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terrors chance upon the doorway of a ground-owl, 

 and venture, by mistake, to enter, his fate is 

 probably in advance of him, for, it is said, he is 

 sure to be killed by the owl. 



A curious life the ground-owl leads, never fly- 

 ing in the treetops, nor migrating to different 

 parts of the country to see what is going on in the 

 world. And yet we suppose he must be happy in 

 his own way, or, at least, is perfectly satisfied with 

 what has fallen to his lot. 



