Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-30
GORGEOUS PARROTS.
A BIRD THAT IS A fAvoRiTE DE-
SPITE MANY fAILINGs.

Parrots Are Pets Only In Civilized Cocn-
triss--rhc small Boy's uecoiiecticns Of
she nird Arc eeneYiiy rrnusht with
Sore Parts Of Anatomy.
The advent Of the parrot into private life
T. contomporancous with the emancipation
OF women. II Is only n pet In 80 called civ
illzed countries. The Bucks OF Australia,
the Maori Of New Zealand, the negro OF
the Congo, the natives OF central and
northern South America had simply used
the bird for food and its feathers for ornn-
ment. Some unknown woman OF the Cir
cnssian race must have found that IL made
morc noise than herself, told tales on her
husband and then the trade began.
To many people nowadays heparrot Is
hirl OF onc's earliest "reminiscences. The
bird had not It's domiclie 10 ones own
home. but II formed ono OF the pets Of n
mnitlen aunt. woman b. be well thought
OF aud respected. aud It was insilllcd into
the youthful mind. however niischieyous
II mny have been. that no Jokes were to 10
played within the walls Of her we'll kept
honsc. IN furihcrnucc ~ these commands
yon WEIR fool enough TO say pretty poll"
aud scratch the hsnisd head, and then,
~. I5T,ii. c,.s' ~ n.rs ,,.mcpt leaving a
mi nf yo,,r nngcr and fntrr nail ia liz
LrJi. l.,I.
Tbcsc ola maid birds am pcue-nilv Nous
and ara much morn enrol for ,bnn tho
bonucmnid I'm, sop,c,i,,c. tbcy ,nd In ,yll
wny, rhc na,rot IA, ths ulous nnnt oi
ye,flsopbt i,oo,n.rsbinc yny, him when
about 10 ioin hls regiment In the hone Of
Lccplnv that worthy yonth fron tho nil.
fan. of military lifc. wis ehookful OF good
biblical advice. hui Vcrrisopbt wont ON
leave. and tic mario, was fnkrn 10 Tho bar.
rnck room. whcno, a en,ne i,ark m. moi
blnsphemous Of birds
Profanity II took Llndiv IN and M
shock.d tho ,nnllen nunt dnrlu,, mn may.
pec,ed visit 10 tho barrack. thnt. ind Ala
not died before she could alter her will
yrrrisonbt wand have b..n I'm a naor
man.
~ rIirrH uAuNrs.
The parrot from It's birth il noisy bird.
Tie bir,i In It's nest makes more noise than
n dozen toueans, and when old enough to
Join In the flights that every morning and
evening croxs III. tropical forests loln. In
the sauawking chorus Tint can be- heard
nearly q mile away.
Hut there are parrots and parrots The
little love hind dives up IT, life to a small
twittsr and "Iust To kis. and Hiss and Ia.
hraln,n while the royalty roied mnc,,y or
whit. piumcd. yellsw crested eoekatoo
spends IT, life In noise and battle
There l. one good thing 10 hc aid for the
parrot. and that /. that IL viii nlwavs ga
10 it, brother In diatrrss. Whether FINN
curioslty or kIndlipess who oa,, tells
Should YOU wound a parro, Won may he
certain Of a good bag A. yon hear this
next flock approaching prer1 tho wounded
blrl with YOUR foot. The erie. attract tho
other birds, and they circle tonud giving
one some capital shots. IL sounds a llttlc
cruel. hut then the harder must h, supnlleI
In oaptlyity. however. they nrc strnnge
birds, the larger numbern only ndmIrnLis
for their plnmar, nnd horribly nuvrnya.
ting for the noisy monotony OF their voters.
Hut sons undoubtedly AR. amnsipr fof
their mlnlcry and the affection they allow.
What man has Travelled abroad and has not
seen the parrot. Apparently monarch OF ali
n surveyed, wandering with iis sl,lelonr
rnlt about III. floor Of the hou,. and
climbing every chair, making FREQ OF the
lobe uf the ear Of the visitor and, misslnc
the accustomed earring of i,s mistress,
drawing blood from the guest who foollsh.
~ wsnisd TO make himself agreeable.
However slecnful man may he. II fnte
should lodge him IN house where this
bird Is a pct be must make up his mind 10
rise At early dawn or lie In bed and silently
blcH, the nuisance.
rARiloTs on FIfPpoAnp
Once the writer was passenger OH n
steamer bound from West Africa 10 Liver.
pool II WINS computed there wer, i5,O0o
Congo uarrota on hoard hesitlts monkoVa