THE SONG DIES AWAY 



inconvenience and no alarm; but good, 

 warm shawls were placed over the paper 

 wrapping around the cages when we 

 emerged from the cars on the occasion of 

 this, my last trip with the dear little friends; 

 for we had come upon keen, frosty air and 

 snow, and any exposure would have been 

 fatal to the tenderly reared little creatures. 

 As usual, they made themselves at home 

 in their new surroundings and were thor- 

 oughly happy after a time, but I think they 

 were at first depressed to find so much cut 

 off from each end of their day. Of course 

 the difference in latitude caused a very per- 

 ceptible shortening of the daylight hours, 

 displeasing to Jenny, as it interfered with 

 her work, and not at all satisfactory to the 

 sun- and light-loving Mr. Chupes. The dis- 

 approbation soon gave way to approval, 

 however, when they learned that sunset 

 and deepening twilight hours were to 



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