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Show Traits of Bird Lovers. Years ago, during a winter's visit In London, I used to watch the persons per-sons who regularly fed the birds In nyde park. I noticed that most of them were people of apparently humble hum-ble circumstances, a few pretty close to underfeeding themselves. It was delightful to see how much pleasure they all took In keeping these birds from hunger. Two that I saw each day for a week or so, evidently husband and wife, I ventured to speak to. Eagerly they talked about the birds as they might have talked about children, noting and relishing Individual characteristics. char-acteristics. "We havejiecome so fond of them," said the wife. "They recognize us now, ninny of them, and a few come to us quite fearlessly. We should feel quite uncomfortable if we should miss a day. They are like members j of the family that have to be cared for." Exchange. |