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for several days. At first he snow with great viTaCj; 
ity 
for an hour or so, hut, becoming’ uneasy, u'cnt ^ 
lialf an hour; on his return, he chanted again as 
Avent to the top of the house, stable, and weep’*^ 
willow, that she miglit hear him ; hut seeing no app^'*. 
ance of her, he returned once more, visited the 
ventured cautiouslv into the window, rrazed about • ,, 
. nehW 
suspicious looks, his voice sinking to a lowraelani- , 
note, as he stretched his little neck about in 
direction. Returning to the box, he seemed for 
■ ell! 
minutes at a loss what to do, and soon after went 
as I thought, altogether, for I saw him no more • 
day. Towards the afternoon of the second dav, he a!-'**’ 
made his appearance, accompanied with a new fci"' 
who seemed exceedingly timorous and shy, aiid"^* 
after groat hesitation, entei'cd the box ; at this luon* 
the little widower or bridegroom seemed as if he v 
warble out his very life with ecstasy of joy. 
remaining about half a minute in, they both fie"' 
but returned in a few mimites, and instantly begapj^, 
carry out the eggs, feathers, and some of the sti^"^^ 
supplying the place of the two latter with materia*’ 
the same sort ; and ultimately succeeded in raisiar 
brood of seven young, all of which esraped in safek''^ 
The immense number of insects which this soci*^^ 
little bird removes from the garden and fruit Rjtj 
ought to endear him to every cultivator, even if be 
nothing else to recommend him; but his notes, *‘’‘ 1 ; 
sprightlj', tremulous, and repeated every few 
with great animation, are extremely agreeable. 1", 
heat of summer, families in the country often 
under the piazza adjoining green canopies of nianolh 
grape vines, gourd.s, &c. while overhead the trilf',^ 
vivjicity of the wren, mingled with the warbling 
ot the cat bird, and the distant, softened sounf^-^J 
numerous other songsters, form a soul-soothing ■' J 
almost heavenly music, breathing ]>eace, innocence, ^ , 
rural repo.se. Tin- Fmropean who judges of the 
of this species by tliat of big own wren, (?w* 
elites,) will do injustice to the former, as iu 
