. Bird-lore . the unsatisfied heart wasplainly his. His long, sweet, interpolating whistle, variously ran- The Cardinal at the Hub 85 dering Peace , . peace . . peace ! Three cheers, three cheers,etc., to these sympathetic northern ears became Louise, Louise, Lou-ise ! Thenceforth he was Louis, the Cardinal, calling for his mate. On March 26, a kind friend took pity on the lonely bachelor, anda caged bird, Louise, was introduced to him. In the lovely dove-colored bird, with faint washings of red and the family mask andcrest, the Cardinal at once recognized his kind. His joy wasunbounded ; and
. Bird-lore . the unsatisfied heart wasplainly his. His long, sweet, interpolating whistle, variously ran- The Cardinal at the Hub 85 dering Peace , . peace . . peace ! Three cheers, three cheers,etc., to these sympathetic northern ears became Louise, Louise, Lou-ise ! Thenceforth he was Louis, the Cardinal, calling for his mate. On March 26, a kind friend took pity on the lonely bachelor, anda caged bird, Louise, was introduced to him. In the lovely dove-colored bird, with faint washings of red and the family mask andcrest, the Cardinal at once recognized his kind. His joy wasunbounded ; and the accjuaintance progressed rapidly, a mutual under-standing being plainly reached during the seventeen days of cagecourtship. Louis brought food to Louise, and they had all things incommon except liberty. April 12, in the early morning, the cage was taken out-of-doors andLouise was set free. She was quick to embrace her chance, and flewinto the neighboring shrubbery. For six days she reveled in her new-. !t|- jiirfTr^- Lir*ni[II CARDINAL AND Hu found freedom ; Louis, meanwhile, coming and going as of old, andoften carrying away seeds from the house to share with his mate. April 16, he lured her into the house, and after that they came oftenfor food, flying fearlessly in at the window, and delighting their friendswith their songs and charming ways. Louis invariably gave thechoicest morsels to his mate, and the course of true love seemed tocross the adage ; but alas ! Death was already adjusting an arrow forthat shining mark. April 25, Louise stayed in the house all day, going out at the following day she remained indoors, Louis feeding her ;but her excellent appetite disarmed suspicion, and it was thought thatshe had taken refuge from the cold and rain, especially as she spentthe night within. The third morning, April 27, she died. An exami-nation of her body revealed three dreadful wounds. Louis came twittering to the window, but was not let in until aday or t
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