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humane feeling, procured the poor bird some food, 

 which it ate readily. 



And now comes the curious part of the story. 

 For in the Times of that very day, which was 

 received the following morning, there appeared an 

 advertisement for a Kestrel Hawk that had strayed 

 away, and the owner offered a reward of a sovereign 

 to any one who would restore the bird to him. 

 The address given was Eaton Terrace, London. 

 Hardly supposing it possible that this could be the 

 same bird that had flown two hundred miles north- 

 wards, Mr. Morris nevertheless thought that he 

 would write to the advertiser in the hope, at all 

 events, that the bird might be his. This accord- 

 ingly he did, but no reply did he receive to his 

 letter. Thinking it just possible that, in case some 

 servant had been, through carelessness, the cause 

 of the loss of the bird, the letter might not be 

 delivered, the letters A. B. C. only being given for 

 the name, it was determined that a second letter 

 should be written. This time the following reply 

 was received : 



" EATON TERRACE, S.W., 

 December 30, 1873. 



"MY DEAR SIR, I am much obliged by your 

 letter. The first was not received. 



"The Hawk lost belongs to me, and is one that I 

 have had for two years, and should be very.sorry 

 to part with. It would know me if I could see it. 

 Perhaps you would be kind enough to send it to 

 me, and if it is not mine I shall nevertheless be 



