Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-01-20
REMARKABLE DOCILITY OF A
BIRD.

The Geneva Courier tells the following
interesting anecdote concerning the attach
ment of an Oriole for its mistress, and deri-
we'd from the lady herself The excitement
is altogether in accordance with the well
known character of this beautiful and re-
markable bird
".This bird" said the lady, 81 took from
the nest when very young, with three others,
but being unskiled in taking care of them,
this only lived. / taught it to feed from my
mouth, when it would insert its bill and open
my lips by using the upper and lower man
dibles as levers, and take out whatever
might have there for it.
In winter, spring, and autumn. kept a
little cage lined with cotton batting for the
bird to pass the night in, and towards the
evening, it would leave its large cage, and
fly to this. After entering, i'll did not close
up the aperture with cotton, it would do so
by pulling the cotton from the sides of the
cage, until it had shut up all the openings
for the cold to enter fed it with sponge
cake and when this become dry and hard,
and it wanted some softer, it would make its
wants known to me by its look and note /;
and if | did not very soon attend to it, it
would take up piece ofthe hard cake, carry
it to the saucer of water, and drop it in, and
move it about, until it was sufficiently soft TO
be eaten.
In very cold weather, the bird would leave
the cage, fly to me, run under my cape, and
place itself on my neck. Constantly, during
the day, when it was at liberty, it would
perch on my finger, and draw my needle and
thread from me when | was sewing
At such time, if any child approached. me
and pulled my cape or dress little, it would
chase after the offender, with its wings and
tail spread, showing high resentment in its
eye, which nothing would allay but the ces-
sation of the offence.
| This bird made many journeys with me,
and always appeared to be contented and
happy could it be near to me, although shut
up in a cage six inches long, and eight or
ten inches high and wide, with green cloth
covering, drawn together at the top with a
tape, leaving an opening for it to look out
and see and receive little crumbs, &c.
In sickness, when have been confined to
my bed, my bird would visit my pillow many
times during the day often creeping under
the bed clothes TO me. Al such times it al.
ways appeared distressed aud low Spirited
When it wanted to battle it would approach
me with very expressive look, and shake
its wings. On my return home from a cal
or visit, it wonld invariably show its pleasure
by peculiar sound"
A CHEAP PLEAsuRE.-We enjoy the
! fr.aaIeh,r, &c ,h< frnnhlac hin,cal
very little about the theories of politics, bur
who is deeply interested in the objects al
which politics should chiefly aim. He car
scarcely tell whether he is Wing or
Democrat, but he is quite sure that all the
wishes of his heart and all the efforts of his
life are turned towards the meiofation anC
improvement of the greatest number of Tho
people. In fact, he is phianthropist rath
err than politician---though the words SHOULD
be made the same thing-and his chiefple
ure consists, not in the triumph of this Of
that party, but in the advancement of every
man. He is witha somewhat odd anC
whimsical, and states it bodily, without tn,
fear of contradiction, that he has found on
a way Of procuring greater pleasure at les
expense than any politician in the city ii,
spends his time in inquiring into the condi
ton of the poor, and, as far as it lies in hi
, power, relieving their distresses.
, The other night passing through tn
Washington Parade Ground, he was accos
ted by woman with child in her arms
and asked for aims. lie could hardly resis
the appeal yet not approving of indiscrimi
nate money giving, he thought he Nigh
safely try an experiment Taking a twent
/ five cent piece out of his pocket, he gave
to her, and made as though he was goin
away Instead of doing so, however, h
, turned and watched the movements Of tn