THE SPARROWS.
(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)
Sib, —In your paper of November 4th there is a "letter upon sparrow, pies. If. the birds are such a delicacy w.heh^aten as pie, I think they are well worth preserving in their infancy so that people may the better enjoy them when full grown. I do not think he has examined his vegetables and fruit trees if he has a garden, or he would not cry out against these so called pests. Having been brought up in the country all my life, and having been able to see the ravages made by the blight, catterpillar and spider before' the introduction of the sparrows, and having carefully watched the fruit and vegetables since their introduction, I find that the good, they do far more than compensates for the harm. In conclusion I must add that if the half of the fruit which is now on our trees ripens for our benefit, rro will not be-
grudge the rest to the sparrows. As they are considered such a delicacy, as soon as they become a little more nuI merous^ I shall my papa to oH*j* %^|r^or J%ahat I may taite thepf—r'if gain;;' ""* l:*\ ■ ;%Pikwai,fNof. sth I«fs.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2136, 8 November 1875, Page 2
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204THE SPARROWS. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2136, 8 November 1875, Page 2
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