Why the Chickadee Goes Crazy- 



idea that even at its commencement, when a 

 fresh blizzard came on, they would gleefully 

 remark to one another that it was a " sign of 

 spring," and one or another of the band would 

 lift his voice in the sweet little chant that We all 

 know so well : 



tjbring soon. 



another would take it up and reecho : 



ZEZ. 



1 firing 



Corn- i 



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and they would answer and repeat the song 

 until the dreary woods rang again with the good 

 news, and people learned to love the brave little 

 Bird that sets his face so cheerfully to meet so 

 hard a case. 



But to this day, when the chill wind blows 

 through the deserted woods, the Chickadees 

 seem to lose their wits for a few days, and dart 

 into all sorts of odd and dangerous places. They 

 may then be found in great cities, or open prairies, 



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