. Peter Parley's kaleidoscope : or, Parlor pleasure book : consisting of gleanings from many fields of the curious, the beautiful, and the wonderful . And they blessed Rebecca, and said unto her, Thouart our sister; be thou the mother of thousands of millions, andlet thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. And Rebecca arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon thecamels, and followed the man ; and the servant took Rebecca,and went his way. And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for hedwelt in the south country. And Isaac went out to meditate inthe field at the even-tide
. Peter Parley's kaleidoscope : or, Parlor pleasure book : consisting of gleanings from many fields of the curious, the beautiful, and the wonderful . And they blessed Rebecca, and said unto her, Thouart our sister; be thou the mother of thousands of millions, andlet thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. And Rebecca arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon thecamels, and followed the man ; and the servant took Rebecca,and went his way. And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for hedwelt in the south country. And Isaac went out to meditate inthe field at the even-tide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and,behold, the camels were coming. And Rebecca lifted up hereyes; and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. Forshe had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh inthe field to meet us ? And the servant had said. It is my master :therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. And the servanttold Isaac all things that he had done. And Isaac brought herinto his mother Sarahs tent, and took Rebecca, and she becamehis wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after hismothers THE HUMMING BIRDS. ) HESE are at once the smallestand most beautiful of the fea-thered tribes. One speciesonly is common as far north as NewEngland ; this is called the ruby-throat,and is what is generally spoken of asthe humming bird, in the United States. Farther south, however,in the tropical parts of America, and in the West Indies, thereare three hundred different species, all bearing a general resem-blance, yet each kind possessing peculiarities of form, color, andhabits. There is considerable diversity in size, from two to fourinches in length. In delicacy of texture, and metallic brilliancyof color, their feathers are unrivaled. They are the most activeof all known birds, exceeding even the swallow in in air and hovering over a flower, their wings movewith so much rapidity that they are not seen, except as glea
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