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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
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James Wilson Hyde
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A
very
similar
circumstance
occurred
in
the
same
season
at
a
place
near
Lockerbie,
where
a
letter-box
is
affixed
to
the
trunk
of
a
tree
bordering
on
the
main
road,
for
the
convenience
of
the
people
living
at
Daltonhook
farm,
which
occupies
a
site
some
distance
from
the
highway.
The
letter-box
is
about
fifteen
inches
square,
with
the
usual
slit
to
admit
of
letters
being
dropped
in,
and
a
door
to
the
front
the
full
size
of
the
box,
to
allow
the
postman
to
clear
it
or
to
place
larger
packets
within.
A
pair
of
tomtits,
considering
the
box
an
eligible
place
for
bringing
up
a
family,
built
their
nest
in
it,
obtaining
ingress
and
egress
by
the
letter-slit,
and
choosing
that
portion
of
the
interior
farthest
from
the
door
for
their
purpose.
In
contrast
to
the
ruthlessness
and
cruelty
of
many
who
show
no
love
to
God's
creatures
unless
they
contribute
in
some
way
to
their
comfort
or
profit,
the
post-runner
and
the
family
who
use
the
box,
in
a
kind-hearted
way
took
every
care
to
disturb
these
objects
of
interest
as
little
as
possible,
and
in
due
time
the
nest
was
complete,
and
eight
tiny
eggs
were
deposited
therein.
While
the
female
was
sitting
on
the
eggs
during
the
term
of
incubation,
she
did
not
rise
from
the
nest
when
the
post-runner
opened
the
door,
but
would
make
a
peculiar
noise
and
peck
at
his
hand
as
he
put
it
forward
to
take
out
or
deposit
letters.
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