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Show GRATITUDE OF A BLACKBIRD Abaoluta Authantlclty of Thla Story Not Vouchad for. Wo ara unahln In Kuarantra tha ah' olnto aulli.'nllilly nf lha followlnx lory; but aa truth la nflrn alrangur than flrllon, wa liava It to our (11a rrlinlnailn r.'aili-ra to aottln tha point aa to which i-alpitory It bntonita. A aril known rharltahlo Rnnllrman, who wna In lha habit of taking a "ronailiutlonal" ovary momlhrc, aaw on on a nt hla ramhlna a half froton hlaiUhlrd lyhm en tho anow. Tie plrkcd It up and took It homo, whore, with cara and ri"opar food, It bnrama a amoral pel; and Ha kind maafc-r, finding It vary tvarhalilo, not It to li-arn a popular am-.u, wlilrh, by dint "f prarlra. It waa al.li. Id wliUlla rrw (M-Klnulnir In and wilhoiit faulL With the raturn ef tha aprlng, our friend aat It at llliarty, aa ha could not ni. d It In hla heart to dulaln It la rapllvlly any loiiK..r. A yrar paaaod, and In the followliiK aprlnx tho phll-anturoput phll-anturoput waa awakcncil un nioriilim hy rvrtaln hariuoiilotia tonoa which pro. tfdcil from a tro opiMiatto hli hi'ilruoin wlmlow. It aa the boiik ha hail laiiRht the blackbird now r culler cu-ller od by fur vnic,,.. The grateful bird had. durlrn the winter, tuiiKht Ihnc of Hi coniiadoa lo aim: the Hip ular air. and uow pcrforuud It aa a Muartrt for lha ilulet iatlon of Ita beu-t'luilor. |