. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . most of the trees, and the flowers were sleep-ing in their tombs—though the birds hadfled, and their happy minstrelsy was heardno more, still there were signs of cheerfulnessaround us. The little woodpeckers werecreeping up and down the hoary oaks, seek- 104 WIT BOUGHT. ing for the worms that had taken winterquarters in the bark Small flocks of wild turkeys frequentlycrossed our path ; the partridges were callingtheir mates by flapping their wings uponsome rotton log, thus producing a soundlike the roll of a distant drum ; the black a
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . most of the trees, and the flowers were sleep-ing in their tombs—though the birds hadfled, and their happy minstrelsy was heardno more, still there were signs of cheerfulnessaround us. The little woodpeckers werecreeping up and down the hoary oaks, seek- 104 WIT BOUGHT. ing for the worms that had taken winterquarters in the bark Small flocks of wild turkeys frequentlycrossed our path ; the partridges were callingtheir mates by flapping their wings uponsome rotton log, thus producing a soundlike the roll of a distant drum ; the black and. gray squirrels, in vast numbers, were holdingtheir revel upon the walnut and chestnuttrees, occasionally chasing each other, likebirds, among the branches; and now andthen a deer bounded before us, gazed back- DEER. 105 war a for a moment, and then, with his tailand antlered head erect, plunged into thewood. When evening approached we foundwe had proceeded full five and twenty were then in the midst of woods, andfinding a partial shelter under a rock,
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