New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-20

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pesckes -, S. nack wl,s black sccomplice, who
blend yras grsnch penfad The dsE, and while his
islru - a H8 gfmaceat Suddenly plunged
The dog turne III 49, go lnto the dogs back.
snap aT instssi III 49, y fcunu with s1arI aHd
about GoloTuko ss ~ 9sne YVES gone The crows
gYoups rou.sa ~ every evening % noisy
battle for a. hsar ~ ssssn5 fFsah water lake a
i night - s1s before retar1ng for tAe
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that ns,vss Il = w. zee fat with slla rat snake
| 4 40 ranch ,ss aa snefs y We coffee rat which
l thew r.refsr .sssN 70 we Malabax coolies that
TIsv al Il f;sS w. VI w Nv Plantations Il infests
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3a 1scsansea - gssd for ths tabls -
}aate absn 1si tss.e1s Man hia Atle " Sher
mi nalyca Tss, 800 ~ 49, go ~ We yauag cocoa
hated At the end with *. ~. nssaasy frsnshss
~ narras mi IL II ,e zsoFse focd Aad mads
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or the number OF the parrSqnets ID Ceyien, Mr..
Edgar Layard gives ms shis IDEA = At ChiiaWsr he
says, 81 have seen such vast flights Of parr0guetB
coming to roost Id the eocoarnnt trees which over
hang the bazaar, that their noise drowned The Ba-
bel Of tongues bargaining for the evening proyf-
sions. Hearing OF the swarms which resorted to
this spot, posted myself on bridge some half
mile distant, and attempted to count the hocks
which came. from single direction to the east
ward.
"About O'Clock in the afternoon struggling par
ties began to wend towards home and in sie coilrse
of half an hour the current fairly set in. But
soon found that had no longer distinct fIocks 10
COUNT became one living screami171 streas1
Some flew high to the air till right above their
homes and diyed abruptIy downward with many
eyoIutions till on level with the trees; others kept
along the ground and dashed close by my face
with the rapidly of thought their brilliant pIumaze
shining with an exquisite lusfer ID the sunlight
waited on the spot till the evening cloud when
could hear, though no longer distinguish, the birds
fighting for their perches and on firing shot they
rose with noise like tie rushing Or mighty
wind but soon settled again, and such din com
menced AZ shall never forget; the shrill screams
of the birds, the Entering Of their inaumerabIe
wings and the rnstling or the leaves Or the palm
trees were almost deafeninG and was GLAD at last
to escape to the Government Rest House,
49,. q. r C.. = -.
80 full OF life Is Ceylon that the greatforest trees
disappear almost ihstantaneousiy AFTER they nave y
taisn 70 the ground, being reduced to dust Dy the
white ants and beetles. Let man come near with
his gun, and palmyra palm shall seem to have no