commenting vo- 

 looked into the 

 possible point, 

 to enter, when 

 whizz of wings, 

 and a slap that 

 ning. When the 

 low swooped 

 boomerang, the 

 scuttled off to 



That was a 

 Peace reigned 

 along i/Q July 

 eggs had found 

 skimming about 

 or counting and 

 selves demurely 

 upon the wire 



Between two 

 seen from the 

 dow, stands 



a 



ciferously. He 

 lole from every 

 and was about 

 there came a 

 a flash of blue, 

 sent him spin- 

 indignant swal- 

 back, like a 

 sparrow had 

 an apple-tree. 

 coup de grace. 

 after that ; and 

 the five white 

 wings and were 

 the fly-filled air 

 preening them- 

 in a solemn row 

 fence. 



pastures, easily 

 same study win- 

 wild apple-tree, 

 eased and rheu- 



" With tail up, head 

 cocked, very much 

 amazed, and com- 



pathetically dis- mentin s vocifer - 



ously." 



matic, which, like one of Mr. Burroughs's trees, 



never bore very good crops of apples, but 



four seasons a year is marvelously full of 



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