Farewells and Welcomes 



of the most beautifully dressed of his feathered 

 friends had changed their finery for sober traveling 

 suits in preparation for the long journey to the far 

 South where they would spend the winter. In fact 

 he actually failed to recognize some of them at first. 



September came, and as the days grew shorter, 

 some of Peter's friends bade him good-by. They 

 were starting on the long journey, planning to take 

 it in easy stages for the most part. Each day saw 

 some slip away. As Peter thought of the dangers 

 of the long trip before them he wondered if he 

 would ever see them again. But some there were 

 who lingered even after Jack Frost's first visit. 

 Welcome and Mrs. Robin, Winsome and Mrs. 

 Bluebird, Little Friend the Song Sparrow and his 

 wife were among these. By and by even they were 

 forced to leave. 



Sad indeed and lonely would these days have 

 been for Peter had it not been that with the de- 

 parture of the friends he had spent so many happy 

 hours with came the arrival of certain other friends 

 from the Far North where they had made their 

 summer homes. Some of these stopped for a few 

 days in passing. Others came to stay, and Peter 

 was kept busy looking for and welcoming them. 

 A few old friends there were who would stay the 

 year through. Sammy Jay was one. Downy and 

 Hairy the Woodpeckers were others. And one 

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