Show regeneration of the parrot one day a man who had lind had considerable experience of parrots happened to come in and when I 1 complained of the birds loquacity cl qua city he bald said why dont you get nn all owl you get nn an owl and hang him up close to that parrots cage and in about two days lays fani that your birds dead sick of unprofitable conversation well I 1 got a small owl and put him in a cage close to the parrots cage the parrot began by trying to dazzle the owl with his conversation but it work the owl sat and looked at the parrot just as solemn as a minister whose salary haa lias been cut dawn cl wn and after awhile the parrot tried him with spanish it of tiny use not A word would the owl let ou to understand then the parrot tried bragging and laid himself out tomake t the IL owl believe that of all the parrots in ili ex istance he lie wa was s the ablest Buthe but he turn a feather of the owl bwl the noble bird sat silent aa as the grave and looked at the parrot as its it to say thi is indeed a melancholy exhibition of lin beci lity 1 well before night that parrot was wasso so ashamed of himself that he lie closed for repairs and from that day forth h lu never spoke an all unnecessary word suet gentle gentlemen menis ia the force of example in ili tk in worst of birds W L alden in ili idler |