The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-14
A BIRD HOSPITAL
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Doncher wanter. doncho1 wanterT
Eas the quick interrosative, md
Don't want 70 what?' was tha
equally quick reply.
Why, doncher wsnter kiss me. req
fool" shouted the parrot.
The lady bent over che cage. and the
quarter o. . century Old bird in its sub
sued green dress imprinted q kiss on The
lips that chi6ed the feathered member
Of the family with you're q nauShsy
bird!"
The shsrpeyes of'the parrot for . min
ate were downcaEt. He studied the
and In the bottom of the cart. but.
perking his head erect, summoned eour,1
age and said in a doubtful way; Well
don't know
Few persons knew that thsrs isa bird
hospital in Boston in Mount Vernon
street. and few i-now how interesting
birds are until they visit the convaies-
cent ones in their boarding house
In the ward Of the hospital there wac
. colony of ariserrstic birds frcxn tho
Back Bay and Rnookline boeosd for thu
summer. Their mattresses had gone or
TO the seashosre or mountains. and some
had crossed TO tia old world. hut their
festhered pets were susnncrsns m the
West End, lest by change OF atmosphere
the tiny things contract asthma OF
bronchitis, for birds have lungs. and
sery delicate ones, too. and while In days
gone by. IKE the babies Of the afumA. IL
was the survival Of the fiteest to-day
they are sent to . bird physician. " DO.
by treatment. restoros vitality 20 the
featherless flesh and sends the warbler
back to its home a. fat a. butter. with
its plumAge as yellow ~ gold And. by
the way, the healshy canary 10 notable
for the yellowkhness Of it's plumag<,
and may rightly be set down AZ an adj
socase of the gold standard
The bird hospital on Mount vernon
street has existed for five ysars and
some Of tho birds there have been willed
10 the keeper of the birds boarding
house with fund sufficient b maintain
them during their mortal sojourn." N
the aged preacher would say. There
are co Of them housed in comfort, and
by spending an hour among them one
learns many Of their curious ways
Some of the canarics have balls hanr-
ing in their cages, and one Of them has
the habit Of telling everyone about that
he ia cross by pulling the bell The
more ferocious be feels to hh fellow
birds and lis mistress the harder he
tugs away at the bell.
But there Is another kind of ~beIl.s
and this time IL liz spelled belle" They
rell her Juliet" for she is such en- un-
considerable firt: indeed, some OF ths
more prudent birds whisper more aw-
full names than THAI about her oharac-
ter. for wherever Juliet goes half-do1eu
or more of her male admirers follow her,
and shs has caused considerable jesl.
GUS feeling in at least one bird colony
and she's quite q young one. too. Hes
imprudence has been the cause Of s~~
eral changes In her domain lately. She
has even been confined 20 n solitary cell
ss mems of discipline.
"Doody," another pesrot, sings . cu-
rious ditty, oonspicuous for In want Of
rhythm. but be enjoys IL and lnughs
heartily over his production OF -Doody.
Doody, puddin' and PIE: when thu girls
come out 10 play, Deody. DOody runs
away"
The letter "r' IN girls botlsrrz his vo-
cal organs. and while he in trying "a
sing 10 he twiris IL cut a. If IL were the
smoke from a cigar. until his faIs~tto
tones are pipesi so high that he loss
himself and bursts forth In . peal Of
laughter intensely suggestive. and then
goes on with his story.
There are canartss by the do<en. ann
rated at all prices: paroqocts end paro-
uuettes. mule Birds. which ixs3rste eA>ir
name to perfection by tbeir stabborpo&s.
and q beautiful Virginia nsabtinzAle,
which every traveller in the south wo~ld
recognize a. the little fellow that sings
aiter dark in the rSce fields Of his native
state but ia stin - . mouse by day.
'Tipple,' ono of the rnerriest ard
most active Of the paroqoets. j. con
siantly singing: I'm o qniet little Tip.
pie" even though The people about him
declare be 10 not
The parrots. OF course. claim al sftens
lon. b~cssIxe of their ability 70 ext~ess
language, snd one Of than actually r.
cites Twinkle, tviakje. little Etar,-ia
vsrT ssdible tones. The hahiss Of the
bird. are 80 much hhe thox> II hufnsa
beings tia. it is their delight 10 eff a
he window and look OF; ~ the passeTs-
~ ~ II they really understood whas
sey saw. ard they are 90 JEALOUS thAs
Z one 10 NOR. p-t.>d tasn sn<psber thsy
10. their disp,eas-1rr By fnppfnr thess
wisgs arsszst the szdes Of tketr eaY>..
In the matter Of bathing there In q
yrszs difference with birds. SOM juss
risk > bsut II their batht1bs. and chirp
Ind sing WITH 6eiigh., and otlserr -
tse INDECENT 90 battle ~ all In tbe LAT
I-r osse they have TO b bs.aesi isk- bA<
'iss evsry say.
Al ave a couple that bad corns IN
turing The DAY for treatment we're In
Irl.naA c~oditLoa when the Herald re-
porter .-w ts~z-
The fleets Of their country hone havs
'erra1say ben bsnsheisl<-Bo~.on Her
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