The Republican journal., 1872-11-21
A CHAPTER on Parrots


had q wonderful ''bird-sense, and his
power of training birds became famous
throughout the metropolis. He had taught
his green parrot to speak whenever a
knock was heard at his street doors but.
when the bell Of the same door was runo.
he had taught the gray parrot to answer.
The house, still standing, has one Of those
projecting porches that prevent the second
story from being seen from the pavement
One day, y person knocked. "Who is
there?" asked the green parrot The
man with the leather" was the reply.
The bird answered. ''All right" and then
became silent. After waiting some time,
and not finding the door opened, the man
knocked again. 'Who is there ?" again
asked the parrot. ''Who's there?" cried the
porter outside. ''It's l. the man with the
leather; why don't you open the door?"
"All right repeated the parrot, which so
enraged the man that he furiously rang
the bell. go to the gate!" shouted Il new
voice, which proceeded from the gray
parrot. "To the gatet' repeated the man,
seeing no gate 'what gate?" ''Newgate |!
Newgate" responded the gray parrot
The porter was enragel; but, stepping
across the street. the better to answer
what he supposed to be The nsolence Of
the house -maids, he saw tha he had been
outwitted and teased by a couple OF par
rOtS.
This same Morley had been employed
by a gentleman, who had heard OF his
knowledge of birds. to purchase for him
a white cockatoo The price was Of less
Importance than the health, disposition,
and breeding Of the bird. She was to use
no bad language, be subject to no fits
of passion, trained to he handled by
women and children, and cleanlv in
her habits. Morley took great pains to
please his employer, aud ut last sent him
home perhaps the most perfect specimen
OF the breed ever seen in London. As
saw the bird ten Years ago, nothing in the
way Of ornitholo-ical beauty could sur
pass it. pr pure, snowy white from top
of crown TO tip of tail without u speck
OF lead. gray, or criHison. on 4 single
feather; free from all sign OF cross with
PAL oquet OF macaW and in shape. attitude,
hearing. and action. as distin ouishable as
a blood hnrsc--'' Beauty" as she was
called stood nnriy&led. When she was
sent home, there was perfect satisfaction :;
IN" employer was pleased. as he Wpll
might be-; the family Of daughters in
ccstasirs Of admiration and Morley richly
remuncrat"d for his trouble Bn the bird
would not talk This was attributed, At
first, 10 fear then to change OF diet and
at last, TO absolute inability. OF course
there was great disappointment ''Bcau-
tvs" cage hung at the dining room VIM
dow; every visitor was in admiration Of
her spotlcsS plunage and faultle~. shape :;
nf hpl Ia
in the disappointment 1T her rrcmcdiahlc
defect.
"What Il pity it is She does not talk"
remarked Il person one day at dinner
''Shr would he worth her weight in gold ~
"She almost cost it As it is said pater-
tamiliaS ''The creature is cheat Fine
feathers don't make fine birds, certainly
not tino parrots. paid ten @nineas for
her, and She cannot say one word''
"Ah, but think the more Whats tie
use ot talking il YOU have nothing H.
2ay?' came in clear articulaln sounds from
the cage, to the amaZement OF family and
guests That settled forever 'sBeauty's"
supremacy.
Happy as this rcioinder was, ii by no
means gives Il full idea OF thr intelligence
OF In" bird. Sh" wonll not learn what
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language is generally caurbt Nv narrnts
ON their sra-voyaces from the 1.nors
When GOOD Queen Charlotte visited AJ.