("La Femelle! Elle Est Morte.") [Bk. I. Xiii., Jersey, February, 1853.] Mother Birdie Stiff And Cold, Puss Has Hushed The Other'S Singing; Winds Go Whistling O'Er The Wold, - Empty Nest In Sport A-Flinging. Poor Little Birdies! Faithless Shepherd Strayed Afar, Playful Dog The Gadflies Catching; Wolves Bound Boldly O'Er The Bar, Not A Friend The Fold Is Watching - Poor Little Lambkins! Father Into Prison Fell, Mother Begging Through The Parish; Baby'S Cot They, Too, Will Sell, - Who Will Now Feed, Clothe And Cherish? Poor Little Children!