he
FASTENED to call on Daisy and present
her with a new pet. He found her
rather pale and worn looking, but he
was sure he had the right remedy for
ennui
After a cordial greeting he said:
7 have brought you a new pet, Daisy.
! It's young chipmunk! You may have
to feed him with bottle for a little.
VILE, but he's hearty. !"
As young Strong held out the sleek
little. body Daisy looked at it longingly
but turned away and said, Richard,
don't ever bring me another young
thing to raise up
Why, I thought you were fond Of
i baby pets, said he.
Il am" said Daisy Then she sighed.
j But they are SO tyrannical and hard to
please"
Weren't you able to please your
bird n,
No, I don't think he ever felt one
1 touch Of gratitude for all did for
him. Z
Did you find it hard to feed him 2"
i found it hard to feed him enough
am sure he ate a bulk of bugs and
/ worms and flies equal to his own
weight every day. At the first peep
/ of dawn he peeped, too, but he didn't
i peep as quietly as the dawn did. You
know the proverb about the early bird !?
We'll, he inherited that trait and
wanted a worm as soon as he opened
4 his eyes, and he screamed and
screechad so that father threatened to
4 give him to the cat, and had to take.
him to the basement at night, and
spent most of the daytime digging
worms and hunting bugs
But pursued Daisy, it wouldn't
i have been so bad If could have
& looked forward to an end of my deyo-
q ton. However, no matter what fed
him, nor how much, not q feather grew
except in his wings and tail. The down
all fell off and his little body was as
j bare and sleek as a mans bald head.
Il And then father and the boys would
come and look him over and make sug.
/ gestions.
4 Walter said that / was probably not
/ giving him the right kind of food, so /
hunted rare bugs and flies for days, but
i all to no purpose; not a sign Of a
4 feather.''
Young Strong laughed. Did he
i seem to have any choice of food ?''
"Oh, yes" said Daisy. He never had
as many angleWorms as he wanted,
though he often had more than he
could keep down, for his little crop
was usually so full when he had swal-
lowed two that the third one would
crawl out when he opened his mouth
to scream for fourth Then he
seemed to feel SO sorry about losing
the worm that would give it back to
4 him, and that performance would go
on until usually the worm gave up and
went the way Of his companions.
Then continued Daisy. 1T grew
rainy and chilly. and knew he missed
his mothers warm feathers, SO made
him little union suit out Of an old
1 silk glove, but he looked SO bored and
ridiculous that I wouldn't make him
8 wear il. /"
"I'rn sorry had to be away SO
long, said young Strong. Il see I've
missed a lot. | should Ike to see that
rare specimen Of the sparrow fam
ily.'
Well, said Daisy, you will have to
q have an Xray picture taken, then. for
4 the cat ate him this morning.
.tToo bad" said Richard. How did
the cat happen to get him"
You see, said Daisy, 7 wanted
him to learn self dependence, and
was giving him flying lessons every
morning. This morning took him into
i the back yard and was allowing him to