, 1880-04-05
A BIRD OF CHARACTER.
Tho Parrot Not So Esnt1 ns 1Eo IN Painted
-Iu.tnnccn Of lItn wit nnd Learning.
. London TkIforarh.

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tits not often thnt parrots nro called upon 10
glvp cvtdonco IN u police court. Such II cnRc,
however, hts Just occurred, two persons dis
putting the possession 1T the bird. Polly, having
boon duly sworn on lump of Eughr. whs set on
one eitle In order TINT shc might Htnte tho truth,
tho whptc truth, md nothing but tho truth. Tho
Ilrrntts position wns ono of gutl0 dctcacy, for It
had to decide between two bcnefactors.-a trying
position for oven moro Intelligent persons thin
parr rots.-but It WINS staneh to Its oldest friend,
fur, after thinking tho mnttcr over well truth NIL
sides, with goDd dcal of head-scratchtng and,
It rl,st be confessed, a certain amount Of ir-
relevant gesture md illppant investigation Of
pliimngo, It called tho Indy who Ind originally
owned 1t "nother.'' This 1n,iy bud, II up
pcard, allowed 1t to escape, and tho
parrot run a good chance Of starvation.
A friend In neod, however, soon turned
up--for parrot iiashing about In New petur
street. was ns ccrtain TO ind a speedy captur aB
merma!d eo.nblng her ~ hnir r. In LIE ltt'tnd & Pond.
@ hIs Hns wnS s a sG sus 9 s91 ow n"1s e
for tho brilllnnt wait, mud othersyls3 lnn.e i
co.nfortahle assuring i nanIinMst M further perlls
therefore, that Polly Ind u 30 ungratcful To
ono of two frlcnds, and TINT her decision, m
given n court, tho.'Eh Intended ny pleasing ,KI
of Wow. for awhile tho tropical creature stool
thoil Proceeded 10 Institute q strict lnvcs.iaa.
t,on 'tto thy conditlon Of is t1tl Feathers It
nsxt sststled Itself BY snperslal t sx%rnlna.
uMl thun. having casually toste tho 1.,nl!ty of II
fow OF tho Dars5f tho c!Ke. wiped Its beak 4pon
ind no other argument auggcsiing itaoit
for consideration, tho narrot, after few inar-
tlcnlntu remarks, no doubt expressive of xtsil.
igavius 80 elegant IN nbolc, cs'nildentlnliy Ill.
rsssea it, IA friend and preeeesspr u AZ c,!,
leitring eptthet OF "Innthgf." The Court OF
course, at once accepted tho evidence; Nj: Tnr.
fridge directed the parrot to bo rcstorod, md
ths the X ut rr s s ,;css Mt ov
rsss wss SS aS ereS
parrot woro not a,lcl, n1, nbandono,l person as hc
hrs beer acrIctel Poets anys ',otSea "tno H.,
viii With ~ ,naspIss, ana jays. and iack%aws % of % ose
rile',!ns hl'n rs 4, S,n inal;ponsa6iS, ,,i.p ".
hive been 10 TINT close sympathy With nature
Of which they hoast; ent turning from The curl
| works of natlr1l!tsts. we flsNl the bird ID not
without his virtues In privAto l!te 10 ~ nlanoK-
I fG Wien Sta uaaS tsI u saa souiS q sS
tho vory inci Of nIs intelligence should commend
wo bollsve, thnn any otller fawls, and In this he
Is tho scholAr n1nnnK birds. not only lcnrning
s fTs s Il seeS !. "Enly s y the sH T.
roio and n,ntnphystcs to tho varying conditions
Of lfa. 1t H. On roc0rl that II pnrrnt we'll known
nf English that it constructed the gran,,uar Of
the lallHGaEc, md, bnlng. missed ono dhy, was
onehN I'll u @ ras re- q of tie
iisyond this pol,it nciihcr Intelligence HSr Gro:
forc to refer 10 ethos famlilar varieties of par-
rot wit. Ono b!rtl af nntc, nccnstnn,cd tn nsis
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