The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-26
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PHOTOGRAPH INSPIRES BIRD. Il
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\ South Side ilaG Resident is telling n
nature ttker' story What CAUSES sasi,s
of in"rcdulity among his auditors.
though lie Nouches for its truthfulncSs
and SAYS there's the bird to prove it,"
rms flat dW"lirr has a canary bird
which he has priz"1 for two nr three
Wears because of its remarkable sing
ins, qualities. His d!smay WAS great
i've or three months ago when the
bird suddenly ceased To sing. Always
prior I" the sudden stoppa.c of tho
flow OF trills the lira woula be Undue
ed t" sing by Il ohirrup OF whistle, hut
after that day, which the HAT dw",l.r
regarded as fatal TO his cherished
hopes of a long-liyed and brilliant
soncstef. when the bird ceased to sing.
no device h could originate served L.
Induce the SonGster to resume its tiiils.
Bird doctors. bird fanciers and
every one else who might have a SUE
scStion Was called upon and their adj
Nirc put into c"ct. but without avail.
~-\cI@hhorS i'll the adjoining flat had u
canarN which kent ON trilling. aud. rs
conditions were the same in 10Th fats.
me silent canary's owner could not
ascrihe Ii bird. dumbness to url-
healthy surroundings or 10 acoustic
qualities of the room.
Despair lay III his soul. and he was
about 10 get rid of The bird in some
way when the family downstairs
bought Il photographs. Among the
cylinders played on it the first night
was one in which an orchestra played
used n water triller." ~ which the
song ot the canarN bird is moro or less
correctly o,nulatcd.
For H moment after the "~trilling''
began Mr.. Canary Bird policd his head
MP from his neck. in which he had he
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gloom, and looked around. The "tril-
ling" kept on.
Nj. Canary Birds head rose higher
ana higher still. II ma lac conceived
hat q canary BIRD is Incapable of pro-
during an expression on his unllntcn-
ailce, hut such Il sl9ppGsition wa: be-
lied in this case, for there flashed
across the face of the ytlloW-featn-
cred mite Il look of intense surprise.
sion of anger. which gradually Chang
ed /" II of deepest scorn.
Thsn. Wonderful to relate. rs Virgil
would have said if he had spoken
English. Mr.. Canary Ifird throw back
his head and hurst into Il succession
"f trilis seemingly designed To put the
,~oarSe-Voiced antagonist int" the rear
line Of The chorus.
Minute after minute he kept it UP.
ititS lilti lut monograph H..tt ceased
to give forth It's chatter. Mr.. Bird
ignored h triumph over his supposed
rival. or else considered ii necessary
to continue singing until his rival was
ol,!iteiA;ed. So long he kept on MI.
Flat Dwell"r MAS compelled to seek
means to make him stop. but ever the
throwing Of a dark cloth over the cage
failed to suffice. and the bird kept on
until his song dropped into Il twitter
of nervousness and finally gaSped out
entirely.
For two or three DAYS after that the
pllonnsra pn was silent. but Mr.. Cans
AIRY Bird seemed to deem it necessary
to give a few trills 10 remind his rival
that he was dead. His full song did
not return, however, until tho phone
graph again struck up tho trilling
tune. Then the same performances
given on the previous night was re-
peated. From that day to this tine
bird has sung as it never did before,
but il seems 10 go into paroNysmS nf
wrath every time it hears the phono-
graph.