Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-09
wei. said nv wife. finally, what

~ " Cant the bird be roastsd2' Iasked.
upon watch my dear better. half
threatened to lay the case before the
Society for tbs Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals, so I saw that it would be
/ necessary to find some other way out
Of, the difficulty. At noon an inspira-
| ton came to me. .C
/ I" Mother I called, 7 have 1t! Wen
wrap the parrot up carefully in PAPER,
and send it to Director Striegel. ! will
write a note, telling him how honored
I feel at being able to send him a tri-
fling present, which hope he will ac-
cept, as the bird Is of rare species.
He will be sure to be fattered by the
little attention, and, we shall be able
to get rid of the bird with credit, for
to give. you know, is better than to re-
ceiVe.'S G
with fearful eyes my wife took
| leave of the dear, sweet, little parrot,
which had manged to break vase be-
fore we could capture it. I comforted
her by saying that she would be able
to see the bird again when she called
on the frau director. Then our maid
Bertha set out with it, and half an
hour later came back with very nice
note: My dear SIR it ran, the accept
ance Of your kind present, just re-
ceived, give me the greatest pleasure.
For long time it has been my great
desire to possess a parrot. l had not
bought one because never found one
pretty enough for me. I never saw
such a beauty as the one you have so
kindly sent me, for which I hereby
thank you most heartily
$50 you see, mother, said, what
is an owl to one is a nightingale to an
other
Christmas night arrived. It is al
ways such peculiar time. The older
man gets the more uncertain he feels
whether it is going to bring him hap
piness or misfortune. Mother and
had exchanged presents. and sat hand
in hand in front . of the sparkling
! Christmas fire. Neither of us spoke;
we were both busy with our thoughts.
At such times one wonders if it will be
the last time that one will sit SO; if
not, perhaps a year later one or the
other will be resting quietly under the
| sod
| "Our reverie was interrupted by a
sharp ring at the bell, and almost i'm
mediately the servant entered the room
carrying very strengthening parcel
and note.
"'Mr. Ibsen's compliments. He has
sent you Christmas present.
"'I must confess am curious to
know what it can be- I said to my
wife, who was busy taking the wrap
pers off. Then I opened the note and
read: Dear Benjamin, will you accept
the accompanying trifling present? At
ter . great deal of searching / finally
unearthed the parrot which am send
ing you. The dealer assures me that
it is an exceptionally fine bird. know
that you are very fond of parrots, and
nope you will be pleased to have this
one ...
"'Ccnfound it all!' 1 roared in a
rage, what the deuce do people mean
| by sending me PARROTS? What can 7
do with the bird? I'll tell you WI.
I'll send this over to the director just
| as it is in the cage. He'll be glad to
have the pair. That's what I'll do
$50 again | wrote few words. The
dealer from whom had bought par
rot in the morning had by chance re-
ceived a second and similar bird,
which he had at once offered me. 1t
gave me great pleasure to ask him to
accept the parrot which was sending
| him.
Bertha went again and returned
with the message that the director was
so overjoyed with the present that he
was absolutely unable to find words in
which to express his thanks. He would
call on me the following morning to
return thanks iii person..
Then we sat down to the table.
was so happy and SO merry. The great
est happiness consists in making
| others happy, and that joy was mine.
And as Bertha cleared the table she
related again and again, to my great
satisfaction, how overcome with Joy
! the director had seemed.
Another hour passed-it must have
been close upon nine-when the door
opened and my friend Ibsen entered,
with a cage in his hand.
why, 1bsen, what makes. you call
so late?' asked, astonished.
"'Well, said he, after he had greeted
my wife, the fact is, am sorry to dis
turb you, but the dealer from whom
l bought the parrot this morning has
just sent me a second similar one, and
I am so glad to be able to give you a
little pleasant surprise that l brought
1t myself
Deeply moved, gave him my hand
| w., oro rooll1, y,aru hind 7 said 'HOu