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envy of all kingfishers who may covet it; and let it partake 
of your afflatus while it watches your movements, to be pre- 
pared, in case you suspect a bite, lest you should disconcert 
it by jerking. Ifyou do not take a mess of tish, comprehend 
solitude. It has its charms, of course, for Robinson Crusoe 
said that sages had seen them. Disregard the Frenchman’s 
opinion who stated that the solitude which has charms is al- 
ways near cities or large towns. Verb sat sapienti. 
S 
.—The larva or gtub of the dragon-fly lives in the water ten or twelve months, 
pursuing there its prey, until the time for its metamorphosis arrives. Theu it crawls 
up out of the water upon the stem of some water-plant; a rent soon appears upon its 
shoulders, from which comes forth the dragon-fly. The ‘coming out” of this winged 
tenant of the air may be observed, around our ponds and marshes, almost any day 
in the months of May and June.) 
