. The Ladies' home journal. BY AW It \T« III IIM It IET no one get ahead of me on the annual first-robin story. I cantie that one in several bowknots and have two yards of Christmasi string left over. For here at our humble manse we have fed,I sheltered and protected a pair of bluebirds all winter, and themourning dove has given up Florida or wherever hes supposed togo and stuck it out in an evergreen in the orchard. And from whatsome returned travelers tell me, maybe he was wise at that. In anyevent, he ate well. So did the hundreds of assorted birds that arecharming mendicants. Going from do
. The Ladies' home journal. BY AW It \T« III IIM It IET no one get ahead of me on the annual first-robin story. I cantie that one in several bowknots and have two yards of Christmasi string left over. For here at our humble manse we have fed,I sheltered and protected a pair of bluebirds all winter, and themourning dove has given up Florida or wherever hes supposed togo and stuck it out in an evergreen in the orchard. And from whatsome returned travelers tell me, maybe he was wise at that. In anyevent, he ate well. So did the hundreds of assorted birds that arecharming mendicants. Going from door to door. Sure of a squaremeal any time, and no wood to split to earn it, first <r»# thinatt to you. These first spring days have a singularinfluence on the memory. Comes the sun and the early violets andthe sw
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