THE BIRDS BEFORE UNCLE SAM 101 
PART FIRST 
INTRODUCTION 
By the Mockingbird 
We birds have written to Washington, 
We have written to Uncle Sam ; 
And he will be present 
To hear our complaint 
And will see that justice is done. 
In open court we complain to-day 
Against old and young evil-doers. 
The thoughtless boy, the gray-headed fool ; 
The farmer, the gardener, the gunner, 
The lady who cruelly pins us to hats, — 
They must all go where birds never sing. 
[Uncle Sam enters represented by a large boy, dressed in the usual 
Uncle Sam costume, bows to the audience in two or three 
directions and takes his seat behind a table or large desk. A 
boy dressed as a soldier carries in Uncle Sam’s valise, places it 
on the floor, and takes a lower chair in some convenient place 
near Uncle Sam. On the table are a number of real or sup- 
posed large law books. Uncle Sam carries a big gun and a 
sword. ] 
Unele Sam 
I have a letter from the birds, 
Now let them come and speak. 
The Mockingbird 
Most honorable Uncle Sam, 
As birddom’s attorneys we come. 
