Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-12

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reach, and commenced washing them.
For instance. he took tho comb in
his bill, and splashcd it around In the
water. Thon he carried 1t to the edge
OF the sink, looked 1t all over very
carefully. and II 1t was not clean
enough to suit him no carried 1t back,
and washed II again. II he thought ii
would do, he dropped IL over the edge
OF the sink, and began on something
else.
Like every gentleman OF refined
tastes, he kept himself scrupulously
clean. II he had n chance, he took a
thorough-going bath several times a
day, holding his head under water and
giving his neck and ears a rubbing
with his foot, thing never saw any
other bird do. AS he dried himself in
the sun, every glossy feather was laid
in its place, and his toe-nails were,
one by one, carefully cleaned.
Jack was dainty feeder, too. 1t
seemed almost miracle that he was
so strong and active, he esoslitile.
~. sfv,,,i m frast, meat ~htft
,ooL onlv svnl, moreel n, n time
hoid,no 1, ir NJ. claws and eating n in
the most delicate fragments.
Jack had been In the house about a
wosr v,a a. an sa,oining room on
800 ho,sa-ro.nor,s arrar1 whan I
hood nm nconized ..y-e-o-u-ww
osome ono Is killing the cat,n |
cr,ed and rnsbed 10 tbe rescue There
was No one 70 bo seen bnt Jack stand
inc on ono Loo on - bigh shelf milling
his White oye,ids over his owes in a
aro,l UNIV ha had saving MAINLY
enouob. "Dian,t fool Won. Thought ?.
/ took the Joke with great enjoy
ment over his cleyerness. and went
| baek 10 my work. In n few minutes
mipht have thought jacks room
held n small menacerie. There was
| the suiteful bow-yow-wow of n small
dog who ia being tormented. the neigh
inc OF n horse the growing OF a rooster
the oluckine OF hens and the mewing
NJ cats intersnersed with explosive
sounds. like the pulling of corks, all
ending IN with n derisiye hal hal hal
| I was snaocbless with delioht and
,ma,eman. N, such nm unexneeted
show of talent and stood In silence by
| the door waiting for the next Moth
inc moro was heard. After two or
,hy.e minutes some one said in n
wheaaI,no coaxlno voice. .Come on.
| .Joc,i come an Jackf Come ON herew
| ..Thera y thonghtsI nso,ne bov Ia
irving ,o 90, him out' 'thro,ob the win
dow,' lust as I expected,n and | tip
TODD IN the door and opened Il sudden
liz "a ta,re the culnrit in his ,guilt
NJ 80. 49,, ~, Ia,,, s,,,inc, an
shoIT ,ooi,,n, so,anr ard ,rdiffer.
on,
IN. ,s, =, ,ho ,or,,, ,.ro in.rodu-
,ors whon ,oId ,hoyr WIN, had
hoord and made some GENERAL re-.
morks about the mower Of imapina-
tion, hit before long we nil OF us had
our ears tioklod with a good many OF
these funny rehe.rsals. But we had
to taka our Measure on the slv. for ms
soon as lack knew any one was listen.
inc 10 him. he was silent He had one
of those rare natures which delight in
mr., for its own sake. and not because
of the public admiration which 1t ex-
cites.
When he intended to give his full
programme, he usually began with a
loud screech, which was signal for
every one who was within hearing to
come to the basement stairs and listen.
But frequently he practlced only a
part OF bis repertoire. He would bark
for fifteen or twenty minutes, until he
was so hoarse he could hardly speak.
Or would hear him rattling around
among his bottles, pulling eorks'
and saying. Come on. Jack! come on,
Jackln with great variety OF innec-
tions and emphases.
As time went on, Jacks inborn love
OF mischief made us a great deal ol
trouble, though II never for moment
lost lis charm.
1t was no longer safe to leave any
small object lying about, for Jack was
sure to pick it up slyly. and lay II
away so carefully that nc one was
likely TO see Il again.
Yet he had his preferences even in
thieylng. lie was specially fond ol
snatching lead-pencils. The first thing
he did was to snap of the point, and
then. with two strokes OF his power
full bill, he would split IL in two. He
was always scolded for this, but Il
made no impression upon him.
He would rive n few harsh croaks
and walk of with IN impudent flirt Of
his tail; for II he was thoroughly con
WINGED OF any thing, 1t was that mer
were an inferior race, existing for the
sole purpose Of keeping things com
Portable for crows.
When the spring opened, we turned
him out OF doors, and his happiness
was complete He chose large pine
tree near the house for his abode, ant
though he wandered all over the yard
this was his place of refuge, his re
hearsal hall, his chamber OF sleep ant