The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-03-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
NATURAL HISTORY.

Mr.. Editor-My friend Mr.-h has given
me the following anecdote of the Wren,
which give to your readers.
Last spring, pair Of Wrens took possess
sion of a Martins box ON my coach house :;
here they continued peaceable inhabitants,
and with industry constructed nest. de-
posted in it the embryos of their future
happiness. AT the season of the Martins
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Wien grounded her claim as being the first
discoverer. The Martin, unwilling to give
up her ancient manor, assaulted the works
with great bravery. The Wren supported
by his duti!ul mate fought in his own de-
fence, for the protection Of his posterity,
with Yankee obstinacy but being overpow-
cred by superior force, evacuated the box,
and made good his retreat in the face Of
his enemy. The Martin triumphantly enter
ed, and, Arnold like, put every soul to the
sword, destroying all the works of his ad-
versary; supposing their victory complete,
and their enemy vanquished, they rested
secure i'll their ancient habitation; a few
hours changed the face of war, the van
pushed Wren having engaged in his ser
vice train of large birds, among which
were several Kingbirds, returned and him
self became the assailant; the Martins de-
Tended with resolution, and advanced to
the charge with great intrepidity; the works
beiug carried, the Martins retreated in dis
order, while their rear was harrassed with
lnnumerable assaults from the besieging
Kingbirds. The Martins being driven a.
way the Wren was a peaceable inhabitant
The Kingbird, like all other Kings, seems
well delighted with war. and willingly en-
cages to defend the weak and injured, or to
manifest his own superiority.
have also another anecdote of the Mar
tin, but from whom | received it do not
now recollect.
! A pair of Martins having taken refuge in
deserted Doves house, had constructed
their nest, and reared their young, when
the Doves returning assaulted and drove the
Martins out, they perched on neigboring
house, and watched the outgoing of the
Doves, then returned to their habitation,
broke uptheir nests, and the old nests of tine
Doves. and with the sticks Of which these
were built, completely barricaded the door.
and that with so much ingenuity and
strength as to resist the future assaults of
the Doves who soon raised the siege and
left the Martins in peaceable possession of
their fortress which had been rendered i'm
pregnable by a Martin engineer.
Hartford Mirror.
SINGULAR INTERPosITIoN. A lady had
a tame bird which she was in the habit OF
letting out of its cage every day. One NOR
ming as it was picking crumbs of bread of
the carpet, her cat, who always before show
ed great kindness for the bird, seized it on
sudden, and jumped with it in her mouth
upon table. The lady was much alarmed
for the fate of her favorite, but, on turning
about, instantly discerned the cause. The
door had been left open, strange cat had
just come into the room! After turning il
out, her own cat came down from her place
of safety, and dropped the bird without do
ing it the least injury.
PRAcTlckL JOKE. On Friday se'night, tn,
Royal Dragons marched into Cork, and as thu
streets of that city do not happen to be in th'
| highest state Of clearly perfection at the pres
ent time, the band struck up Buy Broom,
to the infinite amusement of the populace, WHIT
answered with loud cheers.-Irish paper.
| His Persian majesty, in eoloquial designa
ton is called" The King of Kings-Th
/ Shadow of God--The Centre to which all tn
world is turned-and The Asylum of the Uni
verse - whose saddle is the moon. and who's
stirrup is the new moon