The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-03-14
LITTLE MISTER RUBY THROAT
Quaint Description of Humming Birds One of the Tniest
of Feathered Creatures
By H. NJ. Hobson, in The Daaon


ByH Hobson, n Dann.
1t was afternoon Ruby Throat
introduced himself and as he greeted by buzzing the
head squawkng shry there seemed
lacking his gathering
bed the front yard and evidently the indignant ball feath
thought obbng his pantry that identical
daily for his supply of honey and mention
fresh meat for he caught gnat and fly.
many days after first meeting watched the hum
ming flew o importantly
constantly decided be have the Of family
upon shoulders the mind and heart of him.
the fowerbeds together his house
thought The idea deepened certainty
when he market by dressed
from delicate bill to tiny dazzling Emerald
Mr. Ruby Throat afternoon like twoan
jewels before the scarlet blossoms of the vine
draped big chimney house. Their
hummed and their descen feathers cleaned the bril-
sunlight then all gasped with his deemn
search for Mr. Ruby Throat wedged his of body
entirely inside flower disappearing from leaving only the
of his of tail in view! Mrs Ruby Throat coded him
round that he at backing and he have divided
his with her. for the squeak
ing each other in the friendles fashion imaginable
few days after this the tiny pair of Ruby Threats
hover thorn bush and then vanish suddenly
seemed have dissolved right before cautious
search day. when knew the little couple busy stealing
bugs spiders web revealed delighted
fairy branch close TO the body of the BUSH The little
house about the of the being than
thmb The made chen with bed quilts OF weed
silk soft and dainty they seemed have been
hands for the white that rested upon them Think The
no larger than peas.
Soon after found the Mr. Ruby Throat found u.s.
for the seconds had all could shoe him off
hurled himself perfect fury defance-he
buzzed and queaked and his wings hummed they would
surely of had they stuck tight
such that he manners fatty
listen when assured him and had only
for friendly CALL He would have of and Mrs.
Ruby Throat then symptoms
Mysteries turned and fed
second trip made the fairy days later we
did this Wild eyes looked at
above the edge of the house, full
mingled with desperate and pleading that slipped
quietly leaving the mother
and had perfect right to-
The swiftly by. and almost daily Mr.. Ruby
Throat the fowerbeds many
hummers about. but always neighbour
bold he would right the porch gather honey
dent that he would defny whenever he caught
ing him too closely.
Came a day when something happened at
Mr. Ruby Threats house dgnfd little usually this
full morning he seemed have lost his wits entirely for when
spied him he stand his head right
and not hummng bird can do such thing that!
day grace gave neighbours then we called on
them. No home, boldly peeped
enough there they hummng
naked they would not have
trouble standing five piece dreadful
Them but Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Threats pink
spiders than they were like bird
The pink babies thrived amazingly last when thew
from the dressed like their mother they
like bngs straight from the land where really truly
live and do things
The last of the there many hummng birds
about the many green without
the scarlet abo knew that they only very
birds the solid emerald We the
large numbers that many
little homes close vines were the
training schools where the teaching youngsters
the science of humming- bird marketing.
All the hummng birds that in the Virginia were
Ruby Throats for this the only member of the
lily that reaches the Eastern lovely
little Anna is the hummer that flashes like
the flowers in the far West Only these
country the others remaining the
through the entire year.
Sunday. March IT, ST. Paricks Day. Shamrocks wanted!
Faehood is the lever with envy and Inst ureck