Evening star., 1947-03-29
This and That
e. Trdce1DelI.
"CHURCHTON. Md

"CHURCHTON, Md.
Dear sir:
you must receive many expressions
OF appreciation from your readers. for
your tolerant and understanding atti-
tude towards the small creatures is an
inspiration.
"A few years ago I found a sparrow
so young that 1t didn't even have any
feathers on it, This was the most
comically homely little thing I'd ever
seen-with his big yellow clown-like
bill and all his bones protruding.
II took him home and fed him when-
ever he opened his mouth and squawked
about every 20 minutes. He thrived
in his paper-lined bowl until he could
stand up, then I put him in a cage
where he soon learned to hop onto the
perches
II fed him moistened bread, tiny
pieces of vegetables and meat, and when
he learned to pick things up for him
self put bird seed in the cage besides
pieces of bread, lettuce, apple and so
forth. And. of course. water.
II intended to put him outdoors as
soon as he could learn to fly, but he
grew so fat and contented that in spite
Of the fact that took him out of the
cage frequently and even tossed him
into the air lover the bed), it was Octo-
Der before he was able to sustain himself
IN the air for more than few seconds.
And as 1t was cold and there wasn't
much foliage left, decided to keep him
through the winter. BY the time next
summer rolled around lie was so much
member of the family that there
wasn't any question of putting him out.
by that time I had left the door of
his cage open all day long and Peewee
had the run of the apartment
HE always flew to my shoulder when
I came home and usually perched on
my elbow while I ate dinner-running
down to my hand if he liked the looks
of bite.
Corn on the cob was a favorite, and
also coffee, which he drank perched
on the edge of my cup.
shoulder under my hair inside the collar
OF my dress, making the sweetest little
chirping noises. He had his belligerent
side, too, and would attack red nail
polish with intent to kill.
He was terrified of large objects that
had a red or rosy cast, and if I wore
a dress Of that color he would fly around
the room madly, knocking into things
in an attempt to escape.
HE had pan of dry dirt for a dust
bath, and an occasional pan of water
for wet bath-both most ENJOYABLE
to him.
Il even bought lady canary to keep
him company! She flew around the
house, too, and could fly very much
faster than Peewee, who could only
chug through the air.
"Of course, all this freedom didn't
make very tidy apartment. but the
price wasn't too much to pay for such
charming pet.
However, the next summer we moved
to an apartment that overlooked a
sheltered garden, and I placed the cage
in an open window so that Peewee
could come or 60 as he wished Q had
given away the canary.)
Some lady sparrow probably wooed
him away, as he left me after q few
days-and I hope lived happily ever
after. Sincerely, D. E."
sparrow that drank coffee, and
hated red nail polish
Surely. there was real herman SPAR
row!
No male being, one may feel con-
vinced. likes or admires either red nail
polish or lipstick, but the ladies think
otherwise.
Or do they? Maybe women dress,
first, to suit themselves; second, to
please other women, and third, and a
poor last, for men.
This column has always contended
that birds do not like red, especially
in paint used on bird houses and feed
ing stations.
1t may be that not all species minds
color, one way or another, but only
some individuals In most species.
Peewse. We suspect, was an invidualist.