The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-15

ing when found through the orifice that
she he'd herself made" The happy owner
now easily removed the bone, treated
the wound antiseptically" as she said,
and nursed the cat back to health. To
tell that lady that her pet had merely
scratched herself to pieces in her pain
and breathlessness would have simply
been to arouse the lady's contempt for
the speaker for why was there no torn
skin above the place of the wish bone?
Why was all done with the art of a
trained surgeon?' she would have asked.
1t seems more natural that Greeks
should love birds. And, indeed. they love
them so well that, in general they do
not like to keep them in cages, but a
Greek lady, whose canary came to her
as legacy, felt that liberty would be
no boon to a prisoner who had grown old
in captivity, and she keeps her pet still
in its cage. This canary, when the wealth.
err is warm, calls for his present owner,
and will not leave Off an ear-piercing
chirp until she has put his tin bath and
fresh water into the cage. He then jumps
into his tub, chants his satisfaction on
a new note, spreads his wings, and hops
about joyfully after rapturous and pro-
tracted dip"
Americans in Bondage to Birds.
| have met two American ladies who
were positively in bondage to their birds.
They had a crossbil who, when his
wants were not supplied in the manner
that met his views, would peck at the
hand that fed him, and he frequently
drew blood. A sparrow nesting fell to
the ground. One of these lovers OF wing
ed things picked up the injured birding.
and cared for 1t until it was strong
enough to tyrannize over herself and her
Eln hxr nor aax In
cheep," whenever 1t needed something
new to eat or water, or merely CONVEX.
sation, or a change of place, or some
other form of entertainment When he
was perfectly strong, his human friends
gave him his liberty. They also rescued
a bul-hnch from cruel boys, who had
so injured one OF its wings that II was
crippled for life. "IIe cherished a grudge
against the whole human race
because of what those boys mad
made him suffer-" said his bene-
factress. in excuse for Bully's bitter
spirit. That bird would snatch food from
his friends hands, but would never take
It gently. His loud chirp expressed inn
patience anger, aud even hatred; never
any gentle feeling. He RULED his feath-
ers In fury, and pecked at his protectors;
but he looked to them for his supplies OF
all kinds. and resented delays and dsap-
DOintmeutS WIN "A IeToclOuS elOQutnce. II
has happened that his most devoted
friend having spent hours climbing 40 a
SPOT where grew a berry that he loved,
has brought him the fruit OF her toll
only to be pecked at and sColded. But,
before showing his temper, Bully would
spring upon his allowance OF berries and
shrek. and flap his sound wing like some
victorious and bloodthirsty standard bear
or in an assault. His friends pardoned
his evil ways, and when the injured
wing. after months Of care permitted OF
his Tending for himself. they said good
hive 10 him one fine spring morning, and
never saw him more. This friend who
gave me the history had birdlike eyes.
She could initiate the notes OF the forest
admirably. The ordinary movements OF
her head were the nearest approach to
pecxlngs possible TO humanity. Her hands
were most delicate claws. A bird has
halrlike feathers at the roof OF Its beak
and my Acquaintance eyebrows sent out
ekirmishers, as Il were, across the root
OF her pretty. beaklike nose. Small won
der that this bird-wOman perfectly un-
derstnndH tho feathercd tribe!
There Is "a parrot IN the Channel Islands
who has lived with his loving owner ever
since he was r. hedgling, This owner told
me- that Il was an old-established rule al
afternoon tea-tme 70 give Pol ave Or