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TWO UNLIKE COUSINS
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Peter Rabbit saw the meeting. It was .just outside the clear Old Briar-patch. It was the meeting of two cousins who were alike, "ct very unlike. They were Danny Mea- dow Mouse and Nlmbleheels the Jumping Mouse. They had met by chance. Anyone seeing one or them would know it was I Mouse: there was a general family likeness. otherwise, they were very oiiferent.
Danny Meadow Mouse was not what could be called pretty. He was stocky with rather short legs. fl. very short, tail, and a neck that appeared short. Nimbiehecls, on the other hand, was very trim and mat. He had a pretty face, pretty cars and he wore a. pretty fawn- colored coat and white waistcoat. He had short arms with dainty lit- tle hands and long hind legs and feet. With all this went the. long- est tail of any of the small mea- dow folk. His tail was as long as Johnny Chuck's tail was short.
The two cousins met rather un- expectedly. They met in one of Danny's own private little paths. You know Danny Meadow Mouse cuts paths all through the grass a- round his home. Those iittie paths are very handy. He makes them by cutting away the grass and eating it, so he really does two things at; once. He gets his meals, and at the same time, he gets his nandy little paths. Having made the paths. or course he considers them his own. and that no one has any right. to use them. so when he came face In face with his pret.y cousin. Nim- hleheeis, Danny wasn't at all polite. No sir, he wasn't at all polite.
"What are you doing in my path?" he squoaked. His voice was a sharp, unpleasant squeak. He al- ways squeaks when he speaks. All Mice do. Pretty little Nimbleheels looked startled.
"I-I-I am Just trying to keep out of sight. I didn't think you would mind my using one of your paths." said Nimbicheeis, and his voice was even a higher squeak than was Danny's.
”Well, I do." retortet. Danny. "I made this path, and I don't want anybody else using it. If you must have paths to get around in, you can make them yourself.”
All the time Dnnny was slowly moving forward, and al the time Mmbleheeis was backing slowly. He didn't want to fight. Nimble- iieels isn't the lighting kind. On the other hand. his -cousin is more or less of a fighter. Perhaps that
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is partly because his legs are short. not the kind of legs for fast run- ning. Again, he is stout and strong for his size. He has sharp teeth and he knows how to use tiiem.
"Get outl" he squeaited sud- denly and shrilly. He made a sud- den rush at his pretty cousin. He meant to tear that pretty i'awn-col- ored coat. Perhaps he was jealous of it. But he didnt tear it. He did not so much as lay it paw on his dainty cousin. Nimbleiicels simply wasn't there. Had he taken wings. he couldn't have escaped more easily. Indeed, it seemed both to Danny and to Peter Rabbit, who was looking on. as if Nimbieheels must have suddenly developed wings. He was up in the air and a- way saiiing ovcr the tall grass, and finally disappearing in it many feet away.
Of course Nimbleheels hadn't suddenly grown wings. He is a Mouse, and no Mouse ever has wings. There is only one family or four-footed flyers. and that; is the Bat family. Nimblelieels had simp- ly jumped. He had used those long hind legs of his as Old Mother Na- ture had meant he should use them when she gave them to him. l-in had Jumped in Just the way a Kangaroo Jumps. and for his size he had Jumped farther than a Kangaroo can Jump. Lightfoot the Deer is a wonderful jumper, but to jump in a single jump as far for his size as Little Nimbleheels Jumps for his size, Lightfoot, would have to jump ten times as far as he can, and perhaps more.
Danny Meadow Mouse looked R. little foolish when he saw Peter Rabbit looking on. "Anyway, I made him get out of my path," he squeaked.
Peter paid no attention, He was watching to see if Nimbleheeis 'would make another long jump.
Nimbleheeis didn't.
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Many birds appear to use some kind of eye make-up. Not by any means all, but the majority of these are lady birds. that natural-
need some beautifier because they lack their husbands' bright colouring. Quite a number favour mascara, touching up their eyes with discretion. Among these may be counted several of the Ducks: Mrs. Mallard, Mrs. Bald- pate, Mrs. Shoveller, and Mrs. Bluewinged Teal. Some of the Hawks also dalntiiy carry the line of the eyelashes well beyond the eyes. taking away that round look. Much the same thing is done by both species of Redpoll, the White-winged Crossbili, Gold- en-crowned Kinglet, Philadelphia Vireo, several kinds of Sparrows, the Godwit, Curlew, Woodcock, ,and some of the Sandpipers.
Foster's Tern and the Rock Ptar- lmigaii use mascara only in win- yter - but then they go about it boldly. The Red-breasted Nuthatch 'antl both types of Shrikes also make the black through the eyes overly plain. but all Waxwings, besides making the line promin- ent, also "lengthen it out.
The Cardinal let the brush go out of control. putting on such a supply of mascara that it dripped down beside and even under its .bili. Horned Larks allowed the lbrush to slip. The Blue Jay fix- ,ed up its eyes very nicely, and then went ahead, painting a won- derful black pattern around its face and head.
A different way of making their eyes more attractive is followed by another group. Dark shadows are put under them by both Hairy and Downy woodpeckers, the Savannah Sparrow, the Cerulean and Black- throated Blue Warblers. Myrtle, Magnolia, and Black and White Warblers all overdo this. painting the shadows really black. The Black-throated Green Warbler and .the White-breasted Nuthatch com- bine the dainty eyelash line with a shadow under the eyes. This is the method used, too, by Mrs. Cape May Warbler, while her husband uses a bright chestnut paint instead of the dull shadowy colour.
To emphasize the eyebrow line is another trick. For this yellow and white are the two favourite colours. some Wrens. Northern Water-thrush, Wheatear. Water Pipit, Pine and Palm Warblers. and Savannah Sparrow prefer yellow eyebrows. White is the style for several of the Plovers, Red-eyed Vireo, Chipping Sparrow. and Mrs. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The white eyebrows of the Screech Owl and the Burrowing Owl slant up- wards. The Warbling Vireo both makes up with mascara and paints white eyebrows; the Ten- nessee Warbler uses all three kinds of eye beautiflers. A few touches
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By Josephine Culbertson
Mrs. Culbertson continues the presentation of the new Culbertson point-count me- thod.
It will be useful. t think. to re- state the basic features of this new point-count method-
In both, notrump and suit biddinz. the four highest cards in each
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for the king, 2 for the queen. 1 for the Jack.
When contemplating In Dpenllli notrump bid, you should count only these high-card points.
When, however, you are thinking about opening the bidding in I suit, you should add to your Nih- card points:
1 point for each trump in execs of four trumps, and
1 point for each side-suit card in excess of these c9.I'dS-
These additions will automatically and mathematically give you the true value of your hand at your best trump suit.
Opening Suit-Bids of Two
An opening suit-bid of two is. always, 8. forcing-to-game bid and therefore requires B. very strong hand. The requirements in terms of point-count are as follows:
With a 4-card suit -28 points
With a 5-card suit --25 points
With a 6-card suit; -23 points
with a 7-card suit s21 points
The suit in which you make a two-bid should be very strong. A four-card suit should contain three high honors. at least K-Q-J. A five-card suit should be headed by no less than A-K or K-Q-ll). A six-card suit should be headed by no less than K-Q or A-J-10. A seven-card suit should be headed by no less than A-J, K-Q or K-J-Iii.
The following is a second two spade opening, containing :16 points, high-card and distributional:
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The 26-point count is obtained as follows: 8 high-card points in spades, but no addition for distri- bution. since llils is the trump suit. pro tcm. and there is no card over four; 7 H. C. points in hearts, plus 1 for the fourth card of a side suit; 5 H. C. points in diamonds, plus 1 for the fourth card; and 4 points for the club ace.
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