The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-21

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was Matching them her mate supplied her with in
secis for flod. Al the end Of a fortnight, Cuvier
remarked thai The co, busy all day in bring
lug an Enormous qBantiy Of insects 10 his hinss-
hold sni looking into the nest. he saw SIX liz Il
yellow bils all gaping wide for fIrd Fion snat
time it became CONSTANT source sf liza ,lr ID; tses
tutor 10 watch The progressive dsvsisan,rnr ~ tae
hue family. Their yellow beaks beeans bsaek
ard shining, their downy b, dies were covered with
smooth and elegant Vlumsge and IEiey began TO
accompany their mother 10 her short excursions
IRON The nest. The cock taught his children hOwe
TO seize their prey in the air how fy hizh when
the atmosphere was calm, and the hes disported
themselves IN the upper regions and now 10 keep
near the ground when a storm was approaching;
for then all in ects seek shelter.
Thus passed the summer, and autumn came
crowds OF swallows once more assembled on the
roof Of the Chateau de Fquainville. They held
regular conversations, and CuvIer alnused hima self
with trying to interpret their language. The
children u the nes, We're placed Ia te mIdsf of the
troop with the other Young swallows /. and one
morning the whole assembly look fl;nht smtilsafie-
0usly, and directed heir course to,sagds The East
In the following spring, two swalssss lean and
with ruffi-d feathers came and took pos sessfon Of
the nest. Cuvier Immediately recognized them
they y ere the denuesl birds y bon he had watched
With 50 much interest during the psseedina year
ihey Began 10 repair their dwelling, and to stop
me ehinks produced by the winters frost; they
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excursion.
| The morning after their return. az thew wers
ga1y pursu ng ther prey close TO Cuvier's window,
iof no" ihey Were quite Eans, and accus,Om-d 10
| ms presence, hawk that ~as soarino m The air
| pouneed suddenly on the coek He s,rnck him
| WIN his iaons, and was bearing him oH vh-n
| Cuvler fred az him with f,wlme pieee which
] happened luckily to be at hand Tn hsig,nd Ill
| into The garden morally wounded and Cuviar
| hasiened 10 relieve his poor llsil. friend TIE
sWa llw was serdnsiy Wounded; the ha ! ,alous
had deeply pierced his sides, and gan or Two Of
| shot had grazed his breast, aud broken one wing
lhe klnd ypung man dressed the wounds with all
| p'ssIbie care and tenderness, and Ihen wish the
assistance of ladder, replaced him in his nest
while the poor h7n flntlered sadly aroun her male
| uuerIng pierci cries of distress During three
days shs only qntt-d The nest 10 seek for insectg
| which she brought 10 her cock Cnvier watched
his lile anguishng head fesbly raised 10 take the
fiefed food, bur each day his SIRE gh visibiy de-
| cIinrd. AT length early one morning Cnver was
awakened by The cries Of the hen, who was bsaf-
| ing her wrgs against the window hs ran to The
nest Ala, it only o0nlain-d hfrless body /.
| From that moment the hen dropped and pined
away. She never ieft the nest, refused the food
which Cuyier constantly off nd her, aud literally
broken hearted, expired i've days after the death of
| her beloved companion
| This hule history left strong impression on the
| amable and giitd d mind Of the young tutor. 1t
led him devote his leisure hours to the INTEREST,"
| ing study Of natural history and mSny months
afterwards he related the aaassdda,e 90 the Able
Rey,I',i;.. rSs,lsr, VINO N 2s o,,,;1 eau.
pI7,sISS,, - paylng visit TO the a 1sr1.i
Tsbad ,n persecution had obliged lhts
esn, ~ man 10 take refuge IN Notmandv " h
E.ca ss,ud"oh 0i physician 10 tha ho.. a.. a.
vier struck with the evident talsn1 ps :, OF
~ "e engaged him 10 deliver a cnrrs. r. tN--- ~ -
History To the pupils atren5iS, ~ Ssties
~, 'u wrote 70 Introduce him IN IN, +, NJ ,o
in,o anu GeUtfoy- -Saint-H Hiars Cnv %
enIf espoiueice with these and with oths, ~;
founJ sti,' ava, after some time passed In mr.
Cornn.+'!' - ~ was appointed to fiji the cbair oe
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efszs-%n yNs you'd create freehold THAI 49,
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him ~ e %If at law, it is necessary to 80,
yyonI AS%, oIhe will, for that othe,,visssshSe ~
f,O woaS oe, she whole properly ie' glss,he Tss,
t;S, pass p s-ny place makes H. nnbl;o
& 10y; hfsT ody of a debtor NAV be takess-
- eNecu'ion alter 4 'ath. That a man aas;s,,ns-
woman who is in az. if he takes ..,s> To,, tbs
anus s1he priest cieiqed onIgs single under
PIat those wbe rs sas5is for her engagements.
erish, Il J,sass sss born at belong to StePney
: u lzsaSsIthat second cousins may not marry,
ti5uSh first cousins may. That the husband has
he power Of dvorcing his wife by selling her IN
,pen market with halter round her neck Ihata
vomau's marrying man under the gaiiows wal
ave him from execution. That II criminal has
,een hung, and revives, he eanuot afterwards be
,xecuted That the owners OF asses are obliged to
crop the ears OF those animals, lest the length Of
hem should lrighten the horses These and some
other allacies equally absurd are yet fully believed
in by many.