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tion indicated and saw that the pear-tree 

 by the barn had just come out that morn- 

 ing. Even at that moment a pufF of 

 spring wind wafted its fragrance to us. 



" Good, good," cried the score of birds 

 who had cried, '* Where," a moment be- 

 fore. " Don't interrupt our chairman," 

 and they looked about accusingly at their 

 neighbours. 



" Now that our meeting is fairly open 

 and I have congratulated you all on our 

 safe arrival north, I call for our secretary's 

 report." 



A very grave old blackbird then hopped 

 to the commanding limb occupied by 

 the chairman and gave the following oral 

 report. 



" At our last meeting, which was held 

 about six months ago in this neighbour- 

 hood, our roll call showed five hundred 

 and twenty-seven members, in this divi- 



