The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-08-10
From Chambers journal.
ClvieT and the Swallows.

In Lis later years tie celebrated Cuyiar loved
to recount the incident which fr>t turned his at
ten;ion to the stnGy Of natural history While
young, and in want he was engaged as tutor to
tie children of the Count de Hedcy, and with
his pupils inhabited an old chateau in tlic Paws do
Caus, at fiquainyille Cuyers room looked tow.
ards the garden, and every morning he WAS accus.
toned to open his window and breail.e the fresh
air before commcsrng the instruction Of hi4 some.
what uudiscipllued pupils. One morning he rc.
marked two swallows building nest in tie outer
angle Of his small easement Tie male bird
brought moist clay in his beal: whbh the hen, as
it Were, kneaded together and. with iheadIiticEut
straws and bits Of hay, formed their future home.
Once the framework WIS completed, both birds
bastened to line the Interior with iea hers wool
and dried leaves; and then taking al Jh; together
into a nrigtboring wood, they dlI not return to
their nest until after the lapse of several days
Meantime some important events had Happened
While the two swallows We're 50 busi,y employ
ed in constructing their hore, Cuyier had remark.
ed two sparrows peiched on a n,ighboring chin.
ney WHO seemed to watch the progress Of affairs
with much curiosity. The treacherous object Of
this Surveillance speedily became apparent; iy.
no sooner had the poor swallows l5ft the ccs5;
Clear than the pair Of sparrUws tool. possession
Of tie nest and established themselves in it as
comfortably az though il Ind been their own pro.
perty Cuvler remarked that they never absent.
ed themselves together from the nest; one al-
ways remained Oh the watch, with ts sturdy bill
protruded through the entrance, prepared to ex.
clude every visitor except its mate
AT the end Of the honeymoon tic 'igAtlui own
ers returned, What was their surprise TO find
their nest pre- occupied! The cock flew indignant,
ly against HE dwelling, 10 eXpc the u'Iulefs, but
was met ny Ae iothil"aDie ooak u' tAs male
SPaFI"N, WH'h qui'hiy tepH!'eu '"e nhiaCky p'o'
lrie'or WIN bleeding heaG ana ruined feathers.
iieuio"'i8 win rage anu sisiIe' ana LIS bf!5ht
eye o"rt'B hfe' ne Fe'ufh'o % HIS D'de' pc'c"ed
Oh green oouSh' ana seemed ioi some moments
|" noiu an ahNlous eo"oquY "lnl Her lheh 'Ley
'%ovH % iIISht 'oze'h.r' ana soon s'iPeWee'
Ife'ehL.y inc men sparrow re'Atled, anu her
husoa'u - an Us Cu'iet coiJec'aleu' 10 give hef
All ""'''i''e" h''oun' oi ms adventure, sC'oihpa'
"ymS '"c 'e'''h' Win c.''",i' curious ,ue Cries
Whlch might wei pass ior de'isive laughter BE
'h"' as IL may me prudent paif GA nor waste
4uei ''Ie N eha''eing' o"' has''ieu out ~ tu'ls
70 70, Co'lec' Lhi s,"G up qG"'''Y ol froy7ioAs'--
Inns accomplished, 'tey o"P remained N'ihin,
ana now ''o stout oeaks We're piacea READY to &c
iehu the entrance tfIes fe7oVheeo m NC ai' ;
'I""us oi s"oA""s oc2"h 10 a-seho.t 'H 'he
'ooi. OG'ier recognized ~ me h't'' oi 'hG'n me
Nl'"'', ""Ise'o'u|' u 'i'Hh" 'i''H "'o'S hNo"h
~ r"' 'esI' ''''FI' =,
L'e lo''E, '"''t were "'se'i-C,eu j" IN c,"ci.Fe
ups o' ,"o i'1I1.eI ST".I"S' I..e 'ns!
"t'e ''','''"'E III s'y'e 'I''' iu''y r'""Ca 'A.
Pe''''"','ecs vi many SPEAKERS II more "H'oilous
,hu Tet'ul0'eu Hlce.,"s''" cry @! u'sLesS was
Ne",p nom T"e V. U'G Nn.IoW S'''' H"uiE
s""'T", tIeu, no uoup' ~ 'hv "''S pafH"lh't'a.
y uec"c' ""u o''"h'" hl'''N',' 10 'i'e pursuit VI
(,.''' '.'e' ~" THe uu@N''s ""uU' ''' ""'"r W.
Cu''i Put's .au p'"' T'' d 5''".t On 'He SUI an"
"e pa1r i'S''e or" I'G,a one "l MS S'ehHeF l'gS
eh'a"g,eo oy "e ,'ue' "''s"'"a"
~ We cry Oh 'Re 'apt'c ABOUT 'W"niy q ms
uTe'hreh lie" towards hi'n' ana r'ad TO sci him
i!ee' oIt N VAN Every ea'r' "n'y served %
| I=I''' ''' o'',I7' "lu :, 'n'',"Sf H'7 pam 'VG
66N,I '"e :" +'lo%S' Us Il VIII "'e consent 'ooH
'"s'' "'u ""e''"s III 'Ie ,"'' c"'''c one oF one
ana gave sh"'p peek Ht tie snare; Ni''n' after
ttPea'e" pun SI"ilN", u, '"V' ana u'f ''en oHd
new JOY "G'ly away WIN Ms k'hI COZ" "p.hi'h;'-
bu'ihs u'' sc'"e' W"!'h passed. "I'mH 'gW
!"uS " Cu''yr' anu al 'he same ui7'a"Ce ''s 'He
Pou nes., 'ne .H-ul ''i'''.,H mo. .''.''s, "uu
'"e TWO sparioWs never ohSe suI'.r t".!! threat
ehiuH Ho,ruu'u pu'hs'
SWuut'''E' anu S"H' "' '"ouRnl' I," r' G.
S"""o"s "S",,'st 'ic Hv'' t"'" i'u Las o'l, Hl.e'
| WV" H'u"; M'n'H "e u'ST"'' rcu "s''''s' 'I,e q"
trance, anu Uheh gave pace 10 hHoNer' VINO Ie
Ic"'e" 'he same tn"llGu'fe, 4L'a lNey m"h"ge'
10 accomplish "hi'e TWO inches o.''a.' nom 'h'
nest so as 10 Keep 4ut o' 'hG ieach oi 'l'e o'Iea
EurIeu slIr'1"7' H.I'eG' 'he i"'.r were :" ei
iy',u.,'F pi'nIea uy Tue H,S' H','.t'se q! ,"""
'';'' 'N', u" longer 'housH' o' ue'.A"'nS 'iciH
serves M'an'tne me swallows connhH'a % Ne"l
/ iiN' On ue nest GI',' II was conf Ie':E covered
,"e opening "ou'' nave Oe'" q.''G '",Aea VI
ouV '"r ','e desperate e!'or's ih"Hr "y '"e spar
fo"'-W''" oy several t.hyU'Ne SHOCKS eoNHj'
eu 10 sn"Ne oI some "I VIC P'"rI1' bo' "'
u"''.i''eh' oi uS lIp.''yot '"'t'"s Pt',"r"
." 'Ly u's'' "Hu VIZ" ""'' ','"' "'H e'""'
sihoo'Heu NJ" 2''.S.u Gown '''o VOW" cay over
tne opening, a'g ~ at 'eSe sHece,"e' IN G."-ns i
h.rn't"'n'y' me" "c'e "e"'u' nom huha!rI'
o. ''''e 'h'o"''' ''es " vengeance ana u Ne'o
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