The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 17, 1907, Page 5

THIS REMARKABLE LITTLE BIRD, COMES WHMEN CALLED, DOBES® AR ME 19 TOLD, BATS AT.THE FAMILY TABLE: ount among val friends so fragile a creature as a able and painful lessons. Now he has absolute wisdom in the mat- and ued attained NE= And not every canary is It appears that he eschews liquor ble to d that ex- The tale hanging thereon is repeating. - The brilliancy of for some time possessed a pe- m for the little canary, and entreaties he was per- repeated sip of its redness. Confusion! was spat out before you & thought it had been tasted s exhibited on vas a represen- total abstinence master’s head red beak on his and again. He he could, being ywed high dis- h h to rise. much whie! Now he s sug- p of something of 2 new and Interesting he asks to be helped e proprieties to a if his request is now of alacrity he himself. Takcs Sugar From Llps ch him beg it to him mdmg it between his bird perches on the pecks at the its hardness He tilts his head back, beseechingly at his master, then at the sugar again, talks a little, as canaries will when the occasion is not momentous enough to call for a song, t has his own way. For his off a wee bit of the holds it between his teeth, and approsching as if for a kiss, takes it away grain by grain Heinie is always willing and glad to for him ooks t Heinfe sugar Heinie, not seeing would xiss his friends, never refusing uniess it behooves him to assume the way- wardness of petted children. He is immediately conscious of the presence of a stranger In the room, Until he becomes acquainted he keeps For creeps guarded opening and dly until he secures & cheek and warbles with exultation. in ning” carefully aloof. Not long ago a . ing the family up In the giranger came to the house, drawn - : nes breakfast. Heinle has thither by tales of the canary and es- peclally desirous of making friends with him. Heinle, In his joyous flight around the room, was extremely car ful to avoid the stranger’s corne: passing it with designedly averted eye. He indulges an aversion for hats of all descriptions, perhaps because they sug- gest 2 region unexplored and therefore arousing suspicion. His unequivocal abhorrence of some do about breakfast. je means mush with and such edibles meet yval. If he is not helped jainty mixture, he runs down e of a spoon filled with it eatening at least to help him- Qe : h . e The hint is sufficlent; he Te- _ o .74 his unhesitating display of ceives his molety and is content. affection for others seem to be equally Heinle s & strict dietarian. He Wwithout reason. He is quick to show resentment when displeased. For in- stance, early in his life a maid em- ployed at the house removed the cover of his cage earlier in the morning than is no one to prescribe for him. His intense euriosity as to viands of various de: ons bas taught him inpomer- AND SINGS he liked; later in the day, flying toward her as if to kiss her, he, instead, bit her lip until blood flowed. Large people of either sex he seems to approve, generaliy speaking. This may be accounted for by the fact that Mr. Butler is of heavy build. The most remarkable thing about Heine's achievements is that they are the things of his own brain and in no sense the fruits of education. When very young he gave evidence of great intelligence, an affectionate disposition and an unfailing memory. In conse- quence he aroused the Interest of Mr. Butler and his family and gained their regard. Finding encouragement in them and kindness he soon lost all fear and so it became easy for him to express his various emotions. Fond as Helnle is of other membera of the family Mr. Butler has first place. It matters not what time of the day or night the bird hears his mas- ter's voice he calls to him. If Mr. But- ler enters the room whers - Heinfe NS MAASTER. QVER. TRE TELEPMQN"E TO MAVE, A SERIOUVS TALK sleeps after the cage cover is drawn close the call comes muffled from with- in—too-ce! too-ce!” The famae of Heinie’s intelligence having spread among his friends, and #geveral of them being together in Mr. Butler's place of business one day, one among them said he would like to hear Heinle sing. “All right,” said Mr. Butler, “I'll see if I can’t accommodate you.” “Do you live near by?” asked his friend. “Oh, no!” was the reply, “but I'm not going to let you see the bird this time, just going to let you hear him sing.” * A Song by Telephone Then Mr. Butler called up his wife at home and asked her to have the can- ary sing into the phone. Presently he passed the receiver from one to an- other and exclamations of surprise and delight broke from them, for the can- ary, perched upon Mrs. Butler's fir€rer was warbling at the mouthpiece of the ‘phone. So wise is Heinie that if you feign to telephone Instead of really doing so, he will refuse to sing. Very evidently he desires an audience at the other end of the wire. Not long after the incident just re- lated friends of the family giving a dinner in the same city wanted to ver- ity it. Mr. Butler was called to thae telephone and asked if he could in- duce the bird to sing again in the same way. He answered that he was afrajd not because he thought the bird had already gone to sleep. However he said he would make the attempt. The bird was asleep, but awoke and came out of his cage with a little coaxing. More coaxing brought forth his fullest song, with the little bill almost touch- ing the mouthpiece. On the occasion of a dinner given by Mr. Butler, some one present doubted that the bird would know his own name were it spoken in an ordinary conversational tone and without the eye of the speaker turned toward him. Mr. Butler said that he could not tell how that would be. HBINIE. AND M1 MASTER So, without without turning ing back of ht 'Hemie, I wish here. Instantly the bird presented himself lifting his voice is head, the bird be- t the time, he said: you would come before him and perched on his finger. ' This was greeted with great ap- plause, and Heinie joined In with an exultant song. To express anger, Heinle, like other birds, puffs outs his feathers and hunches his shoulders. The presence of children is alw®#ys an annoyance to him. If his master says to him, “Put your feathers down and sing for us. Just sing some little thing,” he is im- mediately obedient. Heinie's voice is all that one wishes. He sings the usual songs of canaries and in addition has a song all his own, a wonderful song, on two notes, which he will treat you to if asked to sing the “wee wee song.” His faver- ite rostrum is the highest spot of his master's head, and there, throwing back his tiny head, he would willingly sing forever. He ends his song always with great eclat. If -you happen in at his home when the sweeping is in progress you will find him doing one long balancing feat atop the girl's head as she proceeds in quick movements around the room. He rides around with a gleeful song and makes & joyous thing of hard work. Heine Plays Jokes Other things he does in pure play, meal time being perhaps the happiest time for him. While others eat he busies himself picking up small stray things like threads that he sees; he delights in jerking out threads from the silk fringe of a candelabrum shade which attracts him by Its bright color. These things he places in front of Mr. Butler's plate, and when he tires of bringing them to him he takes them all in his beak and lays them on top of Mr. Butler's head. If a long thread or string lies on a table, and you take one end of it be- tween your fingers, he will pull away TELEPMONE at the other ead and win out vallanuy in a tug-of-war. If he wishes to at- tract your attention while you are en- gaged In reading the newspaper he will alight on it, and if that is not sufcient will tezr off little bits of the margin audaciously until he has accomplished his purpose. Sometimes it happens that a closed door is between Heinie and the rest of the family. Upon finding it So he calls repeatedly to be let in, Then in all impatience he flies around the other way, if thers is another way, through open doors and curtains and interven- ing rooms, and comes upon them with a chirrup of self-appreciation. It happens frequently that Helnie does not wish to be obedient. Mr. But- ler will call him, perhaps, and he does not want to come. He has a little trick of perching on the sideboard and singing loudly to his reflection in the mirror, insolently indifferent to the summons. Heinie used al to pick his teeth after dinner “Here's a toothplek, Heinle. you to pick those big back tee Butler would say. And Hein take the toothpick one end and the other, pa and forth through his beek. would however, in play, Mr. Butler told him he had been a naughty bird and he must chastise him. W & toothpick and lightly tapped the back. Heinie couldn’t stand that, and never since then has it been pos sible to induce him to take a toothpick, This 1s taken as another iustance of his unfailing memory. Not long after the bird was given to him Mr. Butler was absent from home for a month. He says that he had no idea that Heinie would remember him. Consequently his ‘pleasure was great when on reachtng home the bird greet- ed him with every show of delight, fol- lowing him from room to room, circling about his head in feverish flight and MEINIE SINGS INTO TME Bird an tne way rrom Europe, one of its little fest bearing a label which told its pedigres. Maxey was a baby bird, almost pure white and wholly innocent of causing any trouble In the family. To Heinle's way of thinking, Maxey was a lvrfld r' ral and nothing more. It mprehension how his maste to pay the new b on whatever. When he saw 1 to Maxey In h cage, Hein ch about, eh ter and f1 to him and climb around his neck. looking un- speakable things. Maxey died in youth of a cold and Heinie looked upon his death as a dir dence. Although loud noises were extremely offensive to Heinie and part loud talking addressd to himself, t ther from Mr. Butler. Butler to whistle ct dispensation of Provi- keeping time wit! Hel sing suite sleeping. e weather is warm he ta bath the When it is cold. his face, his feet and ths feathers a s beak. With his £ ter right in dragging Mr. Butler and shaking the over him. Then he will alig! hand and scratch an ear on h Heinie’s fondness for the fox terrier of the house and his fondness for play may at length lead to his undoing, for although the dog is good-natured, it is somewhat startling and annoying to be awakened out of a sound sleep by haw- ing the bird alight suddenly on his head. Another danger that lurks for H is the open fireplace with its bl MWG‘ BITS G’S'VG-AR PROM RIS MAPTER 'S LIPS singing so continuously and vigorously that it seemed as if he must burst the delicate chords of his throat. Hatred for Rival Into Heinie's life there once came an unhappy intrusion. It was in the shaps of an Andreasburg Roller, a registered fire, toward which it is said that birds fly, unaware of the fate that awalts them there. Great care is takem to keep the bird away. But Heinle has ingratiated Rhimseif so thoroughly with every member of the family that it is unlikaly that his end will be a violent ons,