"We shall be there, Uncle Philip."
CONVERSATION XV.
Uncle Philip tells the Boys how Hats are made; and then talks to them about Animals that can make Felt like the Hatter.
"Boys, do you remember my telling you of a remarkable bird, called the tailor-bird, which sews very neatly?"
"Oh yes, Uncle Philip; it is not easy to forget such an excellent little workman; but why do you ask—have you any thing more to tell us about that bird?"
"No, boys, not any thing of that bird; but I was thinking last night of the work done by several other kinds of birds, some of them quite as good workmen as our little tailor; and I thought that, perhaps, you might like to hear of them."
"We would, Uncle Philip, be very happy to hear of them, if you will have the kindness to tell us about them. But what kind of work is it they do?"
"Various kinds, boys. There are some which make what is called felt, just as the hat-maker does; and some are weavers, others basket-makers; some build platforms to live on; and I assure you some birds' nests are as curious as any of the things of which I have yet told you."