May 17—A new kind of warfare broke out in my garden tonday, re~ minding me very strongly of the Ole Women who owned a certain Obstinate Pig. Crosse (Maggie's bad tempered child) started it by sitting up in an ash-tree squawking and refusing to go home in spite of her mother's elles: their combined cries drew the attention of the Shrike who flew across the lawn like a Bolt rom a eross-bow and struck at the young Magple...-who shouted louder than ever: the presence of the Shrike the garden' brought the Blackbird shrieking over the tree-tops the noise made by them all brought Father Magpie at the gallop to at-ack everything in sight: the heat of battle made the Sparrows come down from the house and tree-tops to crowd together on the ground, or under the flowers, where they chattered so loudly they made a noise Mike alor of canaries: Lizzie (the large leaves are just the size and shape of a Crow's foot: too easy! So, remembering my experience in the ease of Cuckoo-pint, I decided to consult Mr. Webster's' dictionary and there found that, in addition to Being the equivalent of a Buttercup, a Crowfoot is "a number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by." 'That shook me because T never knew there' was such a thing "euphroe"! So 1 looked that up and found it is a slat or block through which you pass a Crowfoot! Shaken again, I could only think of the age-old riddle, "What is it that. walks fon two legs, is covered with feathers, wears a red cap and baths like 0 dog? Give it up? Answer: a Roos-ler. "Yes, but a Rooster does not bark"y says the joker, "I only put that in to make it" more difficult" Botany ig like that. friendly Bulbul) hid under the terrace where she meets me inthe mornings, while her husband. took a strategic position and gave an Imitation of buzz-saw cutting wood, The noise became so terrific. T could stand it no more....s0 1 opened the @oor and said io" our small dog. "Cats" It worked like a charm: out bounced dog and up few Sparrows: away went Shrike (thinking he was being mobbed): off lew Blackbird chasing Shrike: away went Father chasing both: 1 called dog in: Sparrows went back to gutters: Lizzie went back {o husband (who stopped being a bute-saw): Crosse (Ghoroughly frightened) flew back to home tree: Maggie followed and Father came home. So all was quiet fon the Western Front.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.