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Show Boy's Natural Reasoning. Mrs. Herman Miller, of Syracuse, who recently risked her life In a tire In order to savo a cat from death, Is noted for her love of nnlmals. A young girl showed Mrs. Miller tho other day a new full hat. Tho hat was adorned with a largo white bird. Mrs. Miller, looking at It, saltl; "I like It, nil but that beautiful white bird. I never wear birds on my own lints. I'll tell you why. "I caught my llttlo boy one spring morning bird-nesting. He came sneaking sneak-ing Into tho house with threo lovely palo-blite eggs In his hand. 1 took him to task. I pointed out to him tho cruelty of tho thing he had dono. Ho wopt and promised earnestly that ho would never rob another uost. "In tho fnll I got n new hat. Tho first Sunday I put It on to go to church I noticed Jncklo regarding mo strange ly. " 'Why do you look nt my now hat like that. Jncklo?' I said. 'Isn't It on straight? " 'Mothor,' said ho, 'I know now why you didn't want mo to rob no birds' nests In tho spring.' '"Woll, why?' I nBked. " 'llecauso,' ho niiBweroil, reproachfully, reproach-fully, 'you wantod the birds to grow up so ns you could wear 'em.' " |