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Life and Immortality. 





MATED FOR LIFE. 

 Conjugal Fidelity Shown by a Pair of Doves. 



dove. And while we praise the turtle-dove for its conjugal 

 fidelity, and credit it with the possession of all that is sweet, 

 and good, and gentle, how remarkable is it that we forget to 

 accredit with the same virtue the eagle and the raven, that 

 are the types of all that is violent, and dark, and cunning. 

 There are many examples in existence of the conjugal love 

 among such birds, but they are so well known that reference 

 to them is unnecessary. The case of the mandarin duck, 

 already narrated, affords a strong instance of conjugal love 

 wherein the lady was faithful and the husband avenged him- 

 self on the destruction of his domestic peace. 



So numerous as are the instances of love shown by parents 

 among the lower animals towards their offspring, yet it is a very 

 singular fact that few, if any, trustworthy accounts of Filial 

 Love, or the love of children toward their parents, are to be 



