Part 11 (2/2)

Just then Cousin Phineas came home

”My stars! If there isn't Cousin Robert, and all his folks!” shouted Cousin Phineas ”Welcoain, Cousin Phineas!” said Robert Robin ”But I cannot say that I like your neighbors!”

”Have those wicked sparrows been here again?” asked Cousin Phineas

”I have just had a fine fight with more sparrows than I ever saw before in all my life!” said Robert Robin

”It !” said Cousin Phineas ”They are very bad birds! I hope they did not hurt you?”

”Not a scratch!” said Robert Robin, ”but see the sparrow feathers on the ground under this tree!”

”Well! Well!” said Cousin Phineas ”There are enough sparrow feathers to make a nest!”

”I pulled one out!” shouted little Sheldon, and sure enough the bold little robin was still holding a sparrow's feather in his bill

”He is _so_ much like his father!” said Mrs Robin, ”and sohty sparrows, just like Daddy does!”

”HeTimothy!” said Cousin Phineas ”I aster! My folks have gone south for the Winter, but you ht with me, just the same”

”We just dropped in torather late, so if it is not too ht!” said Robert Robin

”Good! Then ill spend the night at the Reformatory!” said Cousin Phineas, as he led the way over to the Reformatory trees

Neither Cousin Phineas nor Robert Robin felt like singing a ”Good-night”

song, so little Sheldon perched on the top of a tall elood, Sheldon!” said Robert Robin

”Very good, Sheldon!” said Cousin Phineas ”You have a very re and knows neither the tune nor the words! Very remarkable! Very remarkable!”

CHAPTER X

ROBERT ROBIN AND HIS FAMILY GO SOUTH

The next ht with Cousin Phineas, a heavy frost whitened the roofs of the buildings and covered the fields with a carpet of frost diamonds The white sreat fluffy cones until it seemed that the fluffy cones of snowy smoke were colue-looking clouds you have here in Elmira!” said Mrs Robin to Cousin Phineas

”Yes! We have theht up so that we may fly between them!” said Cousin Phineas ”But how about a little breakfast?”

”I was just thinking about the sa trip, I a!”