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    • THE PARROT PAJPERS.—JSToIII . . Second Series.
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      The Parrot Pajpers.—Jstoiii . . Second Series.

      THE PARROT PAJPERS . —JSToIII . . Second Series .

      The Parrot Discourses Of Mr. Charles. Ho...

      THE PARROT DISCOURSES OF MR . CHARLES . HOW THE PARROT - WAS FIRST ATTRACTED TOWARDS HIM . REMINISCENCES OF MR CHARLES ' S CHILDHOOD . HIS BENEVOLENCE . HIS KINDNESS TO ANIMALS . HIS PLEASANT LITTLE WAYS WITH DOGS AND CATS . MR . CHARLES ' S FATHER . HIS CHARACTER . A NOBLE-HEARTED FOOL . —HIS DEATH . MR . CHARLES ' S LEGACY . —WHAT HE DID WITH IT . Mr . Charles is rather a remarkable character . He is a favourite watched his of mine career . with I have great known interest him . from I first childhood took a , and liking have to him sugar on when account nobod of a very ingenious y , and then habit , at he the had first of opportunity stealing my , drawing the attention of his parents to the fact that " poor Polly had got lied no so sugar that , I " was upon no which loser the while want I could was at not once but liberall admire y the supp ingenuity , but with also which a character Mr . Charles , for benevolence thus obtained to which not onl he y li my certainl called the ghted dogs sugar y had and the -hearted way but cats in . which and very His was father sl he ight treated was claim fond one those .. of I of these was desp those also icable low , sill much creatures y animals peop de - . , Master good Charles obtained , the very reputation of being very fond of them of fascinating too . In animals fact , it was . I said knew that the he secret had of a wonderful that fascination power . When one of no the one dogs was or cats looking and , pull Master its tail Charles , twist would its paws get , p hold inch it , prick tion of its ears misery , and . otherwise But before divert peop himself le he was with all the blandishment contemplaand affection for the " dear creatures . " I never had such a crawling thorough towards contempt him for cring dogs ing until and I wagg saw these their wretched tails , quivering beasts with covered fear them while with the kisses amiable and boy overwhelmed —he was onl them y eight with years caresses old- . " I never saw a child so fond of animals "— " quite marvelloushow weak they -minded love him father ! " would the people ive him would some exclaim coin , and as a Charles reward ' . scratch The cats their were heads not quite and so bad g while , but he even did they it . Onl used I to knew let him to these myself creatures one reall day , y when dreaded purr a new and dog hated , not him understanding ; and y I chuckled Mr . never Charles forgot ' pleasant it , and little while ways he , pretended bit him thro to ugh forgive the hand , and . said He the the poor poison dear of which thing did it died not two mean days it , afterwards I saw him in give fearful the agony beast . h A as promising fulfilled the child promise Mr . Charles of his earl was y , and years . I think happy I may to say say he , for without mation any of his vanity character , that I . have had a good deal to do with the cleve I understand r man . In that fact Mir he . was Charles a celebrated ' father was author considered . He certainl a very had of his not death the p b leasure ut it has , m enerall y acquaintance been rema till rked within that his few latter years y what works I were could by , far improve his best g his . sty The le y . infer One ence insuperable is manifest obj . ection I did was I had th to e moral his writings tendency —which of » them were . not He devoid was what of merit you — men and that call the a philanthrop same object ist , . to Nearl relieve y all the misery poem of s and the poor prose a works nd the unif o fortunat n h statesme e had e . made This n , he pretty was might very verses hav weak e about got . some If the he Royal had prize written in Famil a public y panegyrics , he office might ; hav authors e got he a berth might at hav Co e urt got ; if mor he e favourabl natter e ed reviews his broth of his er pet books weaknesses ; , if he had of mankind andered , he might public have taste been , and a very praised popular the benevolence author . But , and he was the a fool cred ; he espo had nsibility ideas about autho goodness rship , which and ruined him . I have heard him spoken of—after his death , never held before fearlessl —as a noble y on the -hearted path which man , who he knew through to be much the evil right report one ; tion who of never selfishness raised his who voice loved in defence his fellow of - tyranny creatures or not in for justifica what - gentle he could heart get ; from who ; them was ambitious , but from not the of fulness the praise of his of generou men but s , onl of their y conveyed gratitude in ; a who look , took of a more poor pride and wretched in the simp man le thanks , than , in if fool trie . encomiums He never of could the rich see and misery the without mighty letting . I repeat the , si he ght was of it a

      of make the him poor wretched without . shedding He never tears could . Contemptible think on the driveller sufferings I worry must could not call himself make him . his ab It out books did a not lot go pay of throug . dirty What h starving several was the editions brutes good ? . of They Wh his y did not he write novels with a spice of immorality in them ? done Why , did and not pro he duce get popular into favour pieces with , full managers of vulgar , jokes as his and son pretty has women ? That ' s what pays . I have no patience with such folly . He However always , I treate don't d want me to with speak resp harshl ect . y I believe of Mr . he Charle dedicated s' father a . poem to me . It began , — " Oh Make , beauteous Heaven more bird , whose heavenl notes y—" of loving praise at I forg last et he the died rest in . harness However as , he men went on and slaving when and he slaving was dead till , say ; , they people had found had out amongst " what them a great , without and good knowing man he it or was honou , and ring that him obituary ever , illumined one notice of the this of purest his dark father and and perfectest , dismal written earth b poets y Mr . " . whose Charles I quote genius , to from whom has an his property father they left the have copyri turned ght out of all to be . works , —and a very valuable But his father left Mr . Charles something more valuable still . Ms It was name not . his On " that noble Mr heart . Charles , " it was has not traded his " to genius some ; " it was . all His the father editors was of scarcel newspapers y in his and grave magazines before he to wrote say " round purpose in what to distress" his dear and honoured father had " left his family , morning and how till on him night had to devolved provide the for sacred them , duty not the of labouri luxuries ng which from they His father had known , he regretted in happ to ier say days , was , but the very bare imprudent necessities man of , and life . than was far Mr too . Charles liberal who with had his drawn money his . " father No one into knew all kinds that better of extravagance sick denied himself le and on every his fellow , account comfort -authors . and . Besides The luxury number , the in order sill of idle old to rascals hel man p poor had he used Charles peop to , feed I felt from sure his , would hardl not y-gained imitate earnings him in this was point fearful . I . heard Mr . press famil one of the these circle Mr satisfaction . , productions Charles and I could was with of ! which I Mr never hel . p Charles I saw drawing regarded read si a it few . out of What corks aloud a to to after joll the ex y - humbug his father ' s death . I got everything I wanted any gns , that ' poverty s all I know . appeal If I had , of not course , I should , ended have with made a request a pretty for fine some row literary . Mr . emp Charles loy- ' ment by working , however on small the softness and however of human poorl nature y remunerated , which is , and always so ready to help a man after he is gone , he got a good deal of work on £ 2 the 000 newspapers a earout ; of and which a very he nice allows income his sisters he makes £ ioo now between —about earns them , . , he And y always while , tells he takes them care " that not he to is let very peop poor le ; know , but what he tries he of to unbounded do something liberality for his on poor his sisters part . , " which gives them an idea Mr . Charles knew the value of his father ' s name . " Charles Marvel" signed in . full at the bottom of a copy of verses or a little lectio essay could , ns not brought . hel The p name believi the reader was ng , however so ' s mind associated co at mmon onc with e yery -place genius charming the , verses that recol you or - essay might seem , that there was really something in them . M r . judg must Charl e have es fr om made his not works his the father man , which to shudder overlook I have in his been this advantage stud to yi see ng , the a tely rub , , it - bish to which his name was put For I grave will say this of old you Marvel , M , r . what Charles ever he does wrote not care was first ; so -rate long of as its he kind gets . paid But , he , bless will father write anything , I wish he . had He not often been says with such a a sigh genius , " — Ah for ! my I know poor dear how inferior my poor talents must seem to his , and people can ' t help comparing understand us twice . " But as much , all the as his same father , Mr . was Charles making make when s now he , I when died . it But pays , Mr to . Charles seem so is . not He a puts philanthropist his feelings — in or , his at least pocket , onl , if y will he has do any reall good y got to any anybody . He never else j thinks so long whether as it brings what him lie money writes his I shall conscience have something is at ease more . I repeat to say about again , him I like in my Mr next . Charles . .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 2, 1869, page 157, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_02101869/page/9/