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RAMBLES IN THE KASKASKIA BOTTOM.

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Bound of an American cuckoo. I soon espied the bird which was very wild. Afi soon ftfl I got within sight it would hide or dart away through the brushwood, and in a few minute* 1 would hear it cry again as if in mockery of my pursuit, but 1 finally got a -hoi and found it

a beautiful specimen of the ^yellow billed C U c k o o . " T h i s is a well k n o w n inhabitant of o u r

streets and parks as well as the forest. It is noted for its loud jerky cries, which it i- up posed io utter most frequently in falling weather, whence the popular name '-rain crow. As one may carry his observations almost indefinitely, so I might carry my narrative through a volume without having: told all concerning my few days "outing. But, lest I become tedious, 1 bring mv narrative to a close. Suffice it to say that I returned h<>in<- the next day well satisfied with mv trip, having derived from it both pleasure and profit.

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N the ( b i r d

month

and on the f o u r t h of " .'l

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day of the m o n t h proclaimed with

behold ;i K r o l n n a n s t o o d u p a loud voice > a v i n g ,

in

the a > s c m b l v of

ihe d w a r f s

and

"Verily.

verily, I say unto you. the Sophomores have no valiant men of war in their camp that can fight their battles upon the foot ball ground against us. Let us arise and make war against the wicked Sophomores, fordid they not shake canes under our noses? And did we not fear to go out against them in a cane rush? Hid they not make us sore afraid wh«-n we talked

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among ourselves of feasting and making merry? When the day of feast was fullv come did they not boil bitter herbs all the day? Verily they did put incense in the censer and did till our place for merry making with sweet perfume. Did they not pour oil of sadm - upon the

lloor so that we could not abide there? h i d they not steal our \ e l l o w

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and

white

sackcloth

and deck themselves out in our habiliments when the sun was up next duyd And were w. not too weak to go out in battle against them and take from them our possessions< Hut behold they are not cunning and are not skilled in foot ball warfare and we can drive theiu 11 back to the going down of the sun. And when the Freshman had seated himself the i- at of the dw arfs gave u great shout. u Now arose another and aaid: W e will light these wicked men: and William-, the son 1 of William-, shall lead us.' Behold it pleased the king and the decree went forth. Behold in a few days it came to pass that the Sophomores heard of the ways of th dwarf- and ent me cngers unto them saying: -Know ye not that we huve ever spoiled vour hou >- and laid waist your pleasant places { Come not up gainst us." But the dwarl arrayed them elves against the Soph ores in battle and fought until the evening was i me and prevailed not, for the mighty warriors of the Sophomores were too stron for them. \nd

behold when 11 H • ii i _' I»I W« Lckclotll and ;i h < and cried come I he d w a r f * fled even man In h i - o w n plttiM md did • in i\iic: " W o e ! WOel w o e ' "