Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-23

they talked best when
heard his bird sing the "a, aloas,
the favorite song: ..Pret trsf la(
P~olly-Hop-kins, How do ..y- Mv
how do you-do?" You d.
To which, with great car.
lesson were rather new. La AZ
sang in reply the next two rroliy
al am pretty WE'LL tb .'nsS;
How are you-oo-how are
Then Jocko said, as had otyop1
said to him: Often
Kiss me, Polly, pretty po,,u
And the other bird replied y' ~,
funny cork-drawing noise tb,,w wiz
learned from Jocko, and ', m5: NJ
called in the family a kiss. "A'ea
1t was all very amusino
laughed. heartily. suddenlyhaand,
his hands together and said, "ec1
~ wonder if those birds wo,,,
ly kiss each other if l let them mug
SCIilCI VII GilC UdDlc.
Then he remembered that ~.
forbidden that, and his face ,fFa Ip1
But the little tcmpter who j.
away from us when we want ~
our own way whispered in hi, y
"Your father won't csra
thought they would hurt c acle
and you see they are the NJ
friends"
"Of course they arem an!
John, out loud. "That's ins.
papa meant, and now. as |nn.
know they won't hurt each otG.
will not care.' And, without sto]
to let his conscience answer. he ~
into the room, took down thu
from their hooks, set them on NJ
table, and opened each wire don,
For a few moments ncitbs,
seemed inclined to take a wall
after a little they swung thpm
down by their bcaks, stepped ont
began to sidle toward each othe,
John was delighted. ooh, 81
he shouted: "They are going u
each other!!"
But, alas! there came a sudden
of wings, and Polly King darn,
poor Jocko like o little fury.
bcaks met in the "kiss" for !
John had been so anxious, AMI
next instant Jocko stood as if stud
with the blood dripping FROM
tongue Polly had bitten it a,
through, and now stood with !
crest and tluttering wings, as il
to say: "Let me do it again.
John was dreadfully frightened
at the risk of a bite, he seize
grandmother's bird and put him
in the cage; then turned to poorJ|
who was now screaming with
and fairly dancing on the table.
BY this time mamma had heard
noise, and ran downstairs to see
it all meant.
Get a glass of water, John
said at once. and John went sorrv
ashamed at the result of his disI
cnce.
When the water was brought.
put his bleeding tongue IN 1t and
it there until the blood had ceas
drip from it.
Gas sinsiblc as a Christian. NJ
said the cook, who stood in the
way, watching him.
Then he submitted to be put b
his cage, and what do you think
to cure his wound? He pluckcd
his own breast the soft little dos
grows underneath the feathc1
fairly piastercd his tongue with
for three days he sat very still and
on his perch, eating nothi4::
drinking a good deal, as if he
fevcrish. His tongue was swollel
hung from his beak. but he kept
stantly covered With down, which
as lint would on a wounded man
do you think taught him that sec1
We allfeared he would die, and
who had confessed his own part
little tragedy to his father, was
ished enough at the thought oil
his pet through his wrong-doins
But Jocko did not die. He go!
and we called him '.Dr. Jock0,'
laughed at his treating his ownei
successfully.
The lesson was a good one for
and as for Polly King, he was
let out of his cage again during
visit, and / think he felt he wasI
grace. and did not like his punish1
= Gene Il. Underwood, IN CT4
onion.