Show f I 1 A L r iway I 1 th the Woud cral crial displayed by tho tb feathered reat horod mite I 1 believe teat that animals reason and are aie not guided by blind instinct alone says a writer in Dona hoes magazine I 1 have i a observed many instances that have led me to this conclusion having always studied the ways of birds and beasts with loving patience for th that a t impudent little lump of brown kuiper impertinence ti the english sparrow I 1 have hav e no affection for besides disturbing my rest he has driven away from the haunts of men many of my sweet voiced feathered friends who were also favored with beautiful plumage in front of the tribune building in new york city there stands or sits a statue of the late dr greeley over against the doctor as it were and well into the street et Bei benjamin beejamin jamin franklin of reveies memory mounted in bro bronze anze upon a pedestal where he can geta get a good view of the farmer journalist who is also aiso in bronze ar around 0 und the statue of franklin is a cart car track mck and this po point int encircling poor Poo rEichard richard is known to the drivers and conductors ascale porn standing not long ago at a point near cape horn I 1 observed a sparrow row struggling with a piece of bread about as large as himself he tried to fly away with it but it was wa apparently much too heavy then he changed his tactics and pushed and pulled until the bread lay directly upon the car ar track he was none too soon for or IL a car rounded the horn just at that moment and the sparrow with a sharp chirp flew up and rested upon the bald bala head of venerable dr franklin the wheels of the car crushed the hard lump of bread into a thousand crumbs whereupon the little bird descended tal 1 ld down to a aalst aast feast |