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Show X , JUST WHERE HE DELONOED. Parrot RecognlzedfApproprlateness of His Surroundings. Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell hnd a parrot that was nn exceptionally flno talker Tho bird's sentence was. "Well! darn myngea' Hero 1 am nt last. Just wberclt belong." 1 ThM was not uttefeil ewry iraT,"but only on occasion. Tho bird was the pet nf a huspltal, where ho woa kepi In tho dispensary, but allowed the freedom free-dom ot tho room One day tho drug gist was called away for awhile. He left a mixture ot whisky and water In n glans on the table. When he got back tho glass was overturned and shattered, tho liquid woa missing, and the parrot was unconscious on the floor. At first tbo parrot was thought to be dying, but some humorous Internes In-ternes alleged It might havo a chance for life If It were taken to the public alcoholic ward There It was conveyed convey-ed with mock ceremony and tucked In a cot with a strip of linen around Us head. Tha only thing to do wui to nwalt developments tho Intoxicated bird either had to die or recover with-out with-out aid. A nurso kept watch on It, and after a (Imo the feathered toper stirred, crawled out from under the covers, cocked Its bnndaged head to ono side, glanced around at tho othor occupants of cots, and croaked: "Well! darn my cjesl Hero I am at last Just whtro I belong." New York Tlmea. |