Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-25
THE EVENING STAR.
MONDAY........ February 25, 1879.



The German bullfinch is said TO be the most
Dewitching little pet in the world. and more
human, almost, than one imagineS that bird
could e!-as may be inferred from the fol-
lowing fascinating traits which are now de
mshtlng The owner OF one of them in this city.
lie Is stylish little fellow with gray plumage
red hreast, black tips to his wings, aud
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 il by pulling up
all his feathers until he looks like a perfect
ball, but when he is angry he shakes himself
and scolds in funny little "squawk" that is
infinitely diverting. He is very fond of his
young mis- reSS, bnt less SO than he is of his
master and he has one trick, that of making
bow and giving the little squawk for good
morning." that he will only do for him. The
young iady's mother is an invalid, and spends
much of her time humOring the whmS of
master Bullfnch, whom she adoreS. The bird
takes her admiration and devotion as the lord
ly sex is very apt to do-in apparent indffer-
ence and lofty SuperciiOusness; but since
when the lady is away he misses his slave, and
shows how bored he is by ScoldIug all the
time, this fact OF her being so Indispensable
to him consoles her for the ungraciousneSs of
her little lyrant. as Ii does so MANY of her sex
keep on SpOijing him.
BullfincheS do not Sing-they whistle; aud
this one, OF course, as an accomplished bull
finch should whistle very prettily the tune
thai he was trained into. But sometimes he
gets off the key, and then his disgust AT him.
SefiS immense. He squawks and shakes him
self vigorously, and finally begins again very
slowly TO practice the hayward passage over
and over again until he has goI il right, when
he starts of gli6ly from the beginning and
whistles ii clear through without fault
The youthful mistress of this charming bird
who is a remarkably handsome and engaging
brunette, has young lady friend who often
calls into spend an hour or two with her
From the moment the bulIfinch first saw this
maiden he took a violent fancy to her. and
| showed his preference for her over everybody
but his white haired master i'm the most un-
mistake bic manner. He will not whistle when
she is in the room, but looks at her fiXedy
keeping himself rutfied into a ball all the time
When other people feed him with seeds he
| runs to the wires impatiently. snatches the
seed, and snaps at the person, but when she
| offers him one he advances as quietly as pos
Sible and takes it gently off her finger, his
| irritability quite subdued. He manfests the
same satisfaction every time she comes to the
house, and the only explanation the family
can give of it is that his original white haired
owner must have had daughter with yellow
hair like that of the young lady, and that i'm
| specially Singing her out along with his mas
ter for his favOriteS. he is in reality remain
| ing faithful to his earliest associations