Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-09-19
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FOUR wooDPEckER COUSINS.

The early autumn had come ana MT.
Hairy Woodpecker was hard at work,
making a neat winter home for HIM
self in tree in the bog woods. Mrs.
Woodpecker had found an old hole for
herself, for she knew perfectly well
that during the autumn and winter
Mr.. Hairy Woodpecker didn't care
much about her.
He wore handsome suit Of black
and white and a very beautiful collar
of red. Mrs. Hairy Woodpecker's
dress was more simple. She didn't
wear red, and there was more brown
In her feathers.
"Why, there's my cousin, Mr.. Red
Headed Woodpecker, with his Wife
said Mr.. Hairy Woodpecker.
Hello, drum. drum; hello" said Mr..
Red-Headed Woodpecker.
Hello said Mr.. Hairy Woodpeck-
err, 'what are you two doing, may l
ask ~
They looked at each other and then
at Mr.. Hairy WoOdpecker and they
smiled such beautiful woodpecker
smiles as though to say that they would
gladly tell what they were doing, and
that Mr.. Hairy Woodpecker had the
perfect right to ask.
The Red-Headed Woodpeckers were
both handsomely dressed and they
wore good deal of red, which color
they were very fond of, for their head,
neck and throat were of gay and dash
ing crimson.
Were going to find an old tree
said Mr.. Red-Headed Woodpecker,
.'and then we're going to take turns
following it out. When Mrs. Wood
pecker works I'll have nice meal of
grubs and bugs and when she is
through work then she'll have meal
and a rest"
"We'll save some nuts, too. for the
hard, cold days are coming" said Mrs.
Woodpecker.
''Ha, ha" laughed Mr.. Red-Headed
Woodpecker, isn't she the fine little
wife now. Always thinking Of the fu-
ture? Always planning to save some
thing so we won't ever starve?'
at will be all right unless the sQrir-
rels find out where we live" she said.
Mrs. Hairy Woodrecker looked at
Mr.. Hairy Woodpecker sadly, fer they
weren't such friends during the autumn
and winter months. When the birdlings
were young Mr. Hairy was devoted
mate but at other times he only cared
to look after himself.
"Well," he said, ''it's nice for you
two to be such friends, but somehow
it's hard to change ones ways. New
children 60 in swimming in the summer
time but never in the winter time. They
don't change their habits just because
they may hear hat the polar bears
go in the icy water at any time at all.
$50 | can't change my ways because
you are different, Mr.. Red-Headed
Woodpecker."
Mrs. Hairy Woodpecker now smiled
a regular woodpecker's smile but Mrs.
Red-Headed Woodpecker drummed on
a piece Of bark and SAID to herself:
That's joke! AS though Mr..
Hairy Woodpecker thought he could
make an excuse like that and have il
sound sensible. The very idea of chill
dren swimming through the ice be-
cause the polar bears do! A little f',r-
fetched, little far-fetched, ! will
say"
But Just then along came Mr.
Downy Woodpecker with his family
on his way to join some of his winter
friends, the nutharches and chicka-
deeS.
"Heflo. COUSINS" he called. He was
much smaller than hts cousins.s he
wore a black suit striped with white
with white bands over and under his
eyes. He, too, cared for red for he
wore a patch of it on the upper side
of his neck.
.I'm going to drum and tattoo and
play IN the band-or on the tree. and
I'm going TO get insects, am. An, but
cousins. more of You know how to
drum as / do For | can make love
drumming, I can keep cheerful drum
ming, | can make my home and get
my meals doing the same thing.
."rhere are few creatures like that
When children say they leve their SIS
ters and brothers they have to use
words; when mothers see about tbs
meals they have to use stoves and
groceries, and when grown-ups buila
their homes they have to get carpen-
ters. And a. for keepins cheerful
they have to dance or play or sing
and we can just drum, drum. drum
drum. drum"
.Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, drum, drum,
said the Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker
known as the Sapsueker; I'm looking
forward to the spring days when the
sap will come from the trees, but IN
| the meantime I'll have worm or two
! DE 7 wont Sfav in flic cold effn1rf