Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19
laid six eggs, and while she was hatclarg them,

llef lilaLc Siliplea nef Wtn lilsettS TOT lOOu. A
 the end of a fortnight Cuyier remarked tha
 the cock was busy all day in bringing an enor
 nous quantity of insects to his household : ane
 looking into the nest, he saw six little yellow bills all gaping wide for food From that time
 1t became constant source of pleasure to the
 tutor to watch the progressive developenlen'
 of the little family Their yellow beaks be came black and shining, their downy bode:
 were covered with smooth and elegant plumage and they began to accompany their mother ir her SI:ort excursions from the nest The cock taught his children how to seize their prey il tho afr j; tow to fly high when the atmosphere was calm, and the flies disported themselves ill the upper g,ous and how to keep neal the groun. when q storm was approaching for then all insects seek a shelter 1 Thus pass cd tine summer, and autumn came Crowds Of swallows once more assembled ol the roof of the Chateau de F.quainville. They held conversations, aud Cuvier amused hinISt | With trying to interpret their language. The children Of the nest were placed ill the midst Of the troop with the othrr young sw allows aud one morning the whole assembly took flight simultaneously, and directed their course to- ; Wards the cast. h the following spring two swallows, lean, and with ruflcd feathers, cane and took possession of the nest. Cuvier i'm mediat:y r,eognizcd them they We're the
 dcntcaI birds whom Ae hai watched with su
 much interest during the prec, ding year. They began to rrlm.r thc:r dwelling, and to stop the cllinks produced by tue wiIttrs frost td' Y refined the interior With soft dried moss and feathers, ad thea, as in the presiJu, season, St out fer an eNcurs.oI
 The merniny after their retRri, as they we're g"yiy putsaiis tticr prey close to Cuv.er's Will dow, for they wcre HOW quite tanir, ahd accu>- toned to ii,a presence, hawk that Was sodr Il : Ill the ar, pounccd suddenly oh he cock. He struck him With hs talonS, and Was bearing h.m off, when Cuv.cr fired at hun w.tl, Il fowl iny-piece, which happened luck,iy to Lc at hand. The Lrlsand tvli into the garden mo.taI'y wounded. and Cuvicr Lastened to relieve his poor lttl, ty.end. Fac swallow was seriously wounded the hawks ta.osls had decpiy ii,rccd hlS sides, aud gram or two of sIot had g"azcd hlS breast, and brokca one Wing. The kind young uun Grcss> q tiic wounds w.lh all possible care and tenderness, aud then, with the assist ance of a laddrr, replaced him iA ais ntst whiIe the poor hen iuttcred sadly round her mate, uttcr.ng piercing cries oi distress DU- ring three days she otly quilted the nest to seek for insects wlcll she brought to her cock Cuvicr watched his poor Little laugulshDS head teebiy raised to take the offered food, but cacl, day h.s strength v:sbiy declined. At length early one lnornng, Cuvi,r Was awakened by the cries of the hcn, who Was beating her Wings against the window he raa to the nest Alas, t oa!y contained litcless body From that moment the hcu droolrd and p.ned away. Sie never left the nest, refused the food WhcIi Gu r;er constantly Off,rcd her, and literally bro ke'.-hcaftcd expired five days after the death of her beloved conlun.ou.
 The Little history left strong impression o1 tn, amai!c and gtitcd m nd O.. lllc y.u. E tutrr 1t led hm to devote h.s leisure hours to tllc lcrscrv,rny study Of Ialurai history aLsi many nio .tils afterwards he r.4ated the anec- dolc to the Aobc TcS>Icr, who Was paying q, visit at the ch ltc:u. Revolutionary rrsrca, ton had oiligcd this distinguished lnan to take refuge in Normandy, and acccl the shnat.un of physician 10 the Ao>l ital ol F, camp. Struck With the tv.,irnt tucht of Cuvier, he ciigugtd d hu to deliver a course of lectures on natural history te the pupils attending his hospital and wrote to introduce him to the notice Oi Jussieu and Gcoh:oy-SaihtHl II lairc. Cuvier entered into correspondence with these aud with uther scientific men auo, after some t,:ile passed iu lro:ound study, he Was ai'ponlcd tC ill the char of comparative anatomy at Paris. The remainder of his glorious career is matter of history.