Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-15

clude tl!at her seat was more cumfnrlthlp
thtn his; 50 down he wolld hop and send
her off at once.
1t was Dicks orders that EIezrkial
should only eat ut meal-timc>; that meant
at all times when he chose to feed. alter
he was done Bu, suppose his poor wife.
was often little hungry in I'll" interim.
tor she would watch ill she wol Dick fairly
INTO the middle of Il sonr, and quite ob!iv-
lonS to surrounding circumstances, ana
then she would hop down and hcln herself
to Il meal OF the sly But dire was the
punishment for the deceit if Dick fouud
her out. Sometimes | think She used 10
long Tor Il little love ana affect n, and At
such times She w"nd Jump u on th,.
perch beside her hu>btnl. and nth 4 Ion /
cry siIlc os" up to him.
lleZ kl:th ll-Zrkinh - he wuu'd ex-
claim; and if She didn't take .hlt Inn.
she was soon khocked to The bottom of lli,.
cage. In fact, Dick was,a domestic t1-
rant. bur III all O.her Respects a dear Atl e.
uonate little pet.
One morning D.ck -ot ont of his ctr,.
10y undolnT the ft>trniny and flew throu,b
The open window, determined to srr ul:1
the world was like, and leaving iIcI-li1l,
to mourn. II was before five on 4 sum
mer ) morning III 1t he escaped: and >t.v
no more of hi until. e, ,minw rlit Of IN
church that day. the pcopl,. were greatly
astonlshcd To see Il bird tx down frnm th
steeple and tlight upon my shoulder. H..
retained his perch all The WAY homo. He
gol 50 well up to opening the fastening ot
his cage door hat | had to get a >m.a /
spring paddock, which drlied him altho4ui
he studied 1t for months, and finally .ayc
1t up Us being one of those thinrc which no
fellow could understand.
Dick soon began to talk. ani before ionr
had quite a large vocabulary of words.
which he WAS never tired Of using. A.
he grew very tame, he WAS allowed to live
either out OF his ca@e or in tail day long
rs lie pleased. Ofcn he would re- ont il.
the garden all alone for hours together.
running about cltchin@ tlir~ or sitting no
In a tree. repeating his lessons to him self.
b pth verbal and musical. The eat and her
kittens were his especial ftvoritr>. lhou.h
he used 10 play viii. The DOS IS we'll. :nl
often 90 to >lerp on their bucks H. took
his lessons with great regularity. wu~ M
irduou> student, and soon learned t. pip..
" Duncan Gray and . The Sprig Of >htl-
lrlth without a wrong note. used t.
whistle these tunes over To him, and it was
quit amusing to mark hi> air Of rant At
tcntl"n IL he crouchcd down 10 listen
When had finished he did npI at once
begin to try thr tune himself, but i. q net
and still for some time. evidently thnAilr
it over in his own mind In piping il. If
hr forgot i part Of tll'. air. he would cry:
" Doctor doctor " and repeat tAr las
note once OF twice, aS much a> IL say:
q" W hat comes after that? ;nl wuui4
finish the tune to: him.
" I>e t>e : t>e WAS :,f,vori;e cAclt-
nation of his, indic,,ive of surprise
When played Il tune on the fiddle t. him.
he would crouch down with brr.' h.r~>
attention. >omctimc>. Nirn he >tw mr
ttkr up the fiddle. he would - at once
and peck At lIc2"ki,h. don know why
he did 20. unless To ~,cur- hor k"rl in1
quiet. A. soon Il hal finished H.. .,ou.d
say. Br ,vo with three. distinct iuiuu.-
tion> of ihr voice, thus: - Bravo Doctor:
br-r-ravo bravo
Dick WIS extremely in4ui~itivc. and
must See into every hing lic used 10 an
noy the cat very much 10y opcnIn, out Ici
toes, or even her uo~tIll>. To- cXunn,; ana
at times pussy used t. lose patience, inI
pat him on the back.
"Eh? " he would say. Whit i il?
You rascal - If two people Were ialk-
inr together underneath his ct-c. h,-
would cock his head, lenGthcn lii nrch.
and john- down qu'zlln-lv >1Y. " Eh =.
WHAT is it? VIM do you say?
He fr"qu nilv BEGAN Il ~cn encr with the
verb " i, putting great emphasis on X.
" l.? " he would >y nu~in.ly.
l. what. Dick" | Wo',!d ask
Is" he wuull rrra, - l. thr darling
sttrlinya pretty pet
(" No qu, >tInm about it. woull n-wcr.
He tnl, made tli,. best ot HI voc.th
uiarv, for he tr"jte.l out aIl hi~ nnu and
all hi adirctivp> time ,thnul in pairs. and
formed 4 hundred curious com nln.ui"n~.
k." he asked one day, . Tie darling
doct rascal
"Ju>t rs you think, lrrpiied.
Use ts,. t>r Wh,.v wh-W ,
whew - said Dick ami finished "ti with
:. Duncan Crew. and the III i half OF TIN
d" Spriy of Slil ell,
Iuvc i the soul of a ate lri>hmln.
he had been taught t. say; but il was a {.
Frequently. Love is the soul OF Il nate
Irish S,alling:" or. . Is love the soul # 4
darling pretty Dick? and son
One curious thiur i worth noting: h.
never pronounced my doT> ntmt- hen-
dorc Ncro-once while awake but he OF
ten startled Us At night hy calling The do-
in clear ringing tones talking IN his sleep
He used to be chattcrin- and singing WI, IL
out intcrm~Sion All day lon and II ever
he WIS silent then | knew he WAS dong
mischief: and if | went quietly INTO the
kitchen | WAS Surc to find hlm either
tracing patterns on 4 bar ot soap. or exam
min" and tearing To pieces a ptrcclrf new
lv-arrivcd groceries. lie WAS very tond
of wine and spirits, bat knew when II" hat
enough He was not permitted to come
into the p,rlor without his ca-r; but
sometimes ut dinner. if the door were lett
;tiar. he would silently enter like 4 little
thief; when once fairly in he woald fly
upon the table. scream. and drfy M" lie
was very fond of Il pretty chid that used
to come to see me. If Matte wt> lying
on the Sof:, reading. Dick wouil cora" ami
SIM on her head; then he would 20
through all the motions OF Washing and
bathing on Mattir's bonnie halr; which
thought paving i:era very pretty com
pliment.
When the sun shone in ut my study win
dow. | used to hang Dicks cage there, a
a treat to him. Dick would remain quiet
ness would feel irksome to him. and pres
cutIy he would stretch his head down to-
ward me in a confidential sort OF way. and
begin to poster me with hi silly questions.
"Doctor." he wonll commence, rs it,
is it Il nate Irish PETE
"Silencc and go to sleep. would make
answer. Il want to write.
:" En- he would say. u mt Is 1t?
What dye say?
Then, if ddn' answer.
Is it -snails-sugar, snail, and
brandv?' Then; ''Doctor, doctor
Well, Doctor. what is 1t now? would
answer.
"Doctor-whew Thlt meant was 70
whistle to him.
"Shan't," would say, sulkily- /
Use, tse, tse." Dickie would say, and
continue: .Doctor. will you % a-clinA-
ing?" never could resist that Gong
a-ciinking meant going lly-hawkln@ DICK
ALWAYS called Il fly a clinh; and this INVITA-
ton woud receive dozen times a day
and seldom refused. | would open The