Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1937, Page 28

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1937. W Bedtime Stories Pride and Worry. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. You'll find it true on every side, That worry often goes with pride. —Old_Mother Nature. T IS true that worry and pride very often go together, and fre- quently the greater the pride the greater the worry. Some people are proud of their possessions and are eonstantly worrying for fear they may lose some of them. Some people are proud of their appearance and con- stantly worry lest something may hap- pen to spoil their good looks. Foolish but all too true. Most parents are proud of their children and worry, worry, worry lest some harm befall them. That is the way it was with Mrs. Longbill the Woodcock. Out of the precious eggs on which she and Long- bill had taken turns in patiently sit- ting for three long weeks had come four downy bables, like four tiny chickens. And was Mrs. Longbill proud of them! “Did you ever see such fine, strong, healthy babies in all your life?” she demanded of Longbill. Without wait- Ing for an answer, she continued: “It SHE WENT FORWARD TO MEET MR. BLACKSNAKE. seemed as if they were hardly out of their shells before they were strong enough and ready to leave the nest. I declare, I never have seen anything like it.” Longbill said nothing. Perhaps down inside he chuckled. Every Spring since he and Mrs. Longbill had had their first family he had heard similar statements from Mrs. Long- bill. He himself was proud of those children, not as proud as their mother, perhaps, but proud, just the same. And, in truth, they were children for any Woodcock parents to be proud of. A wonderfully proud mother was Mrs. Lonbill when the last buff-and- white striped baby had kicked the kinks out of his legs and was ready to go with the others out into the Great World, as she led the way. They left the nest, never to return to | it, and made their way down the little mound where the nest was to the damp and softer ground below, and if Y \~= Mrs. Longbill strutted a little as she led the way it is not to be wondered at. The first lesson began right away. Children who leave home almost as soon as they are born, like the Grouse children and the Woodcock children and the Bob White children and some others, have to learn lessons while they are still babies. And the first lesson all have to learn is to hide when mother gives the hide signal. They must learn to hide under the nearest things at hand, a leaf or some dead grass, or if there is nothing to hide under, to flatten themselves on the ground. And, no matter what hap- pens, there they must stay until mother gives the signal to come to her, the signal that all is well. Of course, mother was careful to lead them only where there were dead leaves in plenty and other things to hide beneath. Did you ever see a magician make things disappear be- fore your very eyes, and then reappear Just as mysteriously? Well, that is the way those babies of Mrs. Longbill could disappear. One instant they would be running about, looking for something to eat, and the next instant, mother having signaled, they would simply vanish. Of course, they were right there all the time. They disappeared by the very simple method of squatting among the leaves and not 80 much as winking. Then their little coats just sort of melted into the sur- roundings, so that it was very, very difficult to make them out. No one knew better than did their mother the many dangers that would beset those darlings of hers while they were learning to look out for them- selves. So, as she proudly led them about in the little swamp near the 8Smiling Pool, she worried. She couldn’t help it. 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Large families save even more because the bigger the bundle the lower the cost 88 if they had been trained for a long time, It was well that this was so, for on the afternoon of that very first day Mrs. Longbill discovered Mr. Black- snake slithering along as he hunted through that little swamp. Instantly she gave the hide signal, and instantly she was obeyed. Then Mrs. Longbill made & mistake. She went forward to meet Mr. Blacksnake, and she began to pretend that something was the matter with her. She pretended that she was hurt and couldn’t fly. By fluttering along the ground Jjust beyond his reach she hoped to lead him away. Her plan didn’t work. No, sir, it didn’t. Mr. Blacksnake was too old and wise in such matters. In fact, she told him by her actions that she had babies. He paid no attention, but at once began to hunt for the chicks. Do you wonder that Mrs. Longbill was worried? (Copyright, 1937.) Public Works Program. Argentina will spend over $48,000,- 000 on public works this year. ¥y Gt TWO PEASANTS KILLED IN CLASH IN POLAND Beveral Wounded in Fight With Police on Historic Battle- ground, B the Associated Press. KIELCE, Poland, April 19.—Two peasants were killed und several wounded yesterday in a clash between peasants and police on the historic battleground of Raclawice, where Tadeusz Kosciusko defeated a Russian army in 1794, A commemorative celebration of Kosciusko's victory was planned for yesterday by the Peasants’ party, but banned by the authorities who feared radical interlopers might cause trouble. Arrangements were cancelled too late, however, and groups of peasants assembled on the battieground only to come in conflict with the police. Automobile horns may be installed on trolley cars of England shortly. Italy’s Factories Busy. Continued government orders are keeping factories of Italy busy. ADVERTISEMENT. 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