THE SONG DIES AWAY 



during half a day was enough to still the 

 happy song and make the little fellow 

 mope sadly. What a pitiful fate would have 

 been his if circumstances had separated us 

 permanently! 



Jenny was very affectionate also, and she, 

 too, felt my absence keenly; but the animal 

 nature was stronger in her than in Chupes, 

 and in every sorrow but one, food mitigated 

 tier grief. It was when Chupes died that 

 she refused to eat or drink. 



We had always known that she loved 

 him, for she would fret and call unceasingly 

 when he was out of sight; yet she scolded 

 him constantly, and, as I have already told 

 you, she fought him if he attempted to 

 come near her food, and sometimes re- 

 sented his helping himself to his own por- 

 tion. 



I have mentioned that the dear little fel- 

 low was only too ready to respond to a call 

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