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The falls he received would have disheartened a more 

 mature athlete than he; and yet he did not seem to 

 be at all discouraged possibly just because he was 

 so inexperienced. I felt sorry for the poor little chap, 

 and suggested to his keeper or guardian, or nurse, 

 I hardly know which, that he might perhaps be 

 emancipated to advantage. The look I received in 

 response conveyed to me that I was not an expert in 

 chicken-raising. But I held my ground, and waited. 

 It was not long before another agitation occurred in 

 another shell-prison. This second aspirant for free- 

 dom had a harder time than his companion, but I 

 was glad to see that he did not get discouraged, and 

 that eventually he succeeded in gaining his liberty. 

 Then I approached the keeper on another tack. 

 How much would he take for those two foundlings? 

 Having been a witness of their courageous entry into 

 a cold world, I naturally felt something of a god- 

 father's interest in their welfare. The man's manner 

 changed at once, and I found him ready to bargain. 

 And so, without waiting to learn the fate of the 

 remainder of the brood, I had the two little fellows 



