Do Birds Bury Their Dead?

Yon an all lunUisr with tlie story of 'The lialius ín UU Woods," and renieinjcr how the robins. Hnding the ba bes lyïiijr lead, side by side, cownd their little fortrM vith leaves, wrapping them in u winding iheel of natures ewn providinjr. Did ron ver uk the qaéstten, ])¦ linls )liry tíieir mvn dead ! i.et mi' teil yon au incident tliat me trom nu -y witnesa of w hut I relate. In h In-e nenr nn .au t.hicned fanntonse, way ni in Yennont, hvn i..i,hi built tboir neïrt. A ludv watched them :tay by day as tluy broiijrlit straws. a bit ,)t eottnn. OC tliread, and weaved them Icttly in. U luim their smniner home. One inornint; sbe Couod tliree bine ipecUed B;gs in the net, and on iinotlipr, tliree tiny little birdi in their phtee. üow busy the. lather and motlier birds wcre, ])rovidintr lor tlieir wants! and how prettily umi teudeily thev eured lor tlieni. Wheii they nv htrge cnoilgli thev v'avt' tlieni lessons in Hying, and herein oomee the point ot iny story. Wliile tbey were trylng their wlnn one day, a cat caught one, and belbre Uw hidy eo'nhl resene it. it wasinjnied lieynnd reeovery. She pnt the poor treiubling little ereatiue back in lts Mft and letl it tlicife for the nintliei-liird tb nurse back ti life, if nossible. It was oï n IM'. The ealV eru-l claus and shiirp teetb liad done their w oik, and their vietini died. A íew days atter the lady, weing and hearing nutnlag of the Otber liinK uent to nest, and foiind that tbey bad huilt a thatehed root over the poor' little binl, and there he lay on bis bark, with lus ehiws gtlcking Up tlirougll the straw. Thev bad bnried theirdeail.