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be believed that a traitor was found in the home nest. Now 

 Mr. Hopper has a family one thereof is little Miss Hopper, 

 who is very fond of pets of all kinds. To be short, the aforesaid 

 Miss Hopper had been daily feeding mine host's poultry on the 

 best and plumpest selections she could make from Mr. 

 Hopper's precious store of worms. This discovery having been 

 made, and extra precautions taken to prevent such depredations 

 in future, the poultry shortly resumed their normal appearance 

 and activity. 



