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OUR BIRDS IN WINTER. 
that she could not secure the bird in this 
manner, jumped on the top of the cage, when 
her weight was so great it burst the top in ; 
at the same time it fell on the floor, the cage, 
bird, and cat falling togetlier. The noise 
alarmed Henry’s mother, who rushed in just 
in time to secure the bird from its ruthless 
enemy. 
“ Poor Henry, almost dead with fear and 
pain, for the water-dish in the cage had fallen 
across his back and nearly broken it, lay for 
a few minutes without motion in his mother’s 
hand ; she, thinking him dying, poured a few 
drops of water down his throat, which revived 
him somewhat, and she held him carefully 
until Oscar returned for his father’s din- 
ner, he not coming home that day. Oscar 
fixed up the cage as well as he could, and the 
bird was once more placed in its nest, and 
through the remainder of the day was left to 
himself ; for the cat, having had her ears 
soundly boxed by Oscar for her attack on the 
bird, knew enough not to repeat it. 
At supper-time, Henry had to endure an- 
