The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-09-02


A curious circumstance, quite aside
from the ordinary dictates OF instinct, oc-
CURED in the case Of young bob-o.link,
in the family Of Rev. J. w. Turner, of
Great harrington, Mass. He was Gagged
at first apart from pair Of caneries, tina,
were in another cage in the same room.
The bob-o-link never sang a. all from
June to December, until he was permit. |
ted 10 share in the same cage the ciyili.
ties and sympa.hies Of his neighbors, the
canaries, who had been SO long enter.
tanning him with their sweet and wearied
strains. When admitted to the same
cage with them, he tried almos, assidu-
ously to learn their song. At first, how
ever, for long time, with miserable sue
cess enough. He would stand and watch
with an agony Of attention, and then try to
initiate their notes. He would swell out
his :hros. and stretch up his neck as they
did, and with violent effort, try to sound
one note. which, in spite Of all his zeal
and labor, proved to be a mere rough
scream. AT this humilla,ing failure, he
would be so provoked and enraged ,ha,
he would fly a, his inoiensive and we'll
meaning mates and teachers, and peck
them most numerically, and drive them
from their perch. So he did for three or
four weeks, before any apparent prog.
ress was made in his studies. But his
perseverance was equal to the difficulties
he had TO overcome. A, length he could
sound one note well, and one only. And
SO he continued for six weeks longer'
learning one note at time, TIL he had
finally completed the whole canary song
and could sing it to perfection. Then b.
would sing with them in perfect harmo
Inv and periec, time, always closing a
the exac, time with them. II is also
little singular that, although through al
this training. he was naser known to te
gin to make a sound, till the canaries hat
first struck the keynote, yet, after he ha'
acquired the skill to sing their song, h
must always himself now give the sigma
by a significant cluck; when Instant
the canarier, generously forgetting or iof
giving his former inclvllit,es, would s'r'k
in with him, and perform the piece wit
the creates, perfection, and with the high
est delight, 10 themselves and the listenln
family, who enjoyed this singular cor
Ger, through the early par. OF every "a
or he whole summer!
Il is also worthy OF remark, that tn
essayst in foreign music was never kno"
10 utter a note in his native tongue, Il
he had mastered the canary. Then' a
ter few weeks, when he found himse
something of an independent singer al
CAPABLE as he thought Of leading II
choir, he ven,ured to go without the ch
rus and a.temp, his own native me'oo
IN his frs, attempt at the solo, 1t :"
mos, dlver,ing to hear him in conlas
notes par, in his native bob o-l'nk a
mar, in canary--.ill a, length he was al
to expel all foreie n element from his sty
and sing only the pure bob-o.I'nk.
Having now succeeded in this, he p'
nosed 10 the canaries to try the cho'
apain, and give the "cluck, wheh
canar;es. instan. to the sign started
singing their own native song nu'
a. ,hs hoh- link he threw himseh on
Of preserved rights" and sang bob-o-''r
", and they canary. And as he IS the en
,iir ,s,er. they begin when he does ana {
ed when he ends, precisely at the same
~ slant.
d, When this bob-o-link was first eau
:, .,s colors were a beautiful black
nd white, After moul,.ng. he. for some T
10 son no, stated, never resumed his or
nal spring dress, but has continued
RS Main brown, like the female, now lo'
nd wears: and sings in the winter as wei
Ter !, the summer, especially when the
shines brightly, and the wind whistle
on, II. trees around the dwelling and n
his .;n.. his character is matured, ne
hes sprigh.ly, happy, een'ls"an'y S0''
to bird. Penny Gag.
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