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Title: Harper's young people
Year: 1879 (1870s)
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Subjects: Children's periodicals, American
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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d of before he does an injury to hissisters and brothers. The male bird, so long as he be-haves himself in the breeding cage, refrains from annoy-ing his mate, feeds her, takes her place on the eggs whenshe is off, is doing all that can be expected; but as soon ashe begins to behave badly it is better to make use at onceof the partition to the cage and place him where he can dono mischief. In case the young birds are not out of their shells, itmay be necessary to find the hen bird a mate who will be-have better; but as soon as the young are hatched themother bird will bring them up herself without any help.The mother birds are not always perfection ; some arepoor nest-builders, or lay their eggs anywhere and every-where about the cage, or will not lay regularly, as theyshould, everv day ; others again will not feed their young,or will peek and pluck out their feathers after killingthem ; but, as a rule, the female canary is a model of goodbehavior. 360 HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV.
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TAKE CAKE, SIR! JOHNNIE AND THE CRAB. BY ALLAN FORM AN. JOHNNIE was lying with his head over the stern ofthe boat, looking down into the water. He was in novery good humor either, and the reflection of his face onthe surface of the creek was a very wrinkled one. I dont care, he muttered. I think mamma mightlet me take just a little row. Its just as safe as— Theresa crab! I wonder if it is a soft one ? he added, interrupt-ing himself. Id poke my finger down and see, only ifhe was hard hed bite me. And Johnnie leaned furtherover the stern of the boat, trying to see what the crab wasabout, till, splash! he went over into the water. For a moment he was frightened, but soon recovered hisself-possession, as the crab remarked, rather crossly, Doyou always make your entrance into company that way .Johnnie declared he was very sorry, and the crab, some-what softer, growled, I spose its all right, but you near-ly tumbled on me, and spattered my mouth full of mud. 1 was trying to see if you we

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