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amount of the bill. Now, suppose there was no positive order, 

 does it seem reasonable that an' order was deemed necessary 

 by the parties, when the consignment is accepted with the 

 exception of the claimed irregularities. 



Farther than this nothing remains to be said except that 

 Winkley's letters fully bear out Raine's statements in his let- 

 ler regarding the pasteboard box, broken holes, Buzzard's 

 eggs, etc. 



PECULIAR NESTS. 



The HAWKEYE has lately added to its collection two oddi- 

 ties in the way of nests. Several weeks ago a pair of wrens com- 

 menced investigating the premises of the writer and finally 

 settled for a nesting site on the pocket of a pair of overalls 

 w'lich had been left hanging under one of the porches. 

 They labored a long time with the first twigs, but in spite 

 of frequent interruptions, they finally managed to prop the 

 pocket open wide enough to build the nest, and soon laid 

 a set of five handsome eggs. Not long afterward the family 

 were very much astonished, and displeased as well, upon 

 hearing that the eggs were all gone — but they were not told 

 that five tiny birds had taken their places. In an amazingly 

 short time they had doubled again and again in weight and 

 are now enjoying themselves amongst the shrubbery. 



The other nest was built by a Baltimore Oriole and was 

 supported, in addition to a number of twigs, by a piece of 

 twine, about 55 inches long, which was passed over a limb 

 above, the ends being firmly woven in opposite sides of the 



