MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



How thankful I was that I had listened 

 to this advice when, half an hour later, 

 Chupes came warily out from an opening in 

 a stone wall in which he had taken refuge. 

 You can easily picture to yourself the ova- 

 tion the dear little fellow received. On our 

 return to the house the boarders crowded 

 around him and offered him 'heartfelt con- 

 gratulations on his escape. He always 

 enjoyed being treated like a hero, and on 

 this occasion he seemed to realize his im- 

 portance to the utmost. 



As there was much danger to the birds 

 in this exposed region, I clipped their wing- 

 feathers more closely than usual after this 

 event in order to prevent a repetition of the 

 harrowing case, for their peril lay in long 

 flights. It always hurt me to restrict the 

 birds to this extent, although they did not 

 seem disturbed by the limitation, and with 

 the late summer came the fine new plum- 



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