Evening star., 1933-05-30
DELI lIIL OlOlNllIO W. Burgess.

were glad to see and hear him. There
was no doubt about it.
"Dee. dee. dee!" cried little Tommy
Tit the Chicadee. welcome nome!
Aren't you a bit early? Is Mistress
Spring right behind you? My, but it
is good to see you"
"Yes," replied Winsome, II am bit
early and I don't know how far behind
me Mistress Spring is. just couldn't
wait for her 1t is good to be back even
if the weather is cold. really don't
see how such a little fellow as you
manages to live through cold WINTER >
Tommy Tits little black eyes snap
ped. II keep moving" said he Il
always find enough to eat. by working
for it, and if one has enough to eat,
what more can one ask? 1t seems TO
me your coat is bluer than ever
Its new coat" explained Win
some.
"It looks it," replied Tommy. 1T is
even handsomer than Sammy Jays, but
don't tell him I said So"
Hi, there" cried Yank Yank the Nut
catch, clinging to the trunk Of tree
head down. 1T does my eyes good to
see you. You may not have brought
Mistress Spring with you, but you GER
tainly give one the Spring feeling"
Blacky the Crow stopped in the Old
Orchard to welcome Winsome and even
Sammy Jay said he was glad that Win
some was back. 1t was just SO with
nearly every one he met. Only Speckles
the Startling and Bully the English
Sparrow were unfriendly and both for
the same reason. Both knew that VIM
some Bluebird was native and be-
longed in the Old Orchard, while they
really didn't belong in America at all,
and both knew that Winsome and Mrs.
Winsome would want one OF the houses
in the Old orchard and might pick the
very one that one of them wanted.
Bully ana Mrs. Bully had been look
ing at one for some time and as soon
as they discovered that Winsome had
arrived they took possession. Winsome
kept away from that house, but he did
visit two others Just to look them over.
When she saw this Mrs. Bully suddenly
was uncertain that she wanted that
house she and Bully had taken posses
sion of. One of those other houses
might suit her better. She wasn't quite
ready to start housekeeping anyway
and it would be just as we'll to have
three houses to choose from when the
time errt-ed. SO she and Bully
promptly drove Winsome away from
the other houses. Bully was very ugly
and insulting about it.
People who go away and have it
easy where it is nice and warm all
Winter needn't think they can return
and take their pick Of what they want
from those who have stayed and suf-
fered through the cold weather" sput-
tered Bully. These houses are ours
and YOU may as we'll know it now"
Winsome said nothing. He wasn't
looking for a quarrel. He couldn't de-
eide about a house anyway until the
arrival of Mrs. Winsome. She would
do the deciding. SO he turned his back
on Bully and pretended not to see or
hear him. This only angered Bully the
more.
And you needn't think that just
because you have a fine coat you are
better than other people" taunted
Bully. I've a good mind to drive you
out of the Old Orchard right now"
| He bristled up his feathers and strut
ted and made threatening motions and
acted the bully which at heart he Is.
Winsome Bluebird merely few to the
top of tree and whistled softly, sweet
ly and plaintively and the sound of
that whistle brought JOY to all who
heard it, all but Speckles and Mrs.
Speckles and Bully and Mrs. Bully.
SO Winsome Bluebird was welcomed
back to the Old Orchard.
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