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Yet, such is the sad fact ; for while walking quickly along the street this morning, the writer sud- denly caught sight of a picture which could scarcely fail to touch even the hardest heart, and melt it into pit}' — for there before him, partly covered with beautiful downy flakes, lay a dear little creature asleep in the chilly arms of Death! Yes, it was quite dead. Its little dark blue eyes, once no doubt so charming to its parents, were dull and sunken in their sockets. Its tiny mouth was firmly closed, and its little bare feet and legs were rigid with ihe bitter cold. Its puny, wasted frame was en- veloped in a thin, brown and black garment ; and the pure white snow served as its bed, its pillow, and its shroud. Whose could it be ? Did no one care for it ; or had the little waif strayed from some cheerless, comfortless hovel into the cold night air and laid itself down to die ? These were the questions that such an affecting scene naturally suggests . But another now presented itself— what should be done with the little one ? This was soon settled, for the writer ' took it up tenderly ' and bore it into a house some distance away, where the old cat evidently recognized it, for she pounced upon and speedily de- voured the unfortunate little English sparrow . Moral : During these times of festivity and happiness, do not forget the poor and ill-clad — nor even the tiny sparrow which * has no barn nor storehouse' whence it may satisfy its hunger. E.J. ODE TO A WILD CANARY SEEN ON THE LAST OF NOVEMBER, 1889. O, thou fair foolish bird decked with sable and gold, What possessed thee to stay in this region so cold. Why departest thou not tothe isles of thy i)irth : Knowest not that of food for long months there is dearth ? Upon wliat, little bird, dost thou hope to subsist ? For thy loved thistleseed thou must surely have missed ; Oh haste thee away then from winter's cold breath, Or too 8oon shalt thou lie in the arms of chill death. Dost thou wonder, 1 pray, at the carpet so white That now clothes all the earth with a mantle of light ? Spread thy wings to the wind ; oh, be wise, do not stay ; Through the ocean of air to the Soutli speed away. Over many a mile must thou sail ere thou see Thy sweet mate who perchance is now seeking for thee ; Aye perchance 'mong the rest she is trying to find Her true love, now so far in tlie North left behind. Over wave after wave like a ve sel at sea — Nay, thou cleavest the depths, on its bosom sails she — Now ridest aloft on the billowy crest, Now furlest thy sails for a moment to rest : Then descendest the slope to the depths of the dale : — Thus thou wingest thy way over mountain and vale, ♦ Canaries UHually migrate to the South, some lime in October. Their man- ner of flying is rather peculiar ; so it seemed best to me to 'give a short description of it in i»rose, and the reader will tlien be better able to appreciate th ? simile con- tained in stanzas five and six, When flying long distances, they make a continu- ous succession of swoops, each about fifty feet in length. As they flap their wings, they mount upwards to the height of about ten feet, "on the billowy crest ," they then fold their wings, and the impetus gained by the steady ascent carries them 8ome twenty feet farther, though in going that distance they again " descend to the depths of the dale." They sail through the midst of tlie ocean of air—a vessel is safer on the surface, or bosom, of the ocean of water ; but as a small vessel will at one time be "en the crest of the wave," then in the trough, or " dale," between two, and again *' on a billowy crest"— in a manner exactly similar, is the canary " up on the crest of a billow of air," "down in the dale," and again " resting there" her '* furled sails" until the impetus gained is expended. E. J. 5 Over city and village, o'er mansion and town, Over hilltops that trees with fresh foliage crown ; Till thy flower-bedecked isles with their roseate hues, Bid thee pause in thy fligiit, and regale on the dews. In the breasts of sweet flowers through the night stored away To entice thee to trill thy melodious lay. For when thou to enrapture with song dost incline, E'en the nightingale's note were less lovely than thine — Did his tremulous tones make the everglades ring, Through the course of the day, when the other birds sing. But his lute never sounds till the stars are all bright ; Then he pours forth his soul in the dead of the night : — For the stillness of night adds a charm to his tune, As he trills to his mate by the light of the moon. 'Tis not rare that young Cupid with exquisite art Hath employed this 8\\ eet warbler to carry his dart. And to place it in bosoms of mortals o'er-fond. Filling each with that love that to love must respond. For to whom doth the nightingale sing but his mate ? — Not to mortals o'er-fond who oft meet at the gate : Though at beautiful palace, at mansion and hall. And at cottager's home, Love reigns Queen over all. Then what anthem more fitting fond hearts could entwine, Or what music two hearts on Love's altar enshrine, Than the song, full of love, that spontaneous wells From the heart of this sprite, through the hills and the dells Of the Motherland deur, every calm summer's e'en?— None, oh none, beloved bird, ot all songsters the Queen ! But, O nightingale, thou art intruomg I fear, Though thy rich mellow note never tires on the ear ; So reluctantly now we must bid thee adieu, And take up the refrain to thy rival anew. Long ago men took captive a jubilant throng Of these goldi n-robed birds, so devoted to song ; Bore them off in their craft as a wonderful prize — But the vessel was wrecked 'neath fair Italy's skies. Their freedom regained, to Isle Elba they flew, And full soon from these songsters a colony grew ; I ■ ti And the male that the longest and loudest could sing, Was adored by the fair and selected as king. But mankind seemed to think they full liberty had, To ensnare and enslave what fjiir freedom made glad ; So ere long all were ta'en from the hill and the glen, And dispersed far and wide 'mong the children of men. In the palace, in prisons of silver they sing, Making music befitting the ears of a king — Though their songs are no sweeter in prisons of gold, Than in poverty's cage, be it ever so old. On the (^elicate hands of the princess thej^ perch— For a plaintive refrain they their repertoire search, Then with notes low and clear as the ' coo ' of the dove, Sing — of course to their mate— a sweet anthem of love. And bright teardrops like pearls from her dewy eyes start. As she thinks of the prince who has won her pure heart; While she lists with emotion, her lover divines What has caused the glad t ears, and he fondly entwines His strong arm round her waist as he asks her with glee, If the Queen of his Home she is willing to be ; (As he 'waits the reply, how his heart throbs and beats ;) She assents— and the bird its sw^et cadence repeats. In the cottage, in wickervvork cages their trill Through the laborer's heart sends a rapturous thrill : Makes him tliink of the woods where he roamed when a boy — His young life brimming over with innocent joy : Bears him back to the time when he promised to be, Kind and good for her sake," at his dear mother's knee : And he vows to his wife he his ways will amend — To'ards the good and the right all his energies bend. Oft, thou blithe little bird, hast thou broken the spell Tlipt was causing our soul on its sorrow to dwell ; And transported the mind by thy ravishing strains, To our homes in the woods, 'mong the hills, on the plains. Then sing on, happy sprite, cheer the sick and the sad ; Let thy soul-stirring rliapsodies still make them glad : Bear them off to the fields where in childhood they trod. To the treasured old homestead, to mother, to God. E. J. A DUEL TO THE DEATH ON WATER STREET. Strange aa it may seem, neither the unwearied reporter nor the investigating bobby have, up to the present time, gained the slightest clue as to the names of the two desperate charac- ters who perpetrated the awful tragedy narrated below : Rarely has there been witnessed, in this, or any other place of human habitation, a more thrilling example of what a bitter, persistent hate can accomplish, than might have been seen a few mornings ago on Water street west. What makes it seem even more horrible, perhaps, is the sad fact that both the com- batants were of the fairer sex. Wlien first seen by the writer they were firmly locked in each other's embrace upon the moist grass, but were at the same time attacking each other with even their mouths and feet. Their outer garments were very wet, and bedraggled with mire, through their having frequently rolled one over the other in the dirty, damp grass. Now one had the advantage, now the other, but neither seemed in the least inclined to desist until her sister should breathe no more. The duellists were evidently not French, for they had no swords ; nor Italian, for they used no deadly dirks, but they were undoubtedly of English descent, for they fouglit with the persistency of bull- dogs. They said not a word to each other though their vocal powers were intact — possibly their hate was too terrible, too deep to be expressed in that way. Be that as it may, they ap- peared to be quite unconscious of my approach until I was within a few feet of them. But would it be safe for me to venture to remonstrate in a case where hatred had reached so fearful a pitch ? While set- tling this question in my mind, one of them, possibly somewhat ashamed of her conduct, got up and departed. But the deadly feud was not yet to end. The other also arose and made straight for her enemy. Overtaking her a short distance from the scene '• ■ '' ' : ^ - • - . <" " — of their former encounter, they again grappled, and attacked each other with such unrestrained fury that both fell prone to the earth ; and, as l)efore, each endeavored by exerting every power to its utmost, to end lier sister's life. I again approached the scene of this horrible battle, though I was naturally undeci