Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-17

| -. nUAoy iO'tus. duu nc sprung
back. In n moment Il was SILL. and
m tried again; and he did not leave II
tiii ne hadfully exhausted its POSSIBLE.
ties in the way of motion.
At another time he saw his bath-tub,
a tin dish, standing upon n, pitcher He
alighted on the edge. Itsyas so poised
that Il shook and ratified. The bird
New, in q panic to the TOP. % a cornice,
his usual place Of refuge, and closely
watched the pan while it Jared back
and forth several times. Apparently
seeing that il was harmless motion.
he again flew down 10 the same spot:
and the rattle and shake did not drive
him away till he had seen IL there was
still n drop Of water left for him in the
bottom Of the dish.
| One day, in his travels about the
floor, he found marble. IL was too
large to take up in.-his mouth. 50 he
tried 10 stab it, rs he does n grape.
The first peck he gave sent IL rolling
of, and he hastily rctreatod to the cor
nice. When il stopped he returned and
tried il again. This time il sprang to-
ward him. He gave one great leap and
then. ashamed of his fright, stood and
waited for il TO be still. Again and
again he tried to pierce the marble, till
he was satisfied that il was not practi-
cable, when he abandoned il for ever.
There is one niystofy / in the room
not yet penetrated, though it is sub
Ject OF the deepest longing: il is nv
waste-basket; the contents are 50 varied
and SO attractive. lie will stand on the
edge. hop all around il, and view IL
from every side; butit is so deep and
narrow that he evhlontly does not dare
To venture further. Every day he goes
TO the edge, and gazes sadly and ear
nestly, but II never satisfied.
This interest in my doings is ALWAYS
intense. and Mt every fresh movement
he will come down TO the corner nearest
me, II in his cage, or alight on the back
OF my desk, ifOut. apd peer at me with
closest attention. One thing that seems
TO amaze and cOnfound him is my APP
Pearance in a different dress. what
sort Of n monster is this his
manner viii say. (which can change it's
feathers so rapidly and 50 often ?''
III want him to 90 into his cage or
any part Of the room, need only 90
there myself and'p some little thing
there. or even appear to do so; and as
soon rs / leave he will rush over TO see
what have done.
Next to his curiosity is his love of
teasing. The subject furnishing oppor-
tunity for a display of this quality is
a cardinal grosbeak, which cannot be
coaXed to leave his cage. The latter is
the older resident and he did not re-
ceive the rcat-bird very cordially. In
fact, he grew cross from the dav the
latter arrived, and snarled and scolded
every time he came Rear. The. cat-bird
soon found out, that his enemy never
left the cage. ana since then has consid
cred the cardinal n fit subject for annov-
ance. He will alight on the cardinals
cage, driving him nearly frantic; ne
will stand ON shelf near the Gaze, look
in, and try to get Mt the food dish-all
of which is in the highest degree often
siye, and calls forth violent scolds and
screams of rage. Finally, he svil steal
grape or bit of fruit stuck between
the wires, when the cardia;a &iIEfairly
blaze with wrath. At one time the
cat-bird indulged iD.promenades across
the top of the cage, until the exasper-
ated resident resorted to severe meas
ures, and bynipping hfsroes succeeded
in convincing his tormentor that the
top OF his house was not pubic high
way. ~.
Worse than all his Other misdecds.
however, was n deliberate insult he paid
To the cardinals singing. This ardent
musician was one day sitting down on
his perch, Is he--is fond-of doing. and
singing away for dear life, when the cat
bird alighted on. the window-sash. close
By pc cage. Tbe singer kept his eve
on him, but proceeded with the music
till the end Of the strain. when. as usual.
he paused. At that instant the cat-bird
gave his tail one upward Jerk cas- If 10
say: Humphl' / noticed tho Insult
ing air. but i was surprised TO see that
the cardinal appreciated il also. He
began again at once, in much louder
tone, rising to his fcet-which nc rarely
does lifting his crest. swayinr back
and forth in perfect rago. glaring at
MS enemy, and pouring out his usual
song In such flood of shricks and calls
that even the calm cat-bird was dis
turbed, and discreetly retired To- the on
posite window. Then the cardinal seat
eel himself again, and stopped his SONG
but gave vent to his Indignation in n
most energetic series IL sharp "tsips y
for long time.
Quite different is the cat-b'r,rs treat
ment OF two English goldfnches. On
them he plays jokes, and his mscllicv-
Gus delight and his chucklinp at their
success arc PLAIN To- soc. /. Ono cf them
-Chlp. by name Knows that when bq
- IN his cage. with the door shut. he r.
sale and nothing the cat-birl can do
dlstprbs him in the least; but the
other hipee-ls just rs Clustered and
panic-strickcn in her cage as out. and
the greatest pleasure of his life Is TO
Keep her wrought up Co The sfluttcring
point. lie has perfect percebfion Of
the diherence between the two birds
When both are out he will chase them
around the room, from cornice 10 cor
nice; drive them away from tie bath.
which they all have on table. purely
for fun. as hiss manneR shows Bnt
once Gagged. hepays no further attention
to Chip, while always inventino new
ways to worry -Chipee. lie alig6ts ON
the perch between the cages. croucbes
down, with eyes fixed upon her and tail
jerking, as IL about to annihiIate her
She flies in wild panic against the wires.
to his great qualification. Then he rufIs
himself up to look terrible, spreads his
legs wideapart, busters and jerks his
body and wings and tail, making feints
to rush at her, till she is so frightened
that | take pity on her and drive him
away. 81
One day, when she was more nervous
and he more impiSh than usual. / COW
cred her cage With towel. He came
DICK es soon as had left it, and pro-
ceeded 70. inqaife into this new screen.
Alter looking ut il sharply ON all sides
ne went around behind the cage. pulled
at the end of the towel and peeped in.
She huttered, and he was pleased. /
arranged 1t more securely, and the next
performance was to take hold with his
bill and shake it violently. This also
remed'ed. his last resource was to como
down on the end of perch with a
bounce, making much more noise than
usuali he generally al'ghts like feather