The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11
KITTY KINGFISHER

While don't have quite as much
blue In my dress as that noisy nus
hnnd OF mine, people say IN every
hit as pretty la fact, from the wny
no took on whom he Courtod me,
he must think I'm prcttier. For
enc thing Keep my long head
feathers noater than he does; but In
most ways We are very much alike,
particularly when We get to disCuSa-
ing tho bcst place Tor tho most. then
We both talk 40 loud and fast that
neither one hears n word tho other
sHys But in the end, l generally
have my way, and tho nest goes
whore ! thoughJ It ought. Speak
ing Of the nest ~" don't huild ~
trees, but In bank right near tho
water, for there's where We get our
II ing. you know
When VIC have decided on place
both of us work, turn about digging
out a round hole about ton or fifteen
inchcs deep, straight In the clay, and
when We think u Is deep enough, we
dig down, and make tho Cutcst lit
tie round nursery you ever saw. We
don't Iuko the trouble 10 make fl
soft cradle for I'M babies when they
hatch. for We don't hclicvo In soft
beds FOR children We think they
are -healtAier-H a they slrrp on "A hard
stickloy one. $50 We get an tho old
hshbouCs and fish scales wo can
find and mako the mattress ot that
And " the children find it uncom
Portable, they never tAy 80, as all
their time is taken up CRYING tur
something to eat | tell YOU wa have
n time keeping their stomaChs half
way fun, as I don't believe n younG
klngfishor ever got 30 fun, but
what It could eat somo moro.
As soon AK their eyes are open IN
tho morning, they start In hegglul
for breakfast and then on unit
dinner time. they are fussluE abou
something between meals, ana from
dinner to supper. II is tho SAINT
thing. Some days when II n
stormy, and fishing IN poor, We have
to carry them nearly everything w
catch. and the consequence Is. wo q,
20 bed hungry But We are WILLING
TO do almost anything 10 have 1T
Ito peace I'm the family. Hut neVol
mind, Just wait about "a wear from
now when they have babies of then
own, then maybe they viii apprccl'
ate what We have dono for then.
And oven when they have left tht
most. and are nearly as big az We
are. they follow US about, get In the
beg to be fed, instead OF trying TO
catch something for themselves
but ! suppose all parents have thelr
troubles, 20 | oughtn't TO complain
Aside from the children, that sky
uluo husband who was bride
groom not three months ago, Is
sometimes a great trial He gets me
so nervous that feet Ike plunging
under tho water and staying there
for good IF Z were right sure he
would bo sorry ! believe I'd do H.,
IT'S like this, lie thinks the river
for mile M and down from the
nest actually belongs TO him, as II
ne had bought and paid for It, and
II fisherman happens along with
hi8 rod on his shoulder. Biggety
chats my husbands given name)
FCrcams at him 7omethiug awful. He
VIII light on suag over the water,
us near as he darcs go and shaking
his head until every feather In his
crest looks as II IL Is going 20 come
out, he uses language 20 that man
such as | hope you Will never near
The man pays not the slishtes' AZ
tention 10 him. and Boes on WI
his fishing, and when no g,,,, gets 81,
10 go on down the river blsSnS -,
lows along abusing and otow.rin,
ing him until no 10 out OF nsIinr
Aftar the man has gone anu 49,,
have Quieted down. moro