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once day-—just as it might be to day, you know—in drops an old friend—— bittern—-just as it might be me. “Dear me,” says the bittern — just as I might say to you—*why don’t you try dynamite——"" and so on, and so on; while number one fades off towards the pail. It is a sad world, wherein even herons’ friend- ship 1s false.

I rather dread the winter for this mvalid. Church may pull him round now with much oil, but the winter will assuredly call for crutches and a footsling. Or will they swathe his lees m o ogreat folds of straw and matting as they do a tropical plant or o barnstormer brigand, lcaving him to stand the winter through in a warm corner, and watch his merry

o cage-mates at their winter sport?

A TOSSIBILITY. [ should like to see—to sce their

winter sport—their winter sport—

sce them wintersport. - Yes. oL ... Snow-halls, no doubt, and shding on the pond . . . .. . onthepond . . . . . . Dut it’s

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warm now. Yes, : The present sport is a sort of cocoanut -shy business, with trussed poultry for vprizes. Is

sy it really the flamingoes, standing on one leg A o ‘ ! apicce? Ilamingoes— ! 1 I ! . . . | | | red wings—flaming gocs | P | | 5 ; about the cage. That's | | [ L I ] o a joke; funny .. . . .. ' _—— e e N N e [ e i ! . :‘: + | . o . 1 : b | e e ‘f\ e h o | i Roll, bowl, or pitch. LA S R T el .+ . . .. Sce that rat? \ N il L He’s going to climb one

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LIS 8 - of the sticks. Rats ~. AU Co always expect to find ROLL, BOWL, OR PITCH. something to eat—top

of a stick. Part of their system. Poultry at top opens out and unfolds another stick leg. Why, it’s Sam.

That’'s funny! Rat bolts—hc’d better. Not quite sure T shouldn’t bolt myself if Sam were after me with that beak. And eyes, too ; scem bigger than usual ; and closer. Sam’s

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