HAWK. 
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from the noise of the bell that he was my bird, 
came next morning to inform me. I sent to make 
search near the spot ; but the bird could not be 
found, nor did it return till seven days after. I had 
been used to call him every evening with a whistle, 
which he did not answer for six days ; but on the 
seventh I heard a feeble cry at a distance, which I 
judged to be that of my buzzard. I repeated the 
whistle a second time, and heard the same cry. I 
went to the place from whence the sound came ; 
and at last found my poor buzzard with his wing 
broken, who had travelled more than half a league 
on foot to regain his asylum, from which he was 
then distant about a hundred and twenty paces. 
Though he was extremely reduced, he gave me 
many caresses. It. was six weeks before he was re- 
cruited, and his wounds were healed ; after which, 
he began to fly as before, and follow his old habits 
for about a year ; he then disappeared for ever. I 
am convinced that he was killed by accident, and 
that he would not have forsaken me from choice.” 
