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Show THE SANDMAN STORIES -Jennie WreiyTelU Mr." Cardinal Car-dinal What She Think Utile Jennie Wren waa aot afraid to epeak her mind to anyone who happened hap-pened to get in her way, and It happened hap-pened on day that handsome Mr. Cardinal bird did thla very thing. - Ha flaw over from tha top of a tall pine tree to the very tree near the ptene wall by the road where Jennie Wren waa alngtng on a low limb of the tree. "Such. Impertinence, sputtered Jennie Jen-nie W ran, flying out of her home In the tree hole, lie thinks Juat because be la ao ha ad noma he can du anything be likea. I will soon tell him, though, what I think of Sim, and up ahe flew near to where Mr, Cardinal waa silling atnglng merrily. "Vou get right away from thla tree or atop ainglng thla minute." scolded little Jennie. "This tree is where live and my husband la alngtng; you needn't think Just because you wear haadeome feathers you are the only atager la the woods, and my husband aad 1 do not care for your song at ail: we like our owa much better. Mr. Cardinal was ao surprised that lie etoupd singing and listened, and when Jennie Wren stopped to breathe he eie) calmly: llave you heard my aweet-voiovd wife sing? You may like te hear hvr eong better than mine, 1 do." Ja ale waa the eurprlaed one this time and ahe nearly lost her balance aa ahe angrily hopped about and bobbed her tall, for ahe had expected Mr. tardtnar to oo arret vlih Hr." "Huh" repliej Jennie, "your' poor little wife: 1 should think you would sm v unittlnlna In nraiaa of her. The I way you treat her la disgraceful. 1 know, and everybody must think so, too, that you are ashamed of her because be-cause ahe wears that brow alsh -gray dreaa all the time, while you go flying fly-ing about all dreeaed up la fine clothea. "For my part. 1 admire her clothea much more than youra, hhe shows better bet-ter taate dressing la such modest colors, col-ors, and, besides. If she did wear red j I gueea the I'ardlnal family would , eooa come to an end. for he could be eeea plainly enough by those who wish to harm birds and get their eggs." While Jennie Wren was scolding and hopping about a trim little bird flrw to a twig near Mr Cardinal, and when Jeanle again stopped for breath Mrs. i wrdlnal Cor It waa she -said In a ery sweet voice: "You are wrung. Mrs. Wren: my husband la not aanamed if me. He loves me very dearly and there In ao bird that haa a husband more devoted in hia attentions than ray handeome husband." Again Jenwle Wrn waa surprised, hut ahe caJlad back as ahe flew dowa to her home: "You poor thing. I suppose sup-pose you do not dare sav our soul is tour owa before your handsome hue-land, hue-land, for my part. I'd rather have one that la on aa equal with me ia .appearance" .ap-pearance" U ra. Cardinal flew bealde her husband hus-band and snuggled close. Vome beck to the pine tree and I will aing to you. she aaM. "though 1 know well rneugh lour vwi eong Is sweeter than ttitae." "Not to my ears, mv dear. answered Mr. cardinal. "I think you have the weeteet voice la the world, but If you rouid not smg a note I ehould be ihaakf'il that )u do not scold like Uie. Wrea" iCwonsM. by tli lfl.-n-e Nvwepepev Piattti-ai. .Nw Vark Cityl |