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that hungry wail, except at night, for more than a 

 few minutes at a time. But gradually it became possi- 

 ble for his patient partner to accompany him for a 

 little while, then for longer, until finally the whole 

 family might have been seen out upon the restless 

 billows, the children being taught their life-lesson. 

 Then, as is right and inevitable in the lower animal 

 kingdom, the natural affection of the offspring waned 

 as the latter became fit to fight life's battle unaided, 

 and one fine morning the faithful pair flew north- 

 ward, while their children took independent paths 

 and went their several ways. 



