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He never loiters by the way, 
Nor lays him down to rest, 
Nor seeks a refuge from the shower 
That pelts his generous breast. 
And surely ’tis not less than joy 
That makes it throb so fast, 
When he sees, extended on the snow, 
The wanderer found at last. 
’Tis surely he—he saw him move, 
And at the joyful sight 
He tossed his head with a prouder air, 
His fierce eye grew more bright; 
Eager emotion swelled his breast 
To tell his generous tale— 
And he raised his voice to its loudest tone 
To bid the wanderer hail. 
The pilgrim heard—he raised his head, 
And beheld the shaggy form— 
With sudden fear he seized the gun 
r That rested on his arm: 
“Ha! art thou come to rend alive 
What dead thou mightst devour? 
And dost thy savage fury grudge 
My one remaining hour? 
Fear gave him back his wasted strength, 
He took his aim too well— 
The bullet bore the message home— 
The injured mastiff fell. 
His eye was dimmed, his voice was still, 
And he tossed his head no more— 
But his heart, though it ceased to throb with joy, 
Was generous as before! 
For round his willing neck he bore 
A store of needful food, 
That might support the traveller’s strength 
On the yet remaining road. 
Enough of parting life remained, 
His errand to fulfil— 
One painful, dying effort more 
Might save the murderer still. 
So he heeded not his aching wound, 
But crawled to the traveller’s side, 
Marked with a look the way he came, 
Then shuddered, groaned, and died! 
Miss Fry, 

TEACHING A CANARY TO PIPE. 
Ir may interest some of you canary fanciers to hear that 
a canary is capable of learning to pipe like a bullfinch. I 
had a pair of canaries from Malta, given to me by a soldier’s 
wife four or five years ago, and by frequently playing a little 
German air (‘‘ Trab Trab’’) this was caught up and sung so 
perfectly, that persons in the garden could not always dis- 
tinguish the song of the bird from the organ. He lost his 
mate last summer, and though there was another pair in the 
same cage (a large one), he moped and was silent for several 
months. I gave him another mate and the whole cage to 
himself-a month ago; he very shortly recovered his spirits 
and his song. I have more than a dozen birds, of various 
kinds, in a different compartment, which, when singing all 
together, one would suppose would be rather confusing, but 
I distinguish his sweet pipe in the midst of them. By re- 
minding him occasionally of the air, and giving him a few 
hempseeds for proficiency, he remembers it perfectly, and 
generally greets me with it the first thing in the morning, 
or if I go to him and invite him. On second thoughts, my 
first bird died after learning the song and helping to educate 
his first-born.—South Wales. 
[The above communication is most interesting, but it ought 
not to surprise; for if a canary can be taught one description 
of song, which in its endless variety defies any but a care- 
fully educated ear to detect its constituent parts, why should 
it not learn another in the shape of asimple air? But, more 
marvellous still, I know of two instances, each authenticated 
beyond a doubt, in which canaries have been taught to speak. 
—W. A. BLaxstTon, in Journal of Horticulture. | 


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BUFFALO POULTRY SHOW. 
LIST OF AWARDS. 
(Continued from No. 5, page 71.) 
SILVER SPANGLED. 
Cocks—I1st special premium, Ongley, Worden & Talmadge, 
Auburn, N. Y. 
2d premium, W. H. Todd, Vermilion, Ohio. 
3d premium, W. H. Todd, Vermilion, Ohio. 
Hens—1st special premium, Ongley, Worden & Talmadge, 
Auburn, N. Y. 
2d premium, Geo. KE. Athole, New York. 
8d premium, H. M. Thomas, Brooklin, Ontario. 
Cockerels—1st special premium, H. M. Thomas, Brooklin, 
Ontario. 
2d premium, Ongley, Worden & Talmadge, Auburn, 
Whe We 
3d premium, W. R. Hills, Albany, N. Y. 
Pullets—Ist special premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N.Y. 
2d premium, W. R. Hills, Albany, N. Y. 
38d premium, H. A. Bell, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Jupares—R. M. Griffith, Del.; M. H. Cryer, Ohio; P. 
W. Hudson, Conn. 
GOLDEN PENCILLED. 
Cocks—Ist special premium, A. J. Tuck, Nashua, 
2d premium, Duncan McR. Kay, Galt, Ont. 
3d premium—no award. 
Hens—lst special premium, A. J. Tuck, Nashua, N. H. 
2d premium, Duncan McR. Kay, Galt, Ont. 
3d premium, EH. 8S. Ralph, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Cockerels—1st special premium, L. D. Ely, Rochester, N.Y. 
2d premium, Daniel Allen, Galt, Ohio. 
3d premium, Duncan McR. Kay, Galt, Ont. 
Pullets—Ist special premium, E. 8. Ralph, Buffalo, N. Y. 
2d premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 
3d premium, Duncan Mch. Kay, Galt, Ont. 
NEE 
SILVER PENCILLED. 
| Cocks—lst special premium, S. B. Covert, Buffalo, N. Y. 
2d premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 
3d premium—no award. 
Hens—lIst special premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 
2d premium, 8. B. Covert, Buffalo, N. Y. 
3d premium—no award. 3 
Cockerels—Ist special premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, 
ING Yee 
2d premium, S. B. Covert, Buffalo, N. Y. 
3d premium—no award. 
Pullets—Ist special premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, 
IN, Me 
2d premium—s. B. Covert, Buffalo, N. Y. 
3d premium—no award. 
Jupars—R, M. Griffith, Del.; P. W. Hudson, Conn.; M. 
H. Cryer, Ohio. 

WHITE. 
Cocks—Ist special premium—no award. 
2d premium, Harry Thompson, Jr., Buffalo, N. Y. 
3d premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 
Hens—lIst special premium—no award. 
2d premium, Harry Thompson, Jr., Buffalo, N. Y. 
3d premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 
Cockerels—Ist special premium, Harry Thompson, Jr., Buf- 
fsilony Nis Ya: 
2d premium, Harry Thompson, Jr., Buffalo, N. Y. 
3d premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 
Pullets—Ist ‘special premium, H. Thompson, Jr., Buffalo, 
NT, Ye 
2d premium—L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 
3d premium—no award. 
BLACK. 
Cocks—lIst special premium, Duncan McR. Kay, Galt, Ont. 
2d premium—no award. 
3d premium—no award. 
Hens—lst special premium, Duncan McR. Kay, Galt, Ont. 
2d premium, Charles J. Hodge, Buffalo, N. Y. 
3d premium, L. D. Ely, Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 
