The Love Element in Bird Protection 149 



Poe's Raven whose color seems black, but black is 

 not a color, so it's nothing; but I never felt quite 

 at home with some-body's Raven so I naturally 

 traded him for one of my own Grackles. I fol- 

 low him across the lawn as I have seen him walk- 

 ing a thousand times, he out-walks me; I grow 

 weary, lose my way and later waking take up the 

 chase again with the same result. Who knows, 

 perhaps it will be the King of the Grackles who 

 will gently lead me down to my last sleep. 



