Lord and Master walked round and round her, bring- 

 ing food and feeding her himself, with such delieate 

 empressement and all the love and care of a tender 

 lover. He seemed so proud and happy. It was beau- 

 tiful to behold. They came down for several days and 

 disappeared. 



"Mon Ropos" being surrounded by evergreen 

 cherry trees and hollies — when the Robins migrate 

 and are going further South, they stop here in swarms 

 and feed on the wild cherries which intoxicate them. 

 I have seen them drop off the trees, but they soon get 

 over it. A busy time for the boys and their sling 

 shots, but Uncle Sam is after them as he does not ap- 

 prove of robin pies. 



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