, 1869-03-28

the bird will take prlze at the ensuing
shoE ut the Crystal Palace. Al soon as III
owner opens the door Of the room In which
e1cla!ms, ;" P1, dear, come And kiss your
pretty green bt auty y or II ITS master knocks
Il the coor, 1t Immediately shouts, "Come
II. come, ID, pa., and give u kiss, and .
thousand more" THIS done, the parrot
for the Queen;;'' and instantly begins to dance
10 the tune, !" Polly put tho kettle on, and
we'll all have ten" repeating, or rather sing
ing the words per eetly. Agh{n, she frequently
tnJg. "Let the dear wsiter bring pretty
Polly. pot Of beer. for ahe really wants
tio1s, such Us who'll give thirty guineas
for the pretty green beauty, then i be will
ride In her carriage, the dear 81 or again, 40,
you cookey rough, why did you prom &C to
marry NE, aud didu'tf" This bird is most
atlectionate, and never allows its master to
shaking Its foot. It has lovely ereen
plumage ard belongs TO that variety which
is uot Commonly supposed 10 talk, namely,
the patrakeeta, but it is said when they do
talk they excel al the rest Of the tribe
My hrothes-in-law, Captaln Of large ssit-
Ing vessel, which frequently touched At the
porta on The western coast Of AGico, at dlf.
fr1ept times possessed Two gray parrots, one
Of which, from having had some ho. water
thrown On its head accidentally, lost au
lh feathers permanently. Being frequently
asked what wss the esrse Of hls strange bald
Whenever he saw an old gentleman passing
by In the street, or enter into the room, with
q bald head, he would be sure to shout ont,
with q correct changing of the granular,
Tou have been sctlded." and then, turning
10 The company, he would add, Hes been
Another Of his parrots had been brought
up BY one Of the sailors, hnr untor tuately
had been taught to kwear In most horrible
manner. My brother in.law had him ducked
In water well whenever be heard him swear.
This tended TO cure him of the habit; but
enc day man Was washed overheard, aud
upon the body being recovered and placed
Gu the deck, The parrot bopped round It sey-
ersl times, sha king its head from side to side
eraye1y, and .e5 Leg, You've been swearing,
you've been swearing"
This remlnds me Of what once occurred In
q clergy NAME family: The Bishop of the
diocese had been holding a confirmation 10
the teighborhood, and WIS lunching lat
rectory with several OF his clergy. In the
middle Of lunch, one Of those dreadful pauses
ed able - break It, when, 70 the astontshment
and distnay Of all present, most horrible
swearing tongue poured iorth torrent Of
blasphemy and abuse npou the assembled
| quests. Every one looked aghast at these
| unusual sounds, and for \ minute or two the
rupteo Tor though every ona looked At bis
pel2 hbor, the mystery wRs not cleared until
tbs hostess. hastily rising from the table and
| drawing uslde b muslin curtain from the w.n.
dow, discovered the offender In the person Of
aRray parrot, whom that morning she had
! purchased at the door IRON travelling bird.
Italer, aud, thlrling to show of her reW
acquhttlon, had hung ln the room.
| T have recently found an extremely good
story Of parrot, Which is vouched for as
A-r4~ IT, ~ -fA -
man occupying . shop III the Old Bailey
just opposite to the rrieou {newgate}. pos
| scssed two parrots, gray and green cne
which had been taught 10 speak. When .
knock was beard at the street door the greer
1arrot used to spcak but when the stree
Now the house in which the owner lived hat
ore Of those old fashioned projecting
porches, SO that when person sto ID on tht
same side Of the street q tue door he could
not see the arst door. One day the parrot
dow, and 10 bidder hom person approach
s1feet door. "wno's there :" sid the e srecs sc
parrot. A reply was made, "The man viii
the leAther." The bird auswered. 40 o =
snd aot Ending The door opened, he pe1se.
repeated the green parrot, " Who's there i
cried the man outside, "why don't You com
a1d optn the doors'' "Ot OF" repeate,
the parrot, This 50 cnEsged the man tha
gate" khou.ed out new voice, which pr
ceeded from tho gray parrot To III
AWhat eales'' "NeHsate II responded IL
! gray parrot ; which 50 enraged tho mau tha
stepping back into the Eosd to have yIe'
Of his Knockers, he saw for the first tim
he h6d been ouiWitted aud te&sed simply b
n . couple Of parrots. :
IL 4 great friend OF mine, Captain Of = mer
chant. vessel trading between East ludf
aud England, had several parrots OF differ
ent kinds. He to!d me the Other day tha
| Gle Of his cockatoos wRs his constant con
panion when writing, that 1t never disturbe
him CT tu1e bis Dc per1 as parrots arc apt 10 d.
but, eittine BY the inkstxud on the tabll
. watched With evident attention each motion
the pen. From some accidental cause, N
fnend thought BY paint poisoning. it lost 4
naked. md a1adua11r Wasted away.
One dag, while my friend IVES writing,
suddenly hopped on 70 the paper, and pres.
E Ing, Its fnce against his cheek, said. Yor
coekey . 30 very III. yous cooeey. 5 50 yer
ILL.," This quite Affected my. t-ieod, whe
! ee,ye It's lie, but In vain. After murnufin
$ Tonr cookey = 20 veIT Ill several time
: it died. And tho moro e1trsordiuAzy part {
: the story Is that my friend had no reeolte,
!: ttn Ct ever having used these words befo1
I the bird nor could he learn that any u Ih
I sailors had taught It 10 repeat them.
: seemed as 1t the parrot was enabled 10 gir
e ut1cEance 10 bis feelings at the right time,
E words heard preyion.ly In the nhlp or G
? shore.
Another person OF my acquaintance vi
very fond or pets, and had number Of raj
bits, guinea pigs, and other pets, coufne
! cn large graesplot- Among these ANNA
= q dne ro.c-cTesied cock2too used to Wandt
: not only fcasle6say but without indicting ~
: Injury to the rest OF The animals. One d.
{ rabbit, which he placed with the others Q
9 the grass plot. The new arrival attIacts
: the attention Of the cockatoo, who st1aIeh
way walked TOW ards the rabbit 1t did q,
! seem AFRAID Of the approach, as, beng Viii
ilke hsi iitse.f, perhaps It thought sn5s W. sou
had drawn quite close to the rabbit, he p,
bis eeak to the car Of the animal, and shou
ed out Who arc your Ny friend roart
i. at the ccnstetuAtion such salute cansed
{ the rabbir, who bounded OF Il full speed
lhe farther end Of the enclosure.
! Parrots arc very particular abont the
:: food. an old lady once told me- that u
tefvant whoee placa II WAS to serve the bIl
/, Filth oatmeal pordge neglected to do 50 q
4 morning; accordingly, the mistress put
4 its cup some soaked bread. Helooked ii II Il
!. * me time, tasted It once or twice. SIT al
a dashinE hls bill ir, he threw 1t ali out, NJ
!, on one eide and thin On the other, saying b
! tween each kputterId mou,hful, Sss
Q mess, nasty mess,' The same bird heard b
: mistress say one day, 10 dear hsye 10
c my runel r. and Immediately exc1aIue
a How very provoking u
= Perhaps, after Ill, the paITot that be1oncs
J TO O'keefe, the actor, was the mott remar
9 able ever known In England. Among 9th
II accomplishments, 1t would sing ''God Sl'
j. the King !" through, Without missing 81
: gle word OF losing the tune. While doing
: be would also keep time moving iA be,
d from Slde to side In perfect manner. Ii
!. bird could nevcr be induced to sing on SUI
= = day. Various tricks were played II to ene
~ THIS purpose; 1t was kept in coudueme1
It placed i1 darkness. etc, etc but all dcvic
n !ailed. II Vas never Known to sing On t
Lcrd's day. King George III. heard OF Ii
1a1ne Of this parrot, aud Of Its proficiency
!, . eing1rg the national anthem, and l
q AoIsed TO witness It's Performance In D.
sou. InM WIS arranged, but not nc
~oalo me bird utter In the prexepce Of 1
!. King. Dkeoncerted aud disappointed. I
: TIE parrots Of Asia md Att1cs ver known
n Ss sNes6 ant Roa.tna n te th1n trp lhousx
4 -, asd 70 ocd ficQaeut nnsrt1oa oY th'
= 90; End We Aavs ocea1aooA nanuou, N
nA 8sf esre flvvt4tea III 1T px,aeak .ot AR
r. kna nfpe'1 About the ume u II S5yto
= nta. Heqaens aot1ee IL so1od N tha Nrt'ee1
h ! tN aAY o1 fATuts md .nSc1V1. Ovid. trr
sn1s. nnetH1 uf the eEos1a'd hnea,t their pla1ns
az Fnsr e1vr s't~rttnn 10 the,r ross-e -eolc1
s%@A< n. --As &ts4A f.aa~Axs.