Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-25
Row THE ROBIN GOT A RED
RREAST


y letter from the Land Of Flowers
tells me that spring has fairly opened
ts5a: nc birds are singing and that there
Hre plenty Of people through with Their
first ploughiug- Last week AIRS Feiton
told US about the beautiful weather she
vas ENJOYING i'm 81. Petersburg and let
ter from friend i'm 81 Petersburg says,
You remember how YOU enjoyed the
~1at ride from Crescent city to Jackson
,fIIs- These bslnv February days
brinE hack the memories OF the sky, wa
ter and shores along that route Fo'
pure. unadulterated rest. for the bliss
that the Lotus Eaters enjoyed. com
mend me 10 a dsy on Florida river
steamboat Positively when we listen
ed we could imagine a chorus or song
sters were hidden along the shore 10
let the winds watt 10 Is their melody.
From song birds along the Florida
rivers TO Alabama is a Ions jump. out
that's the beauty Of having mind
that can bridge distances That IS a
God-Eiven blessing and one for which
We seldom thank Him.
Friday. as we rode along the lanes,
The Farmer and I, We saw a olueolru'
and a little farther on we saw another,
the land i a little heavy for plouShing
but on several hOmesteads we saw the
gardens being ploughed or men repair
ing fences and when We saw the blue
sir,Is we decided that spring has real
~ started M this way
\ pair OF rsdbiTds came 10 the chicken
yard, and To- the barn every time the
ground i covered with snow. 50 l am
quite sire that they live in the cedars.
This morning the sunshines and IN
wind has ceased. / hear the sparroNs
and the jsybirds. another bird that I've
not seen Is calling TO its mate ano
I long TO take field glass and nnd II
\ day in the woods could be most DC
IightfulIy spent bat there are Quite
that must be CLOSED over and called
pleasures. you know. Yet there can be
TODAY a mixture for the sons of these
birds. the letter from Florida and Mrs
FsIton-s St Petersburg letter can help
all OF Us -.
There are people who iplod along Ike
driven cattle and never see sunset 70
admire IL. nor hear a bird 10 enjoy the
song Having eyes they see not an
with their ears they hear not sunrise
Or sunset means TO such people mile
rosts along a days work And theiI
minds are either dormant or nlled WIFE
the zrosSer things Of life
spring Il here" I once said 10 a
woman. Yes was the answer. and
from nox-oR I've got to night HAWKS
-Yes.-I replied; but you have the
birds 70 sing 10 YOU and the JOY OF
being in the blessed sunshine. and nave
countless blessings 20 Overbalance the
hawks" 49,
am not minimizing the hawks Ii
seems TO me that the farmers who go
10 the legislature might put a bounty
On every hawks head, Just as We used
TO have bounties on bears and things OF
that sort in Florida. The English spar
rows got so bad in Elkhart. Ind once
mon time that the city put bounty
on. their heads. AMI thinned them out for
a time.
Poultry mas become source Of rev.
euue that adds many thousands OF dol
las 10 the money in circulation. and
the money now invested in chickens, IL
seems TO me- would. .iustify-a- plan OF
some sort 10 thin. out the hawks. Many
a law is made that really serves fewer
people. sand seems less needful- The
Song birds would have more chances 70
live n the hawks we're gone: so YOU see
ire beautiful as well as the utIiitarian
side OF the question would be served
How many OF the teachers, the par
srts and biz sisters and brothers are
. encouraging the children TO be nature
I1, s-s@ There are so many beautiful