Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1910 — Girl Not a Nature Student. [ARTICLE]

Girl Not a Nature Student.

She was not a nature student, and when she saw a sparrow on the sidewalk, evident!? too young to fly and too badly frightened even to hop, she did not know exactly what to do for it. She did noit know bow it had got there, where its parents were or what relief measures would be advisable. All Bhe could do, in her perplexity, was to keep tjie group of boys who had gathered around it from harming It and see if any of them could suggest a course of action, for she was well aware that in these days of nature study the veriest Infant knows more about birds and their like than many an older person. Presently a big boy pushed through the group, looked at the bird kindly, then stopped and took it up. She was much relieved. "Will you take care of it?” she asked him. "Sure!” he .responded, with Inelegant emphasis. She was anxious that it should have the best of care, so she helpfully suggested, "Better give it a little milk.” The boy Btared. Then he grinned. Then he yelled. “Milk!” he roared. “Milk! hat milk!” Then he streaked up the Btreet, carrying the bird cars' •fully In his hahds and derisively ejaculating, "Milk!” Her face flushed as she went on her way, and she was heard to murmur to herself, “Now, I wonder why he laughed? Very unmannerly, I’m sure.”