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    142 THB TOM AH A WK. [March 27, 1869.

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    1HE PARRO1 PAPERS,

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    "Pol, me occidistis, amici." No. II. Per...

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    142 Thb Tom Ah A Wk. [March 27, 1869.

    142 THB TOM AH A WK . [ March 27 , 1869 .

    1he Parro1 Papers,

    1 HE PARRO 1 PAPERS ,

    "Pol, Me Occidistis, Amici." No. Ii. Per...

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    adapt myscomprehensions—stooping down so very Men much pride makes themselves one ' s back on ache the . possession of what they call Reason , which they try to make out is a very superior quality clai to Instinct m to Reason . Now . We I am are not quite ashamed content to with say Instinct we parrots . Instinct lajr no me teaches . Were me I to to peck act upon any the man tard ' y fingers princip which le of Reason are placed , I might near to the not and that hesitation

    mig hesitate ht enabl whether e the owner peck of the lingers fingers or to ; abstract some of my proper acting ty on . Instinct This is . a practical illustration of the advantages of a biscuit Again , , or a pretty anythi trinket ng that , I take I want it , , beca say use a piece Instinct of su teaches gar , or me Now , that if I acted I don ' t- Reason so , some I mi oth ht er be creat led ure into probabl a cowardl y will . trai biscuit n , or argument the trinket with b m elonged yself , to me g whether or not . H sugar ere again , or the the y delay object caused , This by Reaso is anoth n would er practical stand in illustration the way of of my the obtaini ad van ng

    my . tages But , of theoretically Instinct over speaki Reason ng , R . eason must be inferior to Instinct . What can be more tedious or foolish than to submit one ' s self to to a lengthened conclusion dis cussion n any su in bje one ct ? ' s own Instinct mind teaches , before m on e e that come all s women and that most men are fools . Were I to discuss the upon subject me by that the aid tiresome of Reas quality on , supposing , I might Natu waste re a great ad infli deal cted of whether fools notIt is

    surel valuable y sim time pler , in deciding much more sens they ible , were to say at once or that . they are fools and have done with it . ins But tinct I and am somewhat therefore sometimes hard on men they . They must are be deprived content to of argue valuable in , hints defence as to of the their best op mode inions of . conducting I will give an them argument some . to F be irst tainted of all , with never the , under notion any that circumstances areor , allow ssibl your can mind be whole in the life wrong will . be If miserable you neglect for this you fundamental will have , to be princi continuall y ple , your , undergoing changing your a vexatious opinions . process , you of humiliation , which is called y If you must argue , begin by stating a fact , or what you call a

    discussion fact , and stick as to to whethe it . Neve r it is r allow a fact yourself or not , but to be simp drawn ly keep into a repeating tive ; in fac it . , it This is quite mode unanswerabl of argument e . you will find most effecyou temper this Another tacitl is what . y allo yo a point Parrot u w that — , a you never yo most u not cannot does imp onl . ortant y answer If confess one your your ; never opponent weakness lose with . you , Now but us r we simlassert and re-assert our ini anybod onand y disagrees if the dissentient , py op ,

    does does not not fall fall iinto nto our our views views , , wh whv y , . all all the the wors worse e for for him him .. be For more instance than half , som cockatoo e tiresom s , are parrots consta , whom ntly I worrying really believe us ( the to let real them grey dye and their red parrot feathers s—there as they are will no ) other ; these true mongrels -bred parrots , I say , , are race constantl somewhere y worry or other ing us , who about never the get sufferings fed regularl of y so , me and of whose our houses at at all all . . are Now Now never . wh what at properly on on earth earth cleaned has has this this , if got srot they to to have do do with with got me me any ? ? houses I I get eret

    my my is always beautiful seed , and fresh , gilt my , palace and rice , there and is kept my is potat as plenty bri o g , ht and of as it my possible ; my sugar p ; erches regularl my water are y , me numerous if there , are and a all number in first of - creatures rate order , somewhere . What can or other it matter , calling to the themsel famil ves parrots Psittacidce , or parroquets who do , not or I find know themselves not what degree as com of - fortablsituated y as I am , ? In the first caseI have never seen

    believe any of y these in their wretched existence creatu . It is res no , and use till telling I see me , them that I , if decline I choose to , I may go for and I see have them made . I 'won ' t go mind and that ; if I there did I are should no such shut my if cre it atures eyes comes , ; to and that no power can alter on up earth my conviction , or in the . air If , I or once in the admitted water , « and that * LAVA annoyance *** there . XAiV ^ JT M wer 11 WW e such I & mig UAlgUb , ht creature not X 1 WV find « my iUU s , myself AAA I don WlWAI . ' t exposed VA know ^ rvdVUi . to Perhaps JL what WlAlOrL trouble / d they bll ^ V

    mig for really ht ask there me , for is no m end e of to the food presumption , or they of the ght lower presume crea — - tures them — into they my mi palace ght actually . It makes presume me to shudder ask me to to think take of some such of a thing I believe . that amomen there are some low creatures whom you call " the Poor ng ; " and that there are similar nuisances amongst you to those of which these I have comp in lained fact , who are

    conthing must tinuall be which y urg very ing you annoying you have to got hel . p , and which Poor — u like , to , to them give . some This - are any you poor take . m If y advice you have , you not will the do strength as I do of ; deny mind that to main there - may tain you , another thi make s assertion you way believe of in getting the is face a proof out of of what of the their difficulty your existence miserable . , I will Reason teach and Throw that up your it is claws —I b beg ut that ypur it pardo is not n , hands fault —in and the that air , have say no doubt very that it , is all for the best your ,

    you If This they is sho a uld very turn good round way and of meeting ask you these to prove . marauding how it beggars is all for . the you best do not ?— know for they why are , b capable ut that you of any feel imp sure ertinence that it — is tell so them . If they sufferings go on ; of these try and Poor worry , me rely with repea t e what tailed y a ou cco said unts before of the ; that adding very , if lik you ely lik th e , e that y do we not do suffer not know alL that they suffer at allo If on this do ing es not till satisfy he is tir the ed pleader if on get the tired wretches before ' he behalf does ,

    g go I to never sleep say myself and let could him talk make to out himself you on what . grounds these Poor , not can rich expect , and to did be not helped give . me If the plenty man of with good whom things I , lived I should was where certainl ; y but be as very long much as he disgusted gives me with what him I , and want should I do not go else care - would if he lives have on to do old if hemp he husks to himself . who And was that not is so what well off he as himself , gave everyone ,

    . rich If , the but rich only were a number to give of to Poor these ; and Poor , then there who would would soon be be able no to No give . them Instinct anything teaches , even this if and they let wished Reason to learn do so of ? Instinct have want as long , not never as yoursel got trouble what / are your you comfortable head want , how , help , and others yourselves have are got faring everything ; it is . a If much you you ; shorter and surer way than waiting for others to help you .

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), March 27, 1869, page 142, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_27031869/page/10/