Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-08-10

And thou forsetS Dear one, not So; y
j move thee yet Though how may not know
nefSnI efySis " Rasr ssass n, Baypsr,s sazar. 4
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STIIny .OF A CkT.RIRD. q
For more than eight months cat
bird has lived in my house, passing his
day, in freodou in Tho room where 7 al
at work, and his nights in cage not
six feet from my head. uG eCGiC, III
Having spent summer in Watching
inshis homes acquiring a
proper respect for his intelligence, /
now wished to test him under new con-
ditions, TO see how he would adapt him
self,tosodr home, and I found the study
one of the most absorbing interest.
He had been Gagged a few weeks only,
but he was not at all wild, and he soon
grew SO accustomed to my silent pres
ence that, unless i spoke, or looked Mt
him, he paid no attention to me. BY
means of small. mirror. and an opera
glass ] was ableto watch him closely in
any part Of the room, when he thought
himself unohserved. ,,,rroc1
To the loving student of bird ways
his fea.hered friends differ in character,
as do his human ones. My cat-bird is,a
decided character, with more. intelli-
gence than any other bird have OBJ
served. The first trait. 1 noticed, and
perhaps the strongest, was curiosity.
1t was extremely interesting tosee him
make acquaintance with my room, the
first he had ever been free to investi-
gate,sS, = :. - - - @ E,a rrsg y
IIsItallyfxyifhs hirda 1op or M ped ~ 4 q
at first hard 70 induce them to come
out. 4 nave been Obliged actually to
starves Them TO it, placing food and
water outside. and repeating it for
many days, before they would come ont
freely ! ana mot tsoel 1rlGhtened. M : Not SO
with the oat-bird.7 The moment he
found that certain perch | had just
put into shisreage led into the room
through the open door, he ran out upon
1t and stood ut The end, surveying his
new territory.
Up and down, and on every side he
looked excited' as the quick Jerks, OF
his expressive tail said plainly, but
not IN the least alarmed, glhen nc. TOOK
Wing new utounu anr aio9np several
LINES, I'm anu aoiast' as an piras w, caihs 4;
tuii sPeeu uealrase na the Winuow, anu ieli
10 .ny Z in ti. ,,;S s.oou, ..I pnn'ing
! sPohe 70 nini, ~. uiu no. stal.ie MN
py noyeilsl; insp i,an anu ~ lew a minutes ne
recovelea ~ iss oleal,, aia ne" again.
sereral liines, aruunu .he loom.
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was ioscioIs Mi.u n,'a.ne.l ,a.ip1 tnhI pc.
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ninu .ne ..ulniu Us M'eI'ipn
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neL t.ahI. 'l nnna .' hnv; u,uH anu nIs pehe,
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serva.ion, anu .noSe prosea 10 pe a
ionS pr. pIJoieh. ~. ie Mouia waik pack
anu ior.n " we top 81 tiie iower SASH
tomching ,;i, me gisss constantly with his