Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-04-02
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
AMONG US.


spending the winter at their winter
home in the South, reached Tazewell
last week and are preparing to build
their summer home here, and will re-
main with us until fall. Also Mr.. and
Mrs. Bluebird and Mr.. and Mrs. Wren
have returned, reaching Tazewell
sometime i'll advance of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robin. We are glad to have these
agreeable societ friends with us
again, and feel sure every one will
do what they can to make their stay
pleasant.
While here they will give regular
musical concerts at frequent inter
walls during the Spring and Summer.
For the present they are busy house
hunting and preparing to go to house.
keeping. Several locations have been
examined, but as yet no decision has
been reached as to location. 1t is
understood, that upon n former resi-
dence in this town they were all more
or less annoyed by the neighbors in
one way and another, and they will
avoid such localities as far as practi-
cable this season. Mr.. Robin said to
News reporter: "There were sew
eral old sorry cats, too lazy to hunt
rats who took great delight in Slip
ping into our house by the backdoor
or the window, and destroying every
thing about the place. And, also,
there were n number of boys, who
had neither sense nor manners. and
these hoodlums stoned us and our
homes, and several of our people were
killed by them. Boys should be taught
manners, either by their parents, or
teachers, or be locked up. We are
peacable people, do nobody any harm,
but on the other hand, try to do all
the good we can in the way of de-
stroying bugs, worms and insects,
which live on the farms and in the gar
dens and destroy crops and vegeta-
bles.
And so, instead of being a nuisance,
we more than pay our way, we think,
The good we do more than pays our
rent, besides the free concerts we
give daily we throw in for good meas
ure." While the reporter was inter
viewing Mr.. and Mrs. Robin Red
breast, Mr.. Bluebird, who had been
listening from his perch in an old APP
pie tree nearby, spoke up and asked if
he might say word. He was told to
go ahead and he said: az am not af
ter getting my name in the paper, but
l want to endorse what neighbor
Robin has said as to the sorry cats
and bad boys. / don't see why people
raise cats and bad boys They are
both intolerable nuisances. In another
section where we spent summer.
there was society for protecting us
all from harm, and we had n good
time, and raised large families. The
people built houses for US, and didn't
shoe us away from their cherry trees
even, for they knew that the bugs
which destroy cherries and straw
berries are dainty dishes with us, and
we catch all we can find. We all like
Tazewell's cool, shady trees and green
helds in summer and if allowed to
do so will make our homes here ey-
cry season, and we don't ask for a
summer hotel, either. Only let us
alone"
After Mr.. Bluebird had made his
little speech, Mr.. Robin arose, and
said he wanted just one word more.
lie called Mr.. Wren who sat on gate
post nearby, to come closer and then
he said: Gentlemen, l move that a
vote of thanks be extended the report
or for noticing us in the columns of
his valuable paper, and in apprecia-
ton we will each sing one of our lat
est and best songs. Mr.. Bluebird
will commence" Each one in turn.
Strengthened up, threw back his little
head, and poured forth a volume of
bird music such as only Gods song
sters can make.
The reporter was charmed by the
music. He stood with uncovered head
and after the last note was sung he
bowed his thanks, and said: "Fine:
that reminds me of old times. and
brings to mind an old orchard I knew
a long time ago.