. The bird. Birds. 218 THE BIKD coimtiy, made their campaign so much the more successfully, because each waged war in its 0"vvti manner. The blacl\ the gray, and the egg-layer (such were their military titles), marched together in close array, and recoiled not a step ; the dreamer or pliilosopher prefeiTed skirmishing by himself (choiianner), and accomplished much more work. A superb black cat, the companion of their solitude, studied daily the track of the field mouse and the lizard, hunted the wasp, devoured the Spanish fly, always at some distance in advance of the respectful -'
. The bird. Birds. 218 THE BIKD coimtiy, made their campaign so much the more successfully, because each waged war in its 0"vvti manner. The blacl\ the gray, and the egg-layer (such were their military titles), marched together in close array, and recoiled not a step ; the dreamer or pliilosopher prefeiTed skirmishing by himself (choiianner), and accomplished much more work. A superb black cat, the companion of their solitude, studied daily the track of the field mouse and the lizard, hunted the wasp, devoured the Spanish fly, always at some distance in advance of the respectful -'â ^ \ip^:^, One word more in reference to them, and one regret. Our business being finished, we prepared for our departure. But what would become of ihe'ffh ? Given to a frienii, they would assuredly be eaten. We deliberated long. Then, coming to a vigorous decision, according to the ancient creed of savage tribes, who believed that it was sweetest to die by the hands of those we love, and thought that by eating their heroes they themselves became heroic, we made of them, not without lamentation, a funereal banquet. It is a traly grand spectacle to see descendâone might almost say from heaven â against this fiightful swarming of the universal monster-liirth which awakens in the spring, hissing, whin'ing, croak- ing, buzzing, in its huge hunger, the universal saviour, in a hundred. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874; Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904. London ; New York : T. Nelson
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