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conceal himself, and afterwards, by a bye-path, scuttle 

 home as fast as he could. He had the greatest possible 

 antipathy to beggars and other ill-clad people, and used every 

 means in his power to prevent them from coming near the 

 house. He was afraid of chimney-sweepers, as also of 

 everything black; so that it was with reluctance he asso- 

 ciated with dogs, turkeys, &c., of that colour. He did not 

 readily forget an offence, and even for a whole year afterwards 

 would remember it. He took great pleasure in admiring 

 himself in the looking-glass ; and whilst standing before it, 

 he would put himself into all kinds of singular postures, as 

 if it afforded him pleasure to see them repeated in the mirror. 

 If the water in his bathing-tub remained too long unchanged, 

 and was dirty, he would turn the tub topsy-turvy, and shriek 

 out for fresh water. 



" When the period of migration arrived in the spring, he 

 became very uneasy, greeted the wild cranes that were on 

 their passage to other climes, with his trumpet-like cry, 

 visited them frequently during the night time on the neigh- 

 bouring morasses, and on one occasion even enticed a female 

 to the vicinity of the house ; but she not finding herself at 

 her ease in such close proximity to people, soon flew away 

 again and was seen no more. 



"At length another very young female was brought to 

 him, which he received with every mark of affection, led her 

 about everywhere, and taught her to dance; but when she 

 was refractory, or did not conduct herself properly, he would 

 nevertheless punish her with his bill. This bird died in the 

 course of the summer, without his seeming to care very 

 greatly for her loss. 



"The following winter was so mild, that half a score of 



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