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breach, and make us good friends and neigh- 
bors ; — for children are sent as peace-makers 
in some families : are they not ? — - and I am 
sure that you cannot, in the possession of 
four little darlings, treasure up an undying 
enmity for me.” 
While making this long speech. Blue Jay 
was bowing and smirking in the most obse- 
quious manner. Mr. and Mrs. Brown, feeling 
of course that it would be impolitic to make 
him their bitter enemy in their present trouble, 
answered him as politely as they could. They 
said they had no hard feelings against him, 
and were glad that an opportunity had arrived 
in which past difficulties could be healed ; and 
they were glad that he called, for they were in 
trouble, and his advice might help them out 
of it. It is not best to confide one’s troubles 
to a person we have ever in any way injured, 
particularly when we have any doubts of the 
character he has, or the feelings which he may 
entertain for us. They then told him about 
the interloper in their nest, and gave him 
their opinion that the Robins had thrust their 
