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Entered according to Act of Congress, in Jnne, 1867, by J. W. Burkk Sc Cos., in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the So. District of Georgia. Vol. I. high and low life i 1 lußtra 7 kingly if® ill the picture on this page —Poll, V* with her pair of children, on the perch, representing the former, and the dogs the latter. We may justly term the life the parrot family is enjoying, “ high life not merely because they are considerably “ above ground, but also by rea son that their wants are always amply provided for, which, in the opinion of most people, is living a life of ease and plenty, or, as we have chosen to call it, “ high life.” Poll always had enough to eat, drink and wear; but since the accession of twins in the family, she is drawing extra rations, and never has cause to complain of hunger or thirst. Poll now holds part of a cream-nut in her—hand? No; that is not the word, for it is her foot she is holding it with. She is eating and also feeding her young, who are already so sleek and fat. She has all she can desire, and seems to be contented, which is not always the case with those living in high life. There are many, very many, families — parents and children—living “high —by MACON, GA„ OCTOBER 13, 1807. which we mean living in the upper stories and garrets of high houses —whose wants are not so well provided for, but press upon them with a weight almost ready to crush them to death. It was poverty, not abundance, that drove them into these miserable garrets. Put there arc others who are living high lives—per sons enjoying an abund ance of this world’s goods, but such as waste the wealth they possess in idle show and riotous living, seeking happiness where it can never be found—in the things of earth. Os this latter class, not a few are brought from high life in the mansion on the ave nue, to high life in the garret on the alley; all because they wasted their substance in extravagant living. But we must come down a notch, and look at “low life,” represented by the dogs in the pic ture. As the parrots are somebody’s birds, who cares for them; so the dogs unquestionably are somebody’s dogs. e may be sure of this, be cause we see a band and lock on the neck of the one standing on his hind feet and looking at Poll, while she is eating her meal and feeding her young. "W e think we see a savage and sour coun tenance peeping out from the hairy face of the standing up dog. He reminds us of some children : generally crustv and short until they meet with someone in possession ot a stick ot can dr. or an orange, or a handful of peanuts, when they come up, with all the pleas antness they are able to put on, expecting IST o. 15.