The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02
BIRDS DEATH.
,Ir TRIBCTES TO MISS
kh'' BtRSBr'S MiNAH.

HI ''n' -,urbas a Human beings Might
unnv Letters of Coincidence, some
pc. por,cns who Have Also Lost Pets.
rrms Thursby is making II scrapbook
,l% rfI be an interesting monument In It's
N"N" a., arr,upi., hmUnts OF her famous
way .n.h Almost everybody has heard OF
.n. ,ha little fe0thered friend which Miss
h,''I -. r,,,r+ a. $4,000. Ho could speak
So, MAY the piano. initiate a banjo
N v . other remarkable things. Miss
49, s nwred Mynah twelve years. and was
' - ,pconsolahls when he died OF spinal
'a,e,us abou' two months ago.
"tr"'sdi,,elv dozens Of clippings. describing
.".d bird. were sent to her by friends from
'" ".,n-, Tho country letters # condolenco began
and are -till coming som o fthem from
wv" WI s,r.rvers. Without making any attempt
4, collect rel rrncGs TO the hlru WhIcn nus
.oI n be 50 famous, Miss Thursby found
,bom accumulatin. in such numbers that the
,,,n. Of arrlnEiug them in some permanent
,,-u occurred to her. That - what she ana
ho, sister are now doing. Only the other day
n. to,,owing Icttc. came from Miss Sarah j.
r,-msr who is the head and front OF the
Ir.s,,cra movement. with its annual meet
,nps near Portsmouth. y. IL:
n #, close tn" picture a dear Mynah which
,,-,ni,eI YOU. 1t il very lifellke and makes
+. ,ssm AS If he hai not flown from our sight.
I'm ssed seeing him On my last visit missed
~. cordial greeting 50 like a happy child's:
nssod the grntie way in which he would fol-
q us about simIIy for companionship. To
mn. who had not seen evidences of the real fine
ress Of HI, natuL' It would seen tinl2st increu.
=, Sn0w their truth. The lovelincss OF his
GI.nHsition and ths beauty OF his voice are
bsyond comlarisou. Those he cannot lose,
aHd him again. aul h. r"jl not cry so pit
ttnIIy then want 10 get out! III come
rirht back He touched Il tender chord in
every heart and he made the world especially
ci little children-brighter Tor his being In 1t.
We would be glad to have that said OF US when
We go. would We mott
This seems rather eNtravagant 10
Re used about a bird. but apparently it, is, none
100 strong in the opinion OF those who knew
Iynah. Even Mrs. Margaret sullivan. the
writer. a woman not given to rhapsodies' wrote
I've mus, coRIole with you and your sister"
she said. May the groves OF the elysian
fields open their sweetest branches to his
winged teet. For there IS no other bird spirit
aud all other kinds
Another letter which has a place In the col
lection Is one written in a large. round. childish
DEAR Miss THuRsBY: I read about Mynah's
death and l thought l would ympathiZe with
you. for | had such a pleasant time with him
take me over again. ! am sorry she did not do
so before Mynah died. | did not think he
would die SO quick. and did want to see him
so much"
Tn ere was one formal letter. seriously and
stiaiy written. and saying that the writer had
lust seen the notice Of tbs. death Of the young
cere sympathy and condolence." There was
another from the mother Of one OF Mynah's
many chi d friends. The little girl was sorrow
ing over The loss Of her canary Patsie. When
she heard OF Mynah's death. her g"ief was both
greater and less; less because ] lie and MY.
nan were together. One letterlanrnted: Alas!
he has gone the way Of all earth - Another
said. The entire household sends sympathy"
One writer, inclosed q Clipping from a Boston
paper which said: Who knows but into the
s6dy OF some human being this soul may still
The letters came from all over the country.
from Florida to Washington. while there Is one
ltom Nicaragua. Perhaps the most peculiar OF
Ihese mtssiyes was one from a total stranger
~ the ground OF q community OF Affections.
have Just lost my beautiful and valuable
Mexican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES parrot" che
Re excused for Offering you q few words OF
heartfelt e sympathy. The ipclosed lines from
1.ce with our feelings. The ,perusal OF these
ines have been a great consolation to me. and
Know you will appreciate them"
Mss Ihprsty. who is the SOU, OF kindness.
oee9 so much Of a consolation to her as the
as4der evidently intended them to be. She re-
Satdsthepl. IN fact, with a somewhat puzzled
con sound very much like Latin" NeVerthe-
.os ne lines will 60 into the scraphook. where.
eSNl!! pc evident from a ,perusal OF them. they
certainly belong Here they are:
A"' poor MynAh. my Indian talkcr. diesl
90 birds, and celebrate his obsequies:
''' birds. aud beat your breasts. your faces tear,
ana pluck your gaudy plumes. instead Of hair;
~lsdoletul. tunes the frightened forest wound.
n4a your sad notes supply the trumpet sound.
hasAh. what did thy faith. thy plumes and tail.
ana ~h't thy pretty speaking art availr
htpeaking thou didst every bird excel,
Nas prattled and none lisped the words 80 we'll.
envy only sent this fierce disease.
4aoG vert averse 10 war and liv'dst in peace,
nA'Nhs' harmless thing, and lov'dst thy ease.
'HtnRhansq us.is stIll live midst all their strife.
nuue'eh mat perhaps prOloHSs their life.
10y meat was little and thy ~prattling tongue
,V1'u lie Ct permit TO make thy dinner long.
'ouh'aln water oil thy drink allowed.
~ nut And poppy seed were all thy food.
." p'e!'hS 'ultures and the kite remain
d tue unluNEy crow still caws for rain.
'"t enough still lives midst fierce Minerva's hate
w., ,"N'enh' hundred years conclude her fate.
?" my poor pet now hangs his sickly head,
|' o'Fu' my present from the East, is dead,
ret''A'hg'a are sooner snatchsd by c~ovetous fats.
"s0F'e she freely gives a loaGer date.
.'e't u a shady cypress grove below,
~ TIN miner II such doubtful things We know
.' EuostS ot Ii"us birds departed 20.
'A'efed well and verdant ell tho yeAr,
- - 't"S obscene do never venture there;
"t harmless swans securely take their rest,
''t the single pA9niI builds her nest.
De' uaFL shades my Myuah's soul shall TO,
" I '''A his TAX divert the birds below,
WA" Ie'e ms bones enjoy a noble grave.
""'e marble and an epitaph:
""A'nr did every BIRD excel,
A'4@! lomL proves my n!strrss loved ma vail"
'tba " oa i would he too much to EXPECT O
,Sis ga Latin roet" who wrote these line
t ,,Ns ng should anticipate that Mynah wouId h,
IN a M aduu. mounted instead of being buried
and oc grave s~MrmOunted by a little marble
tat H. ha eplteye, The taNidermist has done al
tlj M lie ?Tu 70 preserve the image OF Mynah
he ia9S | hNrsty strokes the shining neck o
,EjnCcV "u VIZ with affection aud with some
Nv, h,rft iIhe tears in her eyes. But sh,
more tban ",tSn seem 10 her like anythini
toE. wS a Nynahs old ~c!othes." The scrap
harkshi%" cdI ihished. VIII contain a truly re
~AKable bird. 'iu'' 10
'o'inl't Human Gets His Divorce.
p%"tfaoout two years OF litigation Theodor
"IIsh obtained an absolute divorce from hi
t,sm harriet from Justice Chester Of the su
BIsNoVr' Yesterday on the report OF AdriaI
ths ~" as referee. Human is a violinist @