New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-08
BEA UTIFUL ANNABEL LEE.
SIZE is GOOD TALKER AND SOME PEOPLE
THINK SIZE Is WISER THAN HER YEARS.

SIZE &c A GOOD TAIKER AND SOME PEOPLE
THINK SIZE Is WISER THAN HER YEARS.
This IS a story about a parrot, and It IS written
IN the belief formed after carefully watching the
bird and studying her actions. that II she uoe'
not actually think. she at least relies upon some
thing more than instinct to govern her act'ohs
Her name Is Annabel Lee She Is always called
poll"
II you say to parrot that IL worth owil'hs
"Pouy want n cracker" Polly will answer Polly
want a cracker" There Is nothing extraordinary
in that for n parrot Is mimic ana II Is i's nature
10 initiate the sounds which II hears but ANNA
bel Lee (who is never called that except when she
is iutroduced) has been taught TO make h "'''er-
ont reply.
polly want n cracker" you ask
'Ycth. thIr." answers Annabe Lee Annabel
Lee lsps.
Wei. that answer may be taught 10 n parrot.
hu, Il ceases to be nmIcry, for she learned the
"Ycth. thr." long ago. and II Is never repeated 10
her
Annabel Lee knows how 10 crow. You need not
crow and wait for her 10 initiate YOU
"Crow. Poll" you say. and Annahel HTS her
voice and crows in n way that would make the
scarlet crest of a barnyarl rooster turn green
Tho perch which serves for throne FOR this
gorrcouely plumel beauty IS carried around the
house NJ the pleasure Of the members oI the
family Talk 10 Annabel Lee when she Is In the
room Win you, ana SIt lih'S II "''' ''''N'7''' 800
get her neglect her. pay h"r no attention at AL
and Won hurt her feelings she sits on her perch
silent uul mourrfu for WINE" . ,
HALO says Miss Lee getting tired OK 700 tuch
Jo.v 70 the name OF a woman. Her relatives,
van no appreciation OF the beautiful In names have
The mistress 81 Annabol Lee Is named Frances.
bryc h h', woman in thc country who has
into Tho back ynrl looking around FOR her son VINO
swimming She begins - call him. His name is
JOHNNIE SAr divides the Johnnie into two parts
John and "rie" Tho John she pitches a. . hSn
n. sh. can pitch - Then she pitches the ME
siu higher into shrlll falseto. You have all heard
"Iohn n-uiccc"' She cries.
Whn AHnab T., ani GeT od iYstT ,as r ar IN nn
observed hy Nunlbrl. Annao"l sooner or MGR
misses her Shr looks around in surprise mu'"o''S
-n cr she eal. I! rannic an sns% aTso her
I.,~ continues - cail tH abe finds out wher' ran
More ~ those examples could be given 70 sh how
that Aunahl Lee IS not merely miinl' 'Ho
further Illustration VII suffice 20 .ho" ih1t sn'
lar i-arlv every living creature IN N" W"iI., ir'
"f,lt" In th" DIR care In which she grIs are Tr
ono ~ Ih- stationary p"rch"s Annabel l"e pass
DIR aumb-r hours N,.r - IS .win .S. i ".irs
r~rch 90 h-r nrak draws IL asid" nnd hook IL up
'n ns~i perch so tsai i cannot sway. she can
~ s'r.p unless this S. Aonc -.
The o'Acr nsht orc g., %" ma Wcnne,rs ~ - u1'
family TEL piece % str!n< 81 thr s"iHs.us pttrtL
.ni t',l,I up N.cn Annabel lee ~, realy 90 Z.
to bel she took thu perch In her beak am iussil
,."n Agl.u snr ,r..l bu, Il y ~ avail. sur
pn+el ard alnrn~l: she ad VIVA, sAe always u"'
""r4a" IN a.,rr'- she ca:l-l Fannie came IN 70
s.e what the trouble was and Annahel Lee gruin-
,nort 10 help her AMI Annah"l I.ee shovel ten,
frr. The string however. "t- az ."I"a' "N,,t',
sa. iHl been nal" f'' ~ ~" &c.,, .'y ,r., h,i
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