. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. THE NEST IN THE MAIL-BOX. 39 At her new home her mood changed, but, alas! not for the better. She now complained all the time; and the burden of her cry was ever the same: "Polly wants to go to Detroit; poor Polly wants to go to Detroit! " So sad was the bird's moan that a lady who lived across the street had to close the front doors and windows of her house and retire to the rear, that she might not hear it. For fourteen days tlie poor creature sent forth her pitiful wail. She refuse
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. THE NEST IN THE MAIL-BOX. 39 At her new home her mood changed, but, alas! not for the better. She now complained all the time; and the burden of her cry was ever the same: "Polly wants to go to Detroit; poor Polly wants to go to Detroit! " So sad was the bird's moan that a lady who lived across the street had to close the front doors and windows of her house and retire to the rear, that she might not hear it. For fourteen days tlie poor creature sent forth her pitiful wail. She refused food, and died with the half-finished petition upon her tongue: " Poor Polly wants to go " â THE XEST IX THE MAIL-BOX. We had to fasten a box for our mail on the gate-post, because the postman is afraid of our dog, and will not come into the vard. Last summer two little blue- birds made a pretty nest right in that box. The mamma bird laid five tiny eggs, and sat on them, letting the postman drop the letters on her. Every morn- ing and evening the news- boy put in the paper. Papa bird brought her worms, and mamma, my sister, and I used to watch him. He would â go into the box while Ave looked ut wh(>n we Avalked away he op down quick as a flash. By and by there were five little birds in the nest. We thought the letters and papers would surely kill them. But they did not; the birds grew finely. Their mouths were always wide 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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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