The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-03
a Nice Book for children.

A very attractive volume for children is
Parrots and Noakeys. by the author Of Tho
Knights ~ the From Sea" Or. Worthngton.
Well printed and prcttily illustrated. 1t COM
bines great deal 81 solid information In nat
raj history. with such entertaining accounts Of
tho personal pcculiaritics Of individual mon
Keys and parrots ~ arc calculated 10 make il
particularly interesting to children. Whether
all the stories in II are well authenticated may
be doubtful but IL Is at least certain that they
arc amusing. Perhaps one Of the best is tho
following Illustration Of parrot logic:
gentleman who owned a parrot possessed
ot much power Of thought met with some
cookies at his ishmongrr's ono day. and being
fond 4 these things when picked he sent them
IN with message o. HIS cook 10 be nut for
wdri at once. She cooked them accordingly.
anil put them into a jar. which she left uncov-
cred TIL the fish should cool. The parrots
cage was then standing near, having been
brought down To- be cleaned; and when the
cook lrft the Kit hon to sce about other work
Polly came ont and soon found her way TO the
Jar. from which she helped herself literally.
scattering remnants on the floor ana on the
bottom of her cage
Presently the cook returned and In an
Instant perceived what had been going on.
hnriged nj Pollys audacily. she exclaimed
What! You've b'cn at the cookies. have youl'
AMI hung over her some OF the boiling water
she was carrying IN her hand II inflicted n
terrible pnnishment on poor Polly; for in an
dropped on: and in this stripped and sraltled
condition She sat for many days after. wretched
and disronsoHte. Her ordinary gayety aud
talk ceased. and sh" sat murmuring only low
complaininrs 81 her unhappincss.
Al last, when the worst was over. and down
began t. appear ON the naked head. n visitor
came into IN" drawing room. who. on removing
his hat, showed "A head perfectly bald. In an
instant Polly sprang into her ring cXclaimng,
the cookies, have your
The sight " "a fellow sufferer seemed to re-
store her spirits aud she WIS not long in recov-
ffr al
Otanother and more mischiovous bird 1t is
said:
Opposite lis owners residence there were
some buildings in course 81 erection and tho
men at the top Of the scaffuld were in the habit
Of calling 70 those below 'or such material as
they wanted moro bricks more mortar. ,
and So ON, In very short time Polly had these
terms 10y heart as we'll ~ the grun tones in
which they were uttered. No sooner aid the
Irish nhurer rolievc himself ~ a load. than tho
everlasting cry more mortar assaulted his ears
II" 'ore u with exemplary patience TIL the NOR
tar board ut the top 81 the scHiIod WAS piled up:
hut ono" NOR" tho order Tor mortar-more
mortar WAS given, Then. To the delight Of the
parrot master who was standing hy. the Irish
man flung Town his nod and. mHkinga speaking
trumpet f his hands. hawed t. the hrickhyer
above: l. il mor-r-tnr mad that ye area sure a
man made have rs many logs as o crntrepig
tccntpedcl To wait on the likes o yc's!"
Tho following is the story Of q Barbary apo;
Father Casnubon "a famous preacher. brought
M thr animal iu question. which having Er-
o. ,n' NtiWh"i % MN, wished % follow him
wherever he went.
" ono day. when Cusaubon was going 10
church. the ape. not hoin-s made secure. fol-
lowed its master 90 the place OF worship, and
being good climber silently mounted the
sounding hoard. ana there lay quiet and con
coalei uniil the sermon was In course ~ dcliv-
cry. II then advanced to the edge Of its perch
u see what was going on beneath II. aud To
watch the actions OF the orufor. These were no
sooner observed hy the Ahlc mimic than II be-
gan 10 perform alsu; and ts limitations Of the
preachers gestures were So perfectly erotcsque
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