THE HERO ENTERS SUDDENLY 



what an enormous extent our wild birds are . 

 still sacrificed for woman's defacement." 



But if you still cling to the idea that your 

 hat-trimming is made from feathers that 

 have been shed in the uninterrupted course 

 of nature, and that no cruelty has been 

 practised in obtaining them, do not fail to 

 take into consideration all those to whom 

 your decorations will appear real, all those 

 who will gladly seize upon your example as 

 a precedent, as a sanction to proceed to al- 

 most any length in this line. Do you not 

 think it worth while to avoid the very ap- 

 pearance of evil and to select decorations 

 that have no connection with birds? 



One other wild-bird experience I must 

 mention here. This time it was a golden- 

 crowned kinglet, and my room, not the 

 grove, was the scene of action. 



The tiny creature entered our house dur- 

 ing a driving autumn storm; and as he did 

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