THE ROBINS GO A-TRAVELLING 



been mortifying to Jenny that they did not 

 even consider her worth beating. 



I must tell of some other neighbors of 

 ours; not members of the bird family, but 

 nevertheless of interest to Chupes and 

 Jenny for domestic economy reasons. I al- 

 lude to the wasps commonly known as yel- 

 low-jackets. They came to my notice in 

 the following remarkable way: 



The old Canadian home is constructed in 

 a manner to let in as much of out-doors as 

 possible. Hence long French windows, 

 reaching almost from ceiling to floor, and 

 guiltless of shades or curtains, as well as 

 great doors, both front and back, stand 

 open during all propitious weather, and the 

 house is flooded with light and fragrance; 

 while from each of the spacious openings 

 the happy inmates have uninterrupted 

 views of sky, lake, mountains, meadows 



