MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



tion. She was now as wildly happy as she 

 had previously been miserable. I watched 

 her flying from tree to tree with 'her little 

 mate, and I made up my mind that she 

 would never return to me. I hoped he 

 would teach her all the 'secrets of self-pres- 

 ervation so well known to wild birds, and 

 that when the summer was over, he would 

 lead her to a southern home. 



But even as I speculated, back came 

 Jenny. She alighted on my shoulder and 

 gave my lips the peremptory peck she was 

 in the habit of administering whenever she 

 suspected that I was eating. I gave her 

 some of my early breakfast a bit of 

 cracker and she flew away to 'her mate. 

 It was evident, however, that she preferred 

 walking to flying, as she soon alighted on 

 the ground. He wisely accommodated 

 himself to circumstances and walked along 

 beside her. I followed at a respectful dis- 

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