St Nicholas [serial] . box over these again (if you have done this partwell, the four sides will fit closely over the molding), and nail thesides of your house to these pieces of molding inside it. Then yourhouse is ready for the roof If you can join them closely enough, this may be formed of slats,screwed to, and projecting slightly beyond, the pieces of molding which you have fastened already along the slopes of the front ;?rear. If these fail, a wide, thick shingle, or a piece of thin boasawn to the proper size, will do for each side of the roof, andtwo easily can he made water-proof where
St Nicholas [serial] . box over these again (if you have done this partwell, the four sides will fit closely over the molding), and nail thesides of your house to these pieces of molding inside it. Then yourhouse is ready for the roof If you can join them closely enough, this may be formed of slats,screwed to, and projecting slightly beyond, the pieces of molding which you have fastened already along the slopes of the front ;?rear. If these fail, a wide, thick shingle, or a piece of thin boasawn to the proper size, will do for each side of the roof, andtwo easily can he made water-proof where they join. Indeed, i*good a bird-house as that shown in the picture- can be construe Iwith less labor, by using a single thin board for each slope insteadBthe slats. In that case, however, the boards for the front and b:»should be thicker than those for the sides (or the reverse) in tBthat it may be nailed together the more easily and securely. OBseven pieces are needed for a house of this kind, and after these hijZ. been joined together, pretty pieces of bark and lichens can be tlto the outside of the house so as to cover it completely. The best and fittest support for the house is a small, stout lirrtree, with projecting branches ; and, probably, one of the propcan be obtained in any woods. Saw off the main trunk at a plittle above the crotch, and the branches at a somewhat greatltance: place your house upon the end of the trunk, and by belthe branches notice what point of each branch touches the marl B77-. THE LETTER-15 OX. 421 ie bottom-board, when the house is on a level. Saw off each branch; that point. Then place the house in position for the last time andsten the margin of the bottom-board to the projecting branches withtrews. Set the support firmly in the ground, as you would a post, by dig- ging a hole, inserting the support, and then filling up and packingwith earth until it stands straight and firm. It only remains to plant vines and flowers around the support, and
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