Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-17
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
"The Winter Birds"
ny DADDY
CHAPTER I
,.~1v Rescues . Traveller


-,ov was visiting with friends who
p.d in the country. The friends had
= nsiv nvsi home and the loveliest part Oh
z to'P 20 Peggy was. the sun-room. Lnis We
scharming garden, VIII ,,a.b,ng so,,ptain'
Eow,aan we're protected from the colo
Tne pi" ",vsather by glass walls and q
wln.e, rooy while steam pipes made the
GMs soft and balny as In June.
All outside q bliszard was re9ms GoWn
sror, the North. InS ns,'ix snow S,ssts % .wsen. %
thick ant into huge drifts. Tho few per-
ny "sbroad had their ears and noses
eonws 10 save them from JACK Frosts
srsezIns fingers. ,, r,
soyers. breathing sweet perfumes, didn I
even shyer as the Thev s.cr knew snS' tbey eve were ere
coated WINDOWS 'heS MIG" '"'' '"''
snug VIZ. AZ we're Ere singing loudly, filling tho
on oo,, with melody. my own dear
ssilas from Birdland," thought Peggy, as
~, p,e' ears drank In their ripping song.
n seemed as II she were again out In
the nr. r'ethi they we're not her birds from
o,raisnd. az she soon learned. They
.. p. hos,se birds in cages--Mr. and Mrs
Se,,o canary, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Par
ssuset and Brownie Thrush.
Eve want TO be free We want to ~
away out into the open! We don't like
- he shut up In wire cages and stu1y
rses" the birds were singing.
pergy looked out at the raging storm
- fben back at the comfortable room.
cso thought the birds were very foolish
snt 10 be content where they were.
'.Don,t you hear the wind roar out
,,de7" she said to the birds. II you
we're we're out there. you'd be frozen stin In
Peggy again looked out At the swirl.
,,s snow. A boy, with his head all
g,spped up in q mufler. was fighting
s,s wav through tho drifts and having
/. V Very hard time Of It. She didn't want
10 be out there fighting with: him. and
she was sure the birds wouldn't like 1t
either.
stumbled and fell into q drift, and so
tIred was he that instead OF rising to
Hia feet he Just lay there In the snow,
"oh! Oh. perhaps he 10 dying Of the
cold like travellers in the Alps" cried @
P.ssy and she Ts n,,v OUT ss, ts srs ne,p h,m Yn
doing out in this awful storm?" asked
y was rsscuinE our B!rdlsna friends"
BnT?" Billy listened eagerly to the trill-
INK and warbling Of tho canarles and
IpArakeet5 ana thruou- .t
mo" explained Pegsy. ''rhese are
"Then, alas. Tn afraid our Birdland
friends are frozen to DEATH" and Billy
|began frantically to unbutton his coat.
"Cheel Cheei No, We are not"
|shrped q bird voice. and out hoped
Blue Jay.
"whoo! whool Maybe We are!"
|hooted louder voice and from under
|Blys coat came Judge Owl, closely
Followed by Juneo snowbird and Perky
|Sparrow.
Hong here |" screamed the canaries and
and thrush. Blue Jay cooked
his head on one side at this rude greet
|hg, and stared up at the house birds
IChee! Chez! Why don't you get out
yourselves II you think the getting out is
rood" he cried. IT like this nice. warm
1srden. and I'm going to stay here"
Now what do you think Is going to
happen?
Do you think Billy and the birds will
have to 70 back into the storm, or do
bou think the birds will move in with
he canaries. parakeets and thrush?
| II you were telling this story, what
would you have happen In the next chap
&er?