MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



alized that they were alive. Think of this 

 when the settling of the question depends 

 on you or your influence. 



After Chupes' encounter with the cat, I 

 felt that in justice to this very trusting lit- 

 tle bird it would be necessary to limit his 

 flight, so I reluctantly clipped the outer 

 feathers of one of his wings. This an- 

 swered the purpose better than cutting 

 both, and was far less disfiguring. 



Not at all inconvenienced or discouraged 

 by this restriction, he went on his happy 

 way, only complaining when deprived of 

 the society of human beings, following us 

 about whenever permitted, and always 

 deeply interested in whatever we had on 

 hand. 



He had not the freedom of the house, 



but one large room was his and mine! 



This partnership arrangement involved the 



greatest simplicity of furnishing, and at- 



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