the buildings and covered the fields with a carpet of frost diamonds. The white smoke from the many chimneys of the city floate

you have here in Elmira!" sai

we may fly between them!" said Cousin Ph

Robert Robin, "and after our long trip, I am sure

an Hill, poison-ivy berries near Big Flats, and sumach bobs on the r

in. "I have not tasted one this season! The

ned with sumach bushes whose upper twigs were red with the crimson bo

bs!" said Robert Robin. "They

s the best smoke of any railroad in this part of the country! No

my sumach bob!" sh

n Phineas. "And cinders are good for coughs! But I wo

as many sumach bobs as they

stay with you, but it is a long way t

ax you to stay this time, but now that you have found the way, you must come and see me often. Be sure and stop when you c

said all the rest, and away they flew into the sky, and soon all that Cou

n and his family the valley of the river widened into fertile farm lands. The glitter of the

a fine day for our tr

here is just enough breeze to help in our flyi

, and pierced the air with screaming whistles; but what interested the youngster robins still more were the other birds. Far above, and as far as could be seen on either side, the air seemed alive with them. There

e world were going south for the winter. Robins, robins, everywhere! Hundreds of them flying in little family groups o

you should ever get lost in this crowd, we could no more f

es swiftly through the air. Their hoarse-voiced leader honked his loud calls as he led the line, which, straight and true as a file of drilled soldiers, sweeping in perfect format

they will not hurt you,

so close together?"

h!" said Robert Robin, "and they have learned to fly closely toge

faster than the robins, and soon they wer

fly so fast?"

ert Robin, "and they must hurry or

Mrs. Robin. "Let us stop there a whil

d his family down

buildings near, and very few people knew that there was such a place as White Spring, but Robert Robin's father h

ink of its clear cool water whic

ldren!" said Mrs. Robin. "You will need good sa

rops with the fine white sand, t

me that I brought you to this

d Mrs. Robin. "That was whe

aid Robert Robin. "Do you remember that Miss Lena

, whom you were so insanely jealous of! I remember your trying to knock him into the spring, and raving around like mad! Why! You chased him clear o

head looked like a woodpecker's, and his tail looked like a

bin, you were so i

But she was not so bad looking! She had pretty eyes, and a charming manner,

ery!" said Mrs. Robin, "but let us not quarre

obin. "Call the children a

all of them whirred away into the higher air on their way to the warm south, and the sound of their wing

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