Show i I II I i r b 7 1 Ufa Blanche riche T Tanner an t Il there had been beer In th the the members no young youn a Bird home for ten years cars had been beer a fi tree each year ear decorated to later Inter be shut shui away in the living JIvIng room th the n beauty and jo Joy of It shared F only with those friends wh who came to call Mrs lr Bird seated before the open fire he In the library with Christmas Christina If It I it It wondered only a n week weel awn away would lie he the same this year ear He Her the other side o othe of of husband seated on the fire tire place his book on ou his knee I She wondered won I gazed dreamily into the fire dered tiered If he were thinking of the same I thing I was thinking about Christmas and anti about having havin a Ii tree this year ear Mrs Irs Bird ird said It lends such an all air of festivity I thought we dec decided ed that last year when we bought that live tree am ant and planted it later her husband returned re re- turned Yes I guess we the really did There Then was a note of sadness In Mrs Bird Birds voIce It had been heen so different when the children were at home First Firs there was Robin Bohin then Tames James nicknamed nicknamed nick named Ja Jay Bird Jenny William Katherine Kath bath erine called CatI Cat Bird lyd b by her brothers and just plain Mary plain with f n 8 fancy temper as ns one of the family was fond of sa saying in This fancy tern per had asserted itself when her par parents cuts had not approved of ot the man o oher of 01 her choice and although she agrees agreed with them later and abided by hy their decision she made up her mind that tha she would not be dictated to and went wen out into the world to assert her In dependence With Mary liars too hns busy with her tier worland work worl and the others busy bus with their indi victual problems and pleasure then had been heen no family gatherings at nt thi hl big and comfortable Bird home for foi forman man ninny many years ears The next day looking from Crom the window win window dow dory at nt the planted Christmas tree Mrs Irs Bird noticed a bird pecking atthe at ai atthe the frozen ground or lor his morning mornin meal Poor thing t she sighed In Jn r n moment however her eyes with ith happiness she clapped her hands hant The very er thing she cried n as stir she hurried to unfold her ier plan to ua Harmal the cook r l Until the day daj before Christmas anair an ar air all of m mystery ster hun hung over the k kitchen as great preparations went on for foi some forthcoming event When the day clay before Christmas arrived ed and Mr Bird was awa away on an errand Mrs Irs Bird Bild and Hannah were busily tying strings of popcorn cranberries blIed bl red led apples pieces of bacon hacon and und cake cak and baskets of grain and crumbs and other choice tidbits for birds on the planted Christmas tree What on earth exclaimed Mr Bird Ild as he saw the preparations on ou his mr arrival al home Oh Olt Edward Mrs Bird cried cried as she clasped his arm it did seem so selfish to have hao a tree shut away In Inthe Inthe Inthe the house for no no one to enjoy It but so I thought I would share it with the other othel kind of birds Bless you JOH O J dear putting his arm around her hel I never ne felt very happy about it m thyself myself elf but hut I didn't know what to do till about it but now now now- Oh loo look Mrs Bird whispered as the l first visitor arrived from flom the air all In Iii a few fete minutes others of his kind had arrived and in a short time the theA I IA II I tyL r l C I r rA A Chattering Flock of the Lit Little tie Feathered Creatures tree was filled with a chattering fro flock ck of the little feathered creatures That hat night ht there were lights Sn In the tree and as Mr lr 1 Ir and Mrs Irs Bird looked at nt It from the window windus' several sc c cars are ared came cn e up the hill an rind and d turned In at nt th the driveway They ha have vo seen ern the lights and come to see our tree was th their r. r decision lon But In a n moment fl fi figures g guess s were rushing toward towar 1 the house houie V while I I e voices called u Merry lerr Christmas st s Fm n ther flier and ant Mother I Merry J Ch as Grandfather and Grandmother wild and ami once more the children were were a all 11 ai of fitI hone again Mary J and md all II II Th Then Their ell thy v I all nil had inti to tell over O and u over o 0 er I u IW w n it was WH WHar I Mary ar who first Hist suggested d I t th I I s sur NUl NUlpI prise I se and of the pI planning t r b t i I ful 0 08 Vl VlAs I lowed As 8 the they all al took their lust In ln 10 n at the tree that nl night ht Mrs P Bird ird I lai lac fit Ihl ii happily said aid 11 Little did we Ue k f n- n noun O fur which 1 birds we w were tri trimming mm nl the tree l estern N WID Union i |