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would have preferred a little difference be- 
tween them, as with their own children, none 
could deny that they were remarkable speci- 
mens of health and vigor ; and as for appetites, 
they certainly could vouch for them, since the 
moment one of the visitors approached the 
young ones, they all with one accord opened 
their mouths and cried for food. 
After their visitors had departed. Brown and 
his wife, nervous with happiness at the kind 
remarks of their neighbors, went about pro- 
viding their little ones with food ; and although 
it kept them pretty busy to satisfy their appe- 
tites, since nothing but the most delicate food 
would do for their young stomachs, the labor 
was a pleasure, so great was their pride and 
affection for their offspring. 
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CHAPTER III. 
We will not follow this worthy young couple 
through their labors in rearing the young 
Thrushes, for they present no incident of 
