lowed dirt or stones, so there was no the room a large, striped thing, with shin- 

 trouble about my taking it, and I wished i n g, green eyes, and my heart beat so 

 all birds could have such delicious food, fast I could hardly breathe. Tricksey 

 I was taken up-stairs to my new home, whispered in my ear : " You need not be at 

 where everything was in pink and green a ll afraid ; that is only Taffy, the cat, and 

 and looked so fresh I thought I was back we are the best of friends. Taffy 

 in the clover field. My new mother (for jumped into my new mother's lap, and 

 that is what I mean to call her) took me we three stood on the table and ate bread 

 up to what she called a cage and said : and milk together. The first time I was 

 "Tricksey and Cervera, I want to intro- left in the room alone I looked around to 

 duce you to your new brother." Trick- see what would be nice to play with. First 

 sey charmed me at once, for he was like I W6 nt over to the dressing table, carried 

 a ray of sunshine in his dress of gold, but two large cuff-buttons and put them into 

 when I looked at Cervera I laughed right m y drinking cup, another pair I put on 

 out in his face. It was very rude, but I the floor of the cage with two large coral 

 know if any of you had been in my place hairpins, two shell pins, and some studs, 

 you would have done the same thing. Of I stuck all the pins on anything I 

 all the ugly specimens of a bird I had could pick up and threw them on the 

 ever seen he was the very worst. He was floor ; turned over a basket which was 

 Tricksey's size, but only had his baby filled with ribbon and lace ; some I left on 

 feathers and one tail feather. He was the floor, and with the rest I trimmed the 

 dirt color, had big staring eyes, and cage. When I heard my new mother 

 such a bill, almost as large as his head, coming I began to tremble. She stood 

 which was perfectly flat. He looked so speechless for a moment, then said : "You 

 common and ill-bred that I wondered rogue of a bird ; how shall I punish you ?" 

 how dainty Tricksey ever sat beside him. Then took me in her hand and kissed me, 

 I was too sleepy to ask any questions and and I knew the future was clear, and 

 was soon fast asleep on my new mother's I could have all the fun I wanted, 

 finger; then was put into a nice little Tricksey had the asthma very bad, and 

 basket filled with cotton. The next day sometimes a little whisky on some sugar 

 Tricksey was very kind to me, but Cer- would relieve him. It was funny to see 

 vera was cross and pecked me every time that bad Cervera maneuvre to get Trick- 

 he got a chance. Tricksey said : "I have sey off the perch so he could eat the 

 tried to be kind to that old Spaniard, Cer- sugar and whisky. Tricksey grew worse 

 vera, but I do not like him and will not instead of better, and one morning my 

 have him snuggle close to me nights, so new mother was wakened early by his 

 I fight him until he gets into the swing, hard breathing. She took him off from 

 If you will sleep in the cage you may his perch and found his claws ice-cold, 

 put your wings close to mine, for you are and he was so weak he could hardly hold 

 so pretty and clean." When bedtime on. He lay in her hand a moment, then 

 came my new mother said I was too large threw back his pretty head and all was 

 for the basket, and I might try sleeping in over. We were all heart-broken and shed 

 the cage, so she put me in and made Cer- many tears, for we were powerless to 

 vera get up into the swing. Just as bring back to life that little bird we loved 

 Tricksey and I were going to sleep Cer- so dearly. I really felt sorry for that 

 vera began swinging with all his might, horrid Cervera. He missed Tricksey, and 

 and would reach down, peck us on the for days seemed to be looking for him. 

 head and pull our feathers out. When he One evening he went out the window, 

 was caught he was taken out and made and we never saw him again. 

 to sleep in the basket. In the morning I am very fond of sweet apples and 

 we were all let out on the floor, and it generally whenever I want anything 

 was amusing to see Cervera mimic ev- that is down-stairs I go and get it. I love 

 erything Tricksey did. If Tricksey took grapes better than any other fruit. When 

 a drink Cervera did, and would follow I want one I hop back and forth on the 

 everywhere he went. back parlor table, then on top of a high 

 About that time I saw coming into back chair and tease until one is given to 



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