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Nature Portraits 
By A. Kadclyffe Dugmorc 
A TOPKNOT CANARY 
as a consequence. Yes; hut it does 
not follow that every part or feature 
of the organism is specially adapted. 
A strong feature may carry other 
features which are merely innocuous 
or even harmful, as a horse carries a 
rider; and then, if unfit features tend 
to pass away, these features are misfits 
until they have disappeared. 
UTILITY 
In deepest wood 
A flow’ret stood 
’Neath unknown skies. 
. Its petals bright 
Ne’er gave their light 
To human eyes. 
A wand’ring man 
’Neath learning’s ban 
Espied the flow’r. 
“ Ah, little swain 
Thy life was vain 
Until this hour. 
But Nature knew 
Of all that grew 
No thing was vain, 
The restless tease 
Of busy bees 
Had render’d gain. 
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By A. KadclytTe Dugmorc 
A YELLOW AND A GREEN-BROWN CANARY 
