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All creatures he has given into our keep- 

 ing, and the fear of man is upon all 

 things. Let us show mercy and good 

 will, for with what measure we mete 

 kindness unto the lesser creatures, the 

 same shall be meted unto us by the 

 great Father. 



There is sweet companionship, too, in 

 the confidence of these little friends who 

 come pecking at our windows, and they 

 will repay us with gleeful chirps and twit- 

 ters and wise nods of their dainty little 

 heads. 



Do you know the ruby kinglet, a mite 

 of a bird only four or five inches in 

 length ? Think of this little creature 

 pitting his small wit and his smaller 

 strength against midwinter and all its 

 terrors, before which deer and elk and 

 even the strong moose frequently suc- 

 cumb. 



