MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



extremely contemptuous, sort of curiosity. 



It seemed to me that she gave extra 

 touches to her feathers and assumed a 

 would-be jaunty appearance at the ap- 

 proach of these genuine articles, not 

 make-believes, like the 'half-human Chupes, 

 yet a thrashing was the invariable out- 

 come of the scrutiny. But poor, foolish 

 little Jenny never seemed to recognize the 

 ignominy of the case. She always came 

 flying back to me with an air of triumph, as 

 if she had achieved the most brilliant of so- 

 cial successes. 



I fancy that if she could have known of 

 the custom of hoarding such trophies as 

 well-filled dancing-engagement cards, she 

 would have arranged some corresponding 

 record of her engagements. Perhaps some- 

 thing like the following: 



Monday Received a severe beating 

 from a king-bird. 



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