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TROPICAL BIRDS.
’53
Here the two ragged little urchins—a boy
and a girl—looked incredulously at each other.
" Yes, my little children," I continued, "there
are even such small birds created by God.
You may see some of them if you avail
yourself of the opportunity and go into the
parrot-house. Who let you in ?" I asked, perhaps a
cruel question, but I was inquisitive.
They both blushed. " I saw a lady drop her
purse at the gate of the Zoo,—and—and—"
stammered the boy; " And when Johnny gave
it to her," broke in the little girl, " she asked
if we should like to go in, and said she would
treat us."
"God bless that lady!" I thought; but,
goodness me! I must have thought aloud,
for all the well-dressed little children said in
chorus,—
"Why?"
" For giving these poor little children this
treat,—as well as you, my darlings !"
" But your story," said a fair-haired little
boy, and nestled up to me.
"Well, where was I ?"
" In the hammock, between the trees," he
quickly reminded me.
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