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pit. Every boy in the advanced classes was expected 

 to furnish a bird to take part in this cruel pastime. 

 The first prize was a Bible, and the second a Testa- 

 ment ! The birds killed in the fight became the 



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perquisite of the schoolmaster. It seems scarcely 

 credible that such a comparatively short time only 

 should have elapsed since these barbarous practices 

 prevailed. It may be remembered that Hugh Miller, 



