MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



and, presto, the lace was restored. This 

 amusement proved so fascinating that it be- 

 came a part of her daily program, until one 

 almost fatal hour, when she alighted upon a 

 lace without a shoe. 



Ah, here was a treat! Before I discov- 

 ered what she was doing s'he had succeeded 

 in swallowing an amazing amount of the 

 string. It was then too late to undo all the 

 mischief, but, seizing the part still in evi- 

 dence, I compelled her to refund as much 

 as s'he could without strangling. When it 

 came to the almost suffocating point, I cut 

 the lace close to her bill, expecting to see 

 her expire before the close of the day. She 

 went to bed in her usual good spirits, l}ow- 

 ever, but the following morning I discov- 

 ered her facing the wall, showing no desire 

 to see what was going on around her, and, 

 most alarming of all, no thought of eating! 



She was a thoroughly depressed and dis- 

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