MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



stood a cow with moist nose stretched out 

 towards the rather dingy little redbreast, 

 which she may have mistaken for an apple. 

 At any rate, she was blowing great, long, 

 inquiring, and anything but reassuring, 

 snorts in Jenny's direction, and but for the 

 protecting hedge she would probably have 

 munched the terrorized bird. 



There was a canary in the house where 

 we were staying, and I obtained from 

 Dickie's owner permission to let him out in 

 the room with my birds occasionally. I 

 afterwards felt that I had not done the kind- 

 est thing by the little fellow in giving him a 

 taste of liberty and bird companionship of 

 which he had to be deprived at our depart- 

 ure. 



Chupes tolerated him, probably for the 

 sake of his musical ability, and he even con- 

 descended to weave a few Dickie strains 

 into some of 'his own compositions; but as 

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