14 MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 1874 Middletown, Mass. Oct. 9 - 1874 Banks in a watchful attitude but everything remaining quiet he soon raised on his and lowering himself on the other drew in his neck until his head rested between his shoulders and thus remained for a long time with half closed eyes dozing in the sunshine. Occasionally he would give a start shake his feathers and turning his head one sideway's listen as I imagined for the moment of some field earthworm under the sand. At length becoming weary with his inaction I began walking cautiously towards him when he immediately straightened up for a moment then half crouching with old raised about the angle at which it had been found, lowered (45 deg.) stood ready for a jump. At every step I took forward he bowed his body a trifle more until finally with old deficient escape, his last on earth, he sprang into the air. Began follows. Paid 2 Price 1 Cost 1. The leaves in the swamps commenced falling to day and many snake grass which yesterday were luxuriant with green foliage are now nearly as bare as in winter. Saw Dr. Myer's yesterday; also two Chry. Prims, I cast might it stand hardly and our best prawns on now altogether too hot for snipe. Saw a pair of Black Ducks this morning. No bit larks for sometime, Sparrrows still numerous. Scot. Ferngin appeared in numbers today. Potus Jelly Dan