SEEING WHAT YOU CAN SEE. 17 



lein went unsolved. How he scolded and chat- 

 tered ! '' You highwayman, bandit, brigand ! 

 Do you want to rob a little bird of his dinner ? " 

 he demanded. 



And thus, you see, if you will make the 

 great outdoors your gymnasium and will keep 

 your senses alert, you w^ill discover many a 

 quaint bird antic that escapes duller eyes, win- 

 ning for yourselves at the same time robustness 

 of body, keenness of observation, and tonic for 

 the mind. Try it. Nature will charge you no 

 admission fee to her exercise grounds, her con- 

 certs, her menageries, and her aviaries. 



