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gardner was called, and accused of taking
them away. '' No SIR" said the poor man.
"they are there;'' pointing to tree where
the crows were pulling them to pieces.-
Stones were thrown at them; but 1t was
too late; the feathers were all gone. The
gentleman said, ~ will punish you tor this"
He went into the honse, and mixed large
quantity of tartar emetic with some boiled
rice and milk, which he placed in the garden
and the crows, after some hesitation, con-
sumed it. In the course of a few minutes
they began 10 look at each other, seeming
to think that all was not right, and then be-
came dreadfully sick, but after drinking
plentifully of water, they soon recovered
This lesson made a deep impression on
them, and, for few days, nothing could IN
duce them to come near the house. Al
last, however, hunger overcome all their
scrupes, and they resumed their former
practices and l doubt not, but that, II
other skins had been placed there, they
would have met the same fate.


| But cunning as this bird is, there is not
perhaps greater coward in creation. ne
! least thing imaginable excites his suspicion
and fear / have seen bird about the SIZE
of sparrow make him fly off with the
greatest precipitation. The sympathy they
| bear for each other is really striking. Ii
ole of their number be wounded or shot. OF


in the possession Of man, vast numbers VIII


come from every quarter, AMI disturb t!Ae


whole neighborhood.