Show bedtime story f for or children dy by THORNTON IV BURGESS FAREWELLS AND WELCOMES ALL LL through the long summer peter watched his feathered friends and learned things la in regard to their ways lie had never suspected As he be saw them keeping the trees of the old orchard free of insect pests picking up countless seeds of weeds everywhere and nd helping farmer brown in ills garden he began to understand something af pf df the wonderful part these feathered Z september came and some of peters peter friends bade him goodby good by keople e ople have in keeping gods great world V orld beautiful and worth living in ue ile had many a hearty laugh as he t watched the bird babies learn to fly and to find their own food all about him all summer long they were going to school learning how bow to watch vatch out for or danger and how to use their eyes and nd ears and all the things a bird must know who would live lire to grow up As ag the days grew shorter and fall drew near reter peter discovered that his feathered friends were gathering in flocks and roaming here and there it was one of 0 the first signs that summer was nearly over and it gave him just a little feeling of 0 sadness ile he heard few songs for the singing season was aver over also he be discovered that many of the hitherto most beautifully dressed of his feathered friends had changed their finery for sober traveling suits in preparation for the long journey far south where they would spend the winter the fact Is he actually tailed failed to recognize some of them at first september caroo came and some of peters friends bade him goodby good by they were starting on the long journey planning to take it in easy stages for the most part ench day saw some fly away As reter peter thought of the dangers before them he be wondered rather wistfully if lie be would ever see them again gut but some there were who lingered even after jack frosts first visit welcome and mrs robin winsome and mrs bluebird little friend the song sparrow and his wife were among these but by and by even they were forced to leave sad indeed and lonely would these days lime been for peter had it not been that with nith the departure of 0 the friends he had spent so many happy hours with was the arrival of certain other friends from the far north where they had their summer homes some of these stopped for a few days only others came to stay and peter was kept busy looking for and welcoming them A few old friends of the summer would stay all winter sammy jay was one downy and hairy the woodpeckers were were others and one there was wag whom peter loves dearly it was wag tommy tit the Chica kadee 0 T W burgad service |