70 THE CANARY BIRD. 



of his creation, however small, and in our view insig- 

 nificant. Thus every bird which flies, every quadru- 

 ped which walks, and every fish which swims, in the 

 whole world, are under his constant, and immediate 

 notice. Not a single Sparrow is forgotten before 

 God. 



How careful, then, ought we to be, who are the 

 only accountable beings on earth, lest we should of- 

 fend this great and good Creator, by sinning against 

 him, and thus bringing down on ourselves his holy 

 indignation. 



THE CANARY BIRD. 



The Canary Bird came originally from the Canary 

 Islands, as its name indicates. 



It is also a native inhabitant of Italy, and Greece ; 

 but for nearly two hundred years it has been bred in 

 other parts of Europe, and more lately in America. 



For a long period, these birds were bred only in 

 Germany, but were sent into all parts of Europe for 

 sale. Within the last hundred years, they were so 

 uncommon arid expensive, that they were kept only 

 by princes and people of wealth. At the present 

 day, these birds are raised in most of our large cities, 

 by persons who follow the business of selling birds : 

 and are sold at moderate prices. 



In its native island, where the Canary Bird is still 

 found wild, its colour is of a dusky green. But the 

 tame ones, like all other domestic animals, are of va- 

 rious colours. Most commonly they are some shade 



