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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2_024
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Alternative Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2
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Date
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1899
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Creator
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Elizabeth Van Sant
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Description
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Elizabeth Van Sant transcribed letters
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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54 attentions today when he ventured to quote scripture to it: "Not even a sparrow falleth to the ground-" - he got that far when, with the lovely impoliteness, I corrected: "Not 'not even a sparrow'; ' not a sparrow', Daddy," I proclaimed. He gave me a look. "What a mess of negatives, Daughter! you should mind your rhetoric," he said, his eyes twinkling. We are opportunists, about names for our vermin high or low. "Not-even" is the lady's designation; Not-even, a sparrow. Not-even is still elusive of capture, but occasionally returns to and enters the cage of her own accord. Dec. 7 The Wood Thrush Distance lends glamour to the commonplace; which no doubt is why the bird-store man assured us that the wood thrush had been caught in Texas. So, not for the first time that it has chanced in recorded history, we condoned dubious geography by naming the bird Texas. Texas was in a dilapidated state of plumage when we acquired him. All primaries and tail-feathers are broken off, and of course he is unable to take even the shortest flight. His body feathers are no damaged, and he seems to be in good health. He is possessed of innate wildness. When taken in the hand he struggles frantically, not becoming quiet after a few moments as the other birds do. We have handled his thus only twice - once when put-
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Rights
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