the Eaitor of the NowritsCunea ater News! kindly "give some enlightenment 6 Sin—Mr. Wilkinson wil, parlia
the fetlowing subject 1 was, yesterday afternoon, walking in the country near Chipao, when, above the horizon, rose two" Nights what believe' were wild ducks geese. 'The birds were undoubt ly Very large, as, "navigating quite High, they' stil appeared of a. great size" Their wings were beating very fast and they" made a tremendous speed a less than two minutes, were Fequired to disappear (0: the 'South. 'There were about. Afty birds V-formation and. this great flock in perfect order made a thrilling picture fin' the "cloudy. and already" dark autumn sky." What were they, where did they come from and where' di they go "What instinct urged them adopt this fight. formation and what i the advantage of 1?
'They followed their leader whose size did not exceed that of the otter birds. 'Why. was he the leader? "Was chance or by an instinctive tine derstanding mong "those migrators who recognized him as the one' Who woud the most surely tend them to their) nat destination 2" "Were' they song to land for the night and Soul their leader stloct& place for From time to time they cawed as it tired "and "asking for" eat" but their powerful wings beat ceaselessly land it seemed that those "pilgrims of the ale were ina hurry to. each these "tepid: shores" mentioned by Maupassant in' his beautiful poet "The wild geese."
Shangh: Now, 14.
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