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THE EAGLE. 
Contest "between a Boy and an. Eagle 
we have met with, is the brave behaviour of a little boy in 
America : it occurred in the parish of St. Ambrose, near 
New York. Two boys, the one seven and the other five 
years old, were amusing themselves by trying to reap, while 
their parents were at dinner. A large Eagle soon came 
sailing over them, and with a sudden swoop attempted to 
seize the eldest, but luckily missed him. The bird, not 
at all dismayed, alighted at a short distance, and in a few 
moments repeated his attempt. This bold little fellow, how- 
ever, gallantly defended himself with his sickle, which he 
fortunately held in his hand, and when the bird rushed upon 
him, resolutely struck at it. The sickle entered under the 
left wing, and the blow having been given strongly, went 
through the ribs, and piercing the liver, proved fatal. On 
opening the bird’s stomach, it was found entirely empty, 
