Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-03

especially your poor children. to pla,
in.
Every year we ny great way ovel
the country, keeping all the tim,
where the sun is bright and warm.
And we know that whenever you q,
anything the people all over this great
land between the seas and the Great
Lakes find II out. and pretty soon viii
try TO do the same. We know; We
know
We are Americans just the same as
you are. Some OF us. like some OF
you. came across the great sea. but
most OF the birds like us have lived
here a long time, and the birds like
us welcomed your fathers when they
came here many. many years ago.
Our fathers and mothers have always
done their best to please your fathers
and mothers.
w. We he't Hou otois W Acii
you. Thoughtless or bad people are
trying to destroy us. They kill us be-
cause our feathers are beautiful. Even
pretty and sweet girls who. We should
think. would be our best friends, kill
our brothers and children so that they
may wear our plumage on their hats.
Sometimes people kill us from mere
wantonness. Cruel boys destroy our
nests and steal our eggs and our
young ones. People with guns and
snares lie In wait to kill us; as II
the place for a bird were not In the
sky alive, but In a shop window or
a glass case. II this goes on much
longer all our song birds will be gone.
Already We are told In some other
countries that used to be full OF birds
they are now almost gone. Even the
are being killed In Italy.
Now. we humbly pray that you will |
stop all this and viii save US from
This sad fate. You have always made |
law that no one shall kill harm.
less song bird or destroy our nests or
'ur eggs. VIII you please make an.
'ther one that no one shall wear our
so that no one will kill us
o get them?
We want them all ourselves. You.
'retty girls, are pretty enough without
hem. We are told that It is as easy
or you to do It as for a blackblrd to
II you will we know how to pay you
hundred times over. We will teach
our children to keep themselves
lean and neat. We will show them
low TO live together In peace and love
nd to agree as we do In our nests.
We will build pretty houses. which
gu will like TO see.
We will play about your garden and
lower beds ourselves like flowers on
any cost to you. We
viii destroy the wicked insects and
forms that spoil your cherries and
urrants and plums and apples and
oses. We will give you our best
ongs. and make the spring more
eautiful and the summer sweeter 10
GU. Every June morning when you
o out into the field oriole and blue
ird and blackbird and bobolink will
" after you and make the day more
elightful to you. And when you go
ONE tired after sun down vesper
parrow will tell you how grateful we 9
re. When you sit down on your
orch after dark. fifebird and hermit
irush and wood thrush will sing TO
on. and even whippoorwill viii cheer
on up a little
We know where we are safe. In a
tile while all the birds will come
, live in Massachusetts again, and
yerybody who loves music will like
, make a summer home with you.
We are your grateful little friends
Oriole. Brown Thrush. Robert O'Lin
Din. Blackbird. Wood Thrush Hermit
brush, vesper Sparrow. Robin Red
reast, Scarlet Tanager, Summer Red
ird. Humming Bird. Yellow Bird
luebird, Wood Pecker. Whippoorwill .
later Wag Tail. Song Sparrow, PIG.
on Wood Picker. Cow Bird. King
ird. Cedar Bird. yellow Throat, vii.
ms Thrush. Blue Heron, Fifebird,
hick a Dee. Sand Piper, Wren. Chez.
ink, Phoebe. Linnett. vireo. Lark. ,
eery. Pee Wee, Marten. swallow,
oke Bird.
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