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60 FABLED STORIES FROM THE ZOO.
ostriches (whom they generally kill to obtain
these fine adornments), and a captive and forlorn
widow, like myself, will naturally grieve at
seeing the plumes of what may have belonged to
her conjugal mate deck the vain head of a Lady
Manners ; and strut as she may, she never will
become one of the ancient family of Struths.
Indeed, I consider it bad taste for a lady to go
dressing herself in finery when she goes out on
a mission of charity."
" Those are also my sentiments, Mrs.
Ostrich," said I.
" Call me Dowager Ostrich, if you please, for
my husband was a noble creature. I am not
vain, but I know our rank in creation. My
noble lord espoused five young lady ostriches,
for being Orientals, we believe in polygamy.
When young, we were all attired in soft grey
down, but on entering the wedded state, we all
changed our dress, and donned a suit of black,
as more becoming to our new dignity. Our
husband was a fine, tall ostrich, with black feathers,
far more beautiful and valuable than ours, and
he had a drapery of white plumes, hanging
gracefully around him as a lower garment
Oh, what a majestic and handsome creature he
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