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THE BROWN THRUSHES : 
confining said child against the wishes, con- 
sent, and pleasure of said complainant. 
Accordingly, on this complaint the judge 
issued a writ summoning Brown Thrush 
and his wife to appear with the body of said 
child of said complainant, before the court, of 
which he was Judge, on the 28th day instant, 
at four of the clock, past meridian, and show 
just cause why they keep, hold, and confine 
said child against the wishes, consent, and 
pleasure of said complainant, and to receive 
the judgment of the court, if in its opinion 
they are guilty of the crimes of stealing, kid- 
napping, and purloining, as charged against 
them, the defendants in the complaint, of 
which the above is a true copy. 
Attest, Cedar Bird, 
^‘Cleric of Criminal Court. 
Of course, in human law matters. Brown 
Thrush and his. wife would have been arrested 
on a writ, and confined in jail until the time 
of trial, unless they could get a stated amount 
of bonds, or bail, as the term is ; but with birds 
it is only necessary to serve on the defendant 
