[Dickey Downy by Virginia Sharpe Patterson]@TWC D-Link bookDickey Downy CHAPTER XIII 8/13
The world would go wild over her." "But as she can't do that she has the lark killed to stick on her hat, and then she goes wild over it," interrupted Miss Kathy. Her sister smiled at this outburst and continued: "While I was working at that morning-glory wreath to-day I couldn't help but watch this bird of Polly's with its innocent little antics, and it made me see more than ever how wrong it is to cage and kill them.
I just felt as though I ought to do something to help save the birds and, Kathy, I wonder if we were to invite some of our friends here some evening and call their attention to the subject, and explain the wrong to them, if we couldn't do some good that way? Maybe they'd decide not to wear birds on their hats." "We might try, sister, I would be perfectly willing to try; but I'm afraid it wouldn't do much good, for we have but little influence.
As long as fashionable and wealthy ladies will do it, the poorer classes will not give it up very readily." "But they have hearts which can be appealed to.
They have feelings which can be roused," answered the lame girl eagerly.
"Being alone so much I have more time to think over these things than the shop girls who are hurried and busy all day, and perhaps nobody has ever tried to show them how wrong it is; but I really believe some of them could be influenced, if once they would seriously think of the wrong they are doing.
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