Los Angeles Herald, Volume 21, Number 104, 17 June 1884 — The Affection of Mocking Birds. [ARTICLE]

The Affection of Mocking Birds.

Home ye»r« sgo there m • young physician who waa loved by nil on account of his gentle, loving disposition. Anions, his more humble bat not less do voted admirers was s mocking bird thai had boss born sud raised in his garden. The bird took the greatest fancy to him, and when he returned home in the eve nixur would hop around his front step* antl then fly to a tree near by sad sint tor hoars at a time. The bird appearec to be in an eostaay of delight wnenevei ths doctor was st home. Finally thi yellow fever broke out here, ant among others, the doctor was strickei down. He lingered four dsya snd thei died. On the night before his deatl the watchers by bis bedside bad thei attention attracted by tbe mournful, sob blng notes tbat the "doctor's bird" (a tbey called It) ottered throughout thi night. The next day the doctor died and that night the bird waa silent Afte ths funeral the family opened the rooti to sir it, and when the bed was drswt aside the first thing seen wsa the mock log bird lying at the heed of tha bed daad. Bow it got there no one knew but there it was, dead, aa though i eonld not sarrivsone it loved so well HButton Pat*. A Book was one uf the guest a al a fash ionable gathering in Weahiegton. Th hostess was introducing a Senator to th company. ' 'Senator, have you met in little friend over in the oorner there? asked tha lady. "I dent think I eve saw hla before." "Then let me introdnc you. Senator, thia Is my old friend, Eni tlsh Urammar." ' Oh, yes, I've heard c Cou before, Mr, J., bat I never hay new just what you looked like.