Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-08
S1onth' s Column.
MASTER BULLFINCH FROM
GERMANY.

The Germany bullfnch is said to be
the most bewitching little pet in the
world, and more human, almost, than
one imagines bird could be las may
be inferred from the following fascinat-
ing traits which are now delighting the
owner of one of them in this city. He
is stylish little fellow. with gray plu-
mage, redbreast. black tips to his
wings, and black cap on his head, and
he was brought up and trained by a
white-haired old German The young
lady's father has white hair, and the
bird is fonder of him than of any one.
When he is pleased, or when any of his
favorites come near him, he manifests it
by putting up all his feathers until he
looks like perfect ball. but when he is
angry he shakes himself and scolds in a
funny little "squawk" that is infinitely
diverting. He is very fond of his young
mistress, but less so than he is of his
master, and he has one trick, that of
making a bow and giving the lit lie
squawk for good morning." that he will
only do for him. The young lady's
mother is an invalid, and spends much
of her time humoring the whims of
Master Bullfnch, whom she adores
The bird takes her admiration and de-
votion as the lordly sex are apt to do
il apparent Indifference and lofty super
ciliousness but since when the lady is
away he misses his slave, and shows
how bored he is by scolding all the
time, this fact Of her being so indispen-
sable to him consoles her for the ungra-
ciousness of her little tyrant, as it does
so many of her sex for that of their
greater ones. and makes her keep on
spelling him.
Bullfnches do not sing-they whis-
tie; and this one, of course, as an accom-
plished bullinch should, whistles very
prettily the tune that he was trained
into. But sometimes he gets off the key
and then his disgust at himself is very
great. He shakes himself vigorously
and finally begins again very slowly t.
practice the hayward passage over anc
over again until he has got it right
when he starts off glibly from the be
ginning and whistles it clear through
without fault.
The youthful mistress of this charm
ing bird. who is a very handsome ant
charming brunette, has young lady
friend who often calls in to spend al
hour or so with her. From the momen
the bull6nch first saw this maiden b
took violent fancy to her, and showe'
his preference for her over everybod
but his white-haired master in the mos
unmistakable manner. He will no
whistle when she is in the room, blu
looks at her fxedly, keeping himself rui
fed into ball all the time. Whe
other people feed him with seeds he run
to the wires impatiently, snatches tn
seed and snaps at the person. but whe
she offers him one he advances as quietl
: as possible and receives it gently off he
finger, his irritability quite subdueo
He manifests the same satisfaction ever
, time she comes to the house, and th
only explanation the family can give {
, it is that his original white-haired owne
must have had a daughter with yello
, hair like that of the young lady, an
that in specially singing her out. alon
with his master, for his favorites, he
in reality remaining faithful to b
. earliest associations Boston Post.