OUR COUNTRY LIFE 



I hesitate to confess that early, very early the next 

 morning — at a quarter before five in fact — I actually 

 woke him to see if he was alive! Very much alive he 

 proved to be and very hungry. Four times before 

 7:20 he demanded food and then perched on my 

 finger for more. 



How the birdling throve on this artificial diet ad- 

 ministered every hour from dawn to dark; how we 

 dared not neglect him, as he could be heard all over 

 the house ; how the window ledge in my own sanctum 

 became his abode; and how rapidly he changed from 

 day to day would make a long story. Suffice it to say 

 that we named our pet "Andy" at first, but afterwards 

 were obliged to change it to "Nan." 



On the fifth day of her stay with us Nan managed 

 to climb out of the candy-box, and a deeper one was 

 procured, then an open basket ten inches high. The 

 very next day she flew out of the basket and into the 

 hall. After that in the daytime she was allowed her 

 liberty, but at night we put a mosquito netting over 

 the basket. How she hated it! • As soon as it was light 



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