THE RED COW 



for his lingering in the lap of winter. And he lin- 

 gered in winter's lap all right. Every week in No- 

 vember he was seen quite as frequently as during the 

 summer. Even the first flurries of snow did not 

 drive him away. As the streams were still free from 

 ice he probably found no difficulty in getting his 

 living, and he put off the trip south as long as 

 he dared. The last time I saw him was on the 5th 

 of December, when he crossed over, flying high and 

 headed due south. Something about him, as they 

 say in novels, told me that this would be positively 

 his last appearance for the season. There was a 

 snowstorm in progress at the time, and it was freez- 

 ing. Canada was no place for a bird that, according 

 to the best scientific authorities, should have gone 

 south almost three months ago. He has not been 

 seen since that last flight, and as the streams are not 

 only frozen over but drifted full of snow, it is not 

 likely that we shall see him again. Sheppy now 

 has to take his exercise by chasing sparrows. 



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