THE HERO ENTERS SUDDENLY 



French tell us, and in this instance, at 

 least, the proverb was verified. 



The kinglet, disarmed probably by the 

 calm of his enemy, came sailing directly un- 

 der the perch. What must have been his 

 surprise to feel himself suddenly seized by 

 his golden crown and suspended in the air! 

 No writ of habeas corpus could possibly 

 have been more literally carried out. He 

 was not long held aloft, however, for I 

 rushed to his rescue and released him as 

 quickly as possible. From this time on he 

 seemed to understand that the gentleman 

 in feathers was his enemy, and the human 

 being his defender, for several times he 

 came to me for protection, perching on my 

 hand and taking flies from my fingers 

 whenever he could elude the vigilance of 

 Chupes. 



Lest you should ever be tempted to fol- 

 low my example and to offer hospitality to 

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