CHICK, D.D, 



of him, the purse of man is fatter, and his larder better 

 stocked. He has done no harm as harm is counted in the 

 world he lives in. It is written in books that, in all the 

 years, not one crime, not even one bad habit, is known 

 of any bird who has called himself ^^ Chick, D.D.'^ 



Because the world is always better for his living in it ; 

 and because no one can watch the black-capped sprite 

 without catching, for a moment at least, a message of 

 cheer and courage and service, does he not name himself 

 rightly a minister? 



Yes, surely, the little parson who dwells in the heart 

 of Christmas-tree Land has a right to his ^^D.D./^ even 

 though he did not earn it in a college of men. 



