The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-11
II ERARY EXAMINER.


"A parrot belonged 10 q merchant sage,
A beautiful parrot, confined i'm cage,
And one day the COED merchants fancy ran
On journey Of traffic 10 Hindustap.
He bsSe all his servants and maidens come,
And he asked them what gifts he should bring
them home,
And each servant and maiden with thanks con-
feased,
Whate'er it might be, that would please them
To his parrot he turned, and said, smilingiy,
Sand what Indian gift shall bring TO thee"
And the parrot replied, "When thou COST thy
way,
And beholdest my fellows as there they play,
Oh, give them my message, and tell them this
Let them know from me what captivity is.
Oh, tell them-"A parrot, friend of yours,
Who has danced with you in these happy bow.
Has been carried away by i'll fate's design,
And now is confined in a cage Of mine;
He sends You the wishes that love should send
And prays You TO think Of your absent friend.
Behold" he says, show pine, alas
While You dance all day on the trees and grass
Is this 10 be faithful in friendship and love-
here in prison, and YOU in grove?
oh, remember our friendship in days gone by
And send me some hope in captivity
The merchant set out. and his way pursued
I'LL he came at last 20 an ancient wood
On the borders of Ind, where, in summer glee
The parrots were sporting from tree TO tree.
He stayed his horse as he past them went,
And he gave them the message his parrot sent
And one Of the birds, as the words he said,
ell of from its bough TO the ground, as dead
Sore rePented the sage, as the parrot fell
Gods creature is slain by the words tell.
lon parrot and mine were not friends alone,
Their bosies were two. but their souls were one
This tongue of mine is like flint and steel,
And all that il utters are sparks which kill"
tie then went on his way with heavy heart,
And he traded in many distant mart;
And at length, when his traffic and toll were
DER,
He returned to his welcome home once more.
10 every servant gift he brought
To every maiden the gift she sought;
Ana the parrot, too, asked, when its turn Wa
come.
"oh where is the gift you have brought m,
homel''
Twas bitter message" the sage replied;
~ or when II was Civ n, thy companion died.
Ana the bird at once, when the words were said
ell on, like its friend, from its perch, a. dead
w hen the merchant beheld il thus fall and die
Tie sPrang from his place with a bitter cry:
'oh, my sweet-voiced parrot, why fall'st thor
low
My well-iov'd partner Of JOY and woe.
On, alas alas. that 50 bright moon
Is veiled by the clouds of death SO soon-'
Then out Of the cage the bird he threw.
And, 10. TO the top of a it flew.
And while he stood gazing with wond ring ewes
Ii thus answered his doubts, and removed sur
prise
~ on Indian parrot appeared to die.
But it taught me lesson Of liberty;
That since twas my voice which imprisoned me
must die 10 escape, aud once more be free,'
IL then gave him some words of advice ere /
flew
And then joyfuIiy wished the good msrchan
>deu:
Thou hast done The kindness; good master
farewell,
Thou hast freed me for aye from the bond Of ,hi
cell,
Fsrenea, my good mastar, for Aomersrd 4 fly
One day thou shaL gain the sas.< freedom as =
Westnsi nster Rerietr.