. Wild life near home . e a faint aTiswei-ing call : White ! The answer seemed to breaka sj^ell; and on three sides of me soundedother calls. At this the little signaler repeatedher efforts, and each time the answers camelouder and nearer. Presently something darkhurried by me over the snow and joined the[45] (|iuiil I was watching. It was one of the coveythat I had heard call from the woods. Again and again the signal was sent forthuntil a third, fourth, and finally a fifth weregrouped aliout the leader. There was just anaudible twitter of welcome and gratitude ex-changed as each new-comer ma
. Wild life near home . e a faint aTiswei-ing call : White ! The answer seemed to breaka sj^ell; and on three sides of me soundedother calls. At this the little signaler repeatedher efforts, and each time the answers camelouder and nearer. Presently something darkhurried by me over the snow and joined the[45] (|iuiil I was watching. It was one of the coveythat I had heard call from the woods. Again and again the signal was sent forthuntil a third, fourth, and finally a fifth weregrouped aliout the leader. There was just anaudible twitter of welcome and gratitude ex-changed as each new-comer made his more the whistle sounded ; but this timethere was no response across the silent field. Tlie quails made their way to a thick cedarthat spread out over the ground, and, huddlingtogether in a close bunch under this, they mur-mured something soft and low among themselvesand—dieamed. Some of the family were e\idently missing,and I ciept away, sorry that e^en one had been[alcen fiom the little Ami — di-eamerl. SOME SNUG WINTER BEDS ,**
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