OME, little folks, take a 

 trip with me to Bird 

 \^ Land. I am going there, 

 J^^-S and want your company. 

 In other words, I think 

 ^^>( of writing a book, filled 

 with all manner of anec- 

 dotes about the birds ; and I should like to have 

 just such people as you are for readers. I shall not 

 make my book for men and women — though they 

 may read it, if they happen to fancy it — but I shall 

 make it for boys and girls. I shall make it for you. 

 I shall try to hunt up such stories as you like, and 

 try to tell them in such a w^ay as to please you. 

 If you do not take an interest in my book, then, I 

 shall be very sorry, and I frankly confess that I shall 

 be somewhat disappointed. 

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