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THE TOWHEE BUNTINGS 
spirits ; tliey said they hoped Bob would see 
the error of his ways ; that the neighbors 
knew them too well to be influenced by any 
thing he could say.’’ And, when Cat Bird 
asked Towhee why he didn’t give Bob a 
trouncing, he answered, — 
Not for the world ; we can submit to his 
persecutions, but we cannot demean ourselves 
to his level. Let him continue to abuse us, 
and I am much mistaken if his ill-treatment 
does not recoil on his own head.” 
The Cat Birds took their leave, almost 
silent with their admiration of Towhee’s gener- 
osity and forbearance. 
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CHAPTEE ly. 
We will not follow in detail the daily life of 
these birds, although they are full of interest 
and instruction. The Towhees constructed a 
neat nest of leaves and pine twigs, which they 
