Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1891 — A Canary Bird. [ARTICLE]

A Canary Bird.

Onoe I was at an fern to England, vrttfi •the* strangers, when a poor man cams end asked leave to exhibit a wonderful senary bird which he had. As it was s tain j day, and we could not go out to walk, we consented to the poor man’s Kposal; and he brought his little bird > the parlor of the inn. The name •# the little bird was Jewel. He stood #n the forefinger of his master, who said to him, “ Now Jewel, I want you to behave well and make no mistakes. n Jewel sloped hie head toward his master, u if listening to him, and them nodded twice. “Well, then," said his master, ’‘let me see if yon will keep your word. Give ns a tune.” The canary sang, “ Faster,” said his mutes. Jewel sang (aster. “Slower,” said his master; and Jewel sang slower. “Ton do not keen time,” said his owner. Hereupon Jewel began to beat time with one of his feel I and the rest of the spectators we?* so delighted that we clapped oftir hands " Gan yon not thank the gentlemen foi their applause ?” asked his muter; ant Jewel bowed his head Aeef respectfully His master now gave him a straw gnni and Jewel went through the martial exercise, handling hit gun uke a tnu soldier. “Now let us nave a danoer •aid his muter; and the oanary went through a dance with so much glea skill, and spirit, that we HI applauded him again. “ Tnou lust done my bidding bravely," said his master, caressing the bird. “Now, (hen, take a nap, while I Show the company some of my own fasts. ” Here the li&ua bird went into a counterfeit sleep, ands his owner began bpdaaoing a pipe and performing other tricks. Our attention was given to him, when a Urge black cat, who had been larking In one corner of the room, sprang upon the table, seized the poor canary bird In his month, and jumped out of the window before any one could stop bins, although we all rushed to make an attempt. In vain we pursued the cat. The oanary bird had been killed tty him almost in an instant. The poor man west for his bird, and his grisf Was sad behold, “Well may I grieve for thee, my poor little thingP’ said he; “Well may I grieve. More than four yean Ikon fed from my hand and drank id my lip I I owe thee my support, my health, and my happiness. Without toeey what Will become of me ?” We wAsed a sum of money and gave U to him; bnt he could not be oonsoled. He mourned for poor Jewel as if it had b*an a child. By love too little bird had been taught, and by leva'Was § mind and mourned.

The editor of the Scientific American, suggest the following remedy for diphtheria, and expresses the wish that it might have a sufficient trial to prove its usefulness. It is simply that raw onions be placed in a band.ge and beaten into a. pulp; tue clothß containing onions, juice and all should then be bound about the throat and weli up over the ears. Renewals may be made as often as the mass becomes dry. In most oases noticed the result was almost magical, deadly pain yielding .in a short time to sleepy comfort.