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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 491

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ck of hens and ap-parently quite as much at home, and chipperedaway while they worked, after the fashionof tree-sparrows in the weeds down by thebrook. Farmer Glover was careful not to frightenhis woodland guests, and the next morning heput out wheat for them and threw handfuls ofchaff in the hay… … A QUAIL AT HOME, DOWN UNDER THE HILL BACK OFTHE FARM-HOUSE. 360 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 361 eaten, the kind-hearted farmerfound the whole flock huddled to-gether under the hay, apparentlyenjoying the warmth. Strange tosay, they never come for their foodwhen it snows or rains. Whenthey…

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