Show MARY GRAHAM JAM BONNE 11 UNION ELVES AND ORIOLES 1 I am very fond of your feathers sa id mr orahn orchard rd oriole all ah thank you dear mate said mrs orchard oriole 1 I dress so BO simply though well I 1 like it said mr orchard oriole thoro there la is nothing about your C costume that seems scorns too simple for me in fact when I 1 saw how lovely you looked this spring I 1 could not resist asking you to be my cay mate you sou just suited me you yon were all than an oriole could ask for and 1 dont believe you can call say any that I 1 was anything but very devoted oil eh mrs mra or orchard chard oriole chirped softly you wore were very devoted yen yea indeed she said sir orchard orioles aro re always noted for being tremendously devoted during the mating though ivo ive heard they could bo be quite cross it if anyone annoyed them so agreed mr orchard oriole but my dear to return to tho subject of your frock or feathers I 1 think you dress quite perfectly never will I 1 forget how roy my heart went flutter nutter a when I 1 saw you and how I 1 burst into song when first I 1 behold beheld you in tho the orchard with a lovely dress of olive green which looked so BO much like the early spring loaves leaves and it Is as becoming to you as ever all ali youre a dear mr oriole s said tid mrs orchard oriole and wo we have bave a happy home wo we she alto asked 1 I think its so nice to have such a long nest as an we have its almost like a deep hag bag and frostily freshly dried grass Is such good material for a nest much better than straw and sticks our orchard homo Is very beautiful it Is agreed mr orchard ortolo Or lolo mother said bald little oliver oriole wont you tell me what I 1 was wag like when I 1 was a little baby ah ab yes sald said mother oriole you were one of five little baulsh W J r k A J 0 ap pp 1 I think you ores dress quite perfectly spotted eggs scrawled all over with black marks now your coat Is very unlike your fathers in fact no one who know would take you tor for his son eon next year you will wear a suit like ray my dress and you will be given a handsome necktie like your fathers and the year following that you hlll be allowed to wear a beautiful chestnut and black suit such as your daddy wears tind that will be the same way with your brothers who are off hunting for worms at tills this mb ment 11 1 I have an invitation to give you mr orchard Oriole said to ilia his mate ive been sayin saving g it as a surprise oh tell me said mrs mra orchard oriole the elves said mr air orchard orl oriole have invited us ua to sing tor for thet their big concert tho the baltimore orioles are asked as an guests oh indeed said mrs orchard oriole that quite too thrilling thrill lug for words yes sold said mr orchard oriole for the elves elvea said eald that white while our cousins the baltimore orioles wore more brilliant plumage we had far richer voices wonderful said mrs orchard oriole how much we have to be thank ethanic ful for beautiful voices are better than beautiful frocks and feathers in my opinion and in the opinion of the elves too said mr Me orchard oriole proudly also la in my opinion said little oliver oriole chirping brightly ly |