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they were not so unreasonable as to complain ; 
and as the twilight shadows grew deeper, and 
the evening breezes fanned the twinkling stars 
into brightly glowing points in the heavens, 
they, with many affectionate caresses and fond 
farewells, wished them a pleasant journey, 
promising soon to follow them to their winter 
homes. 
Brown and his wife, ascending into the air, 
flew around the woods in which they had 
passed so many happy days. As they were 
about to take a final leave, they suddenly 
came across their friend Night Hawk. Thank- 
ing him warmly for his kind interference in 
their behalf, they told him that they had seem 
so much trouble lately in the neighborhood, 
that it was hardly pleasant to them, and they 
were about to leave it for the south. They 
would ever remember him with the warmest 
affection, said Mrs. B., and if he should 
chance to be near them in the south, he must 
be sure to call on them ; in the mean time he 
must take good care of himself, and would he 
