. Book of the Royal blue . ile, and hol-lering at the cat, who had beentrying to give him an insideberth all simuner, Dickey joinedtheerowiland started forsoulh-eni Iowa. He considered itrather a foolish move with .some of theolder birds, but they and remarked that any-thing just out of the shell, asDickey was, should use his billto gather grubs and seed andnot give advic< to birds thatluul been nest-building for three seasons. .So olT tliey all went with a flutter of wings,and people who were out late at night heardthe crispy, peepy somid in the air and sai
. Book of the Royal blue . ile, and hol-lering at the cat, who had beentrying to give him an insideberth all simuner, Dickey joinedtheerowiland started forsoulh-eni Iowa. He considered itrather a foolish move with .some of theolder birds, but they and remarked that any-thing just out of the shell, asDickey was, should use his billto gather grubs and seed andnot give advic< to birds thatluul been nest-building for three seasons. .So olT tliey all went with a flutter of wings,and people who were out late at night heardthe crispy, peepy somid in the air and said tothemselves, The birds are migrating. U^y/iL^ BOOK OF THE ROYAL BLUE. ON EXHIBITION. This thing of writing maybe work, or only be a knack;It may be something of u pift, or sonictliinj; of a hick; It may be inspiration, or the eiu-rtjy to ihp; Likewise tlie knowing wliin to think, or knowing when to prig-But, anyway, there comes a time that sets one guessing, viz:The time when he must wTite a bit to show how smart he He starts to whittle out a jolvo, but when lie strikes the nub,Alas! Instead of keenest point it has a blunted stub! He, maybe, takes a longer theme—a dialectic sketch; But thinks of Mr. Dooley. then he falters in the see, he stands before himself, with doubting look and quiz,Whenever he takes up his pen to show how smart he is. Perhaps he triis a little verse—a flowing vilhinelle—And gets bewiklered with his rhymes,and wishes them in—well,He says hell do a simpler thing—a parody, perhaps—But finds his line of liumor shows some aggravating realizes, then, the hardest work of all of hisIs when he dashes off a thing to show how smart he is. He thinks of clever things he did a year or two ago,.■d wonders if—And wonders if—And wonders if— But, No!And yet, they want his picture—and theyll give a word of so he—so he— Well, this is another of the laysThat indicate how strenuous an effort may be viz:The way a
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