, 1881-03-19

4 DAnw1N1.AN DIVERSION.
Harptf's Magazine fer April.
Tho servant Of my grocer. II sfIarr hoy |
na,uc Joe, told MIC ll1 lad lately seen i'll tho
streets large ind handsome pigeos, with |
scarlet-tippel wings, purple tal-feathers. aid
u sn,all wcll-slaped cotnb. lilc cock's, upon
Ills head. THIS was n stnggerrr,-a plgeon
with cuck's combl The peaks of culor il,
fcathors might be accounted fnr, but the
comb! M, 1t was impossible; the col1s,nlHr
were too widely distinct from tho gtllina.
questioned tho lad. Ife declared It WAS
true, and that he lind seen the bird often. lie
calculated i,e knew pigeon. anl knew what
comb was. This was fine sleek bird, with
knowing look, a1,d not n bit skuery.
X this Is true, thought 1, will knock tho
naturaEsts undwfse. Il pigeon with IL coihbl
must have that bird. | will give him To
Mfr. Thornbury rs u subject for lecture.
lie will 80 back Of Darwin. eveM. Will
write to Darwin myself. 1t will be II favor
able opportunity to get MI autograph letter;
for, Of course. the great mnn will ack'towl'
cdge my service III the cause Of science,
"Juc," said |. III you cat catch TINT bird
| In trnp-ailvc. mean, and without injury
Il will give you ten dollars"
The boys face frightened with keen itl-
tel|gentss nd @ rn|ri s sai|| "l trYm rave him fila
01F dsfSs;%Ss 81 W. a;;i%S.s sy ad
ad stp!late ,l wit Zoe af y. inEs easo nc e
trap direct to my frtcnd'a house;
| Mcnnwhs,a the pigeon hnd been seen hy
many persols, ind II was no'sed ABOUT III ttlo
EuI tjiat Ills phenomenal ornaments had ex-
cited great interest among snsants. Joe had,
moreover, expatinted upon his expected r r; !;
ward, and had promised to taFe !, hls "R1r!"
started oil Will tic prize in tic grocer's
wmEo,,. l1o was followed BY q curious crowd.
see ssettved ,a % thars v wsre M osei, M % psrsos il ths
1r,nt ynrd. los Ind already aiixhted With
S'is the boSx' Siu, and TAX takon nit It ii,-tioors.
MF TSgkH @ 'a ySeaaa IL Bis bd Sss! os LIS
au o.sns sood wnit}ng far the tra,, to b
opsnef1. f''' 0'se" '''1
Tilere tho pigeon was, as bright creature
n EXT ,v,nss w. sGur and cora eonb Te b ra
about the s" FSca without fear. but did not
Mr, Thornbnry's emotion was extreme.
A&ass'7' aSm tan p to h, me- Of yMol,.ERiowm OF to
atter.tilrss as ono of tic great coyrdinates IL
nTk nav u ara IN clnss,ttcatiot1' Now We
t wiiI sea p II the Director Of tIo Stubs Insti-
t,ltc, @ Who lus rctisu, to lnsits ne to lecture,
toiants' m! usis} ~ ''ns't ~4' '''
''s3 Wnas,,vh,e tre lively bird kent hopping
ohnus vrocnfni1v tiu.i,nv rnntnre. Mr,
'Thnr,,bhhrv ''Th, hsy Wus u,colscl1us Of tlis graIrl.
nlIv Increasing nntlience. as he tulked a1td
,1sr tIIsl ~ ;svft narcrIv cnrioi,s foik. "''
"Thara voe stt1t rnstit.. then voice, mid
n,iIct footsteb. x buxo1,l mid snuey Elri
aai"it r. v,nrs Of aae. in n shUrt dress, ind
svnnrinr 1nt,n hraiIs OF yellow hnlr, rushed
~ saW|fnr II, n tnne that was 1iko scolIiug
nt,ti mi cryInr at once. III declare It's too bad
W;ity i,rnftv llIIIy. colnur'
: Si,s neGi nit her hand. and tho bird rose
on lis wings and aliglltcd on her nugur.
,, "TT0rei tHero!'' she satd, soothlngly; "Pret.
: rhe i,frti mt Ills bill to the full red lIps.
! nn,t VIVA NJ nmuihle coo Of tIultght
w Sotp' ,joa Saunders" ypu slid, turning td
!, the Efuccr,s bur, .you sec II you don't catcl
trnns ~ ~ II S,pts in lis e!ty. Yes, poor BElyI
shns a4ii cnrrssinT tia bird nanI11. "tGo,
rere ts"i,ap tn nut You ut,v feiyinr Il spitefu
Tluncts at Sir. Thornbury), "but they slln'n
D eilO. they sIla'nt."
! M ia cnfnrs az diving j0i,!lItl, T!,cru Was
, a pathetic nv well rs i ru,ntc sido to tht
< scene, Tho face Ut Alr. Thorneury was I
:: study for picture OF Vacaltr' Ae WAS
i n's VIII cs!H' o,,,,, +ho ,tr1,o ,yroth h,