The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-25

INNER Mrs.
sparks sent the maid of all work int,
the front bedroom to bring box tina
arrived shortly before from Nine. Ca
potes. Mrs. Sparks opened the box
lifted the wonderful creation and sait
the usual womanly thing: Isn't 1t q
dream"
Henry Sparks looked at the ha,
quizzically. There was not perhap,
expressed in his face the admiration
and entire approval that Mrs. Sparks
had hoped for.
Henry, she said, Il know there ia
Q birds head or two and lot of feath-
ers In 1t, but Nine. Capote told me that
they were all made-up things, mostly
oarnyard fowls. This head with the
slate-Slue neck and just a touch of
Drown at the place where it was sep
arated from the breast, was the head
OF common domestic fowl in China.
Now don't look that way Everybody
Is wearing feathers, and | don't see
why | shouldn't wear them"
Henry Sparks rose from the table
and took the befeathered hat out Of
his wifes hand and looked at It
through his glasses This" he said,
pointing with his finger at the birds
head with beautiful steel blue feath-
ers, rs, as | understand Nine. Capote,
the head OF common Chinese do
nestle fowl. Eliza, when you wander
along by some tumbling stream in the
springtlme you will hear now and
then rattling cry 1t is a birds voice.
1t is as much part Of the time and
place and Of the wildness Of 1t all az
are the trees, the stream or even the
April clouds overhead Wander along
the same stream In the heat of sum.
NOR and you hear the same rafting
cry. A bird form dashes by. then
stops In midflight and hovers lightly
over a pool beneath. Then there is a
sound Of the plash of waters as a
feathered form descends and plunges.
There is sensation Of GOODNESS in
the sound OF that plunge that tempers
the heat Of the August day to the way
farer. Perhaps you have legal right
to wear this bird because 1t may have
been killed In New York, where the
wise legislators withdrew from this
creature the protection of the law The
men who urged that t be exempt from
protection were men Of the kind who
90 into the northern woods and drag
seines dynamite streams and catch
and kill thousands Of fish that they
may pick out the big ones for the
market. The souls of these men are
In their pockets. This bird catches
/ few small fish for the sustenance Of
itself and its young. II adds, when not
N a bonnet. living interest to every
Eliza, your Chinese do
nestle fowl 10 an American kingf1sh-
,r.
Henry, Nine"
Eliza, this bird that has been eat
ng up the crops in India, thus causing
famine in that country, was Matched
n nest In an Illinois tree Perhaps
ou have the legal right to wear it. ,
he wise legislators of Illinois re-
emily added this bird TO the game list,
o that It may be slaughtered and
lade into pies The souls OF the leg :
,lators we're stu ted in their stom
chs. This bird has stood as an en-
lem OF peace since the world was, and
ct every pot and millinely hunter in
10 land makes war upon It. You are 0
good Episcopalian and you some .
mes tell me that there Is nothing
ore beautiful than all that pertains
the church and it's teachings. Do Il
~. Trinitarian that you are, know ~
at II was in the living form of one o.
these murdered innocents in your @
,nnet that the Holy Spirit descended
ION our Savior as he stood at the g
lie OF the Baptist by the waters OF ~
rdan9 Eliza. this East Indian crop y
stroying, starvation producing bird. ~
81 Illinois mourning dove. -
Doubtless Nine. Capote told you -
1t this little bunch OF feathers that -,
.sps the upturned brim of the hat A.
me from bird harpy Of some re- -
tie region whose daily practice II 10 -,
carry and deyour the sweet =,
Des of doting mothers. Well, these -,
namon- brown feathers with these %
/ gray dotted with darker color rep :.
ent all that is left Of hermit a.,
ush a bird that sings its seraphio 40,
e in the twilight northern wilder o1a
s. II is the note of this bird that a.,
says suggests a serene re- +
Gus beatitude." ma,
But. Henry, Nine. Capote said" mn
Eliza, there are thousand Nina bro
,otes. and most of them are IT, ale
ut Mrs Sparks was in tears. Phi