1930 The Saloon in the Home

· THE TEMPEH.ANCE BIRD

M ARY M

has a pet canary bird which has shown great intelligence and has been trained to many pretty ways. Each day at meal time Mary opens the door of the cage and Dicky flies out and lights upon her shoulder. He had been taught that he must be quite still w:hile Mr.. M. asks ~ blessing on their food. · Once fairly perched on her shoulder he expects a taste of everything she eats; and whenever she drinks she holds up to him a teaspoon of coffee or tea which "he sips with relish. One day Mary was ill, feeling no appetite and growing often [ 16]