18 THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE HEMPSEED.

And now, what do you suppose Rol did to teaze Chat-
terbox? With the halfpenny given by Prince Hempseed
he bought tobacco for himself instead of cream cheese for
the bird. Was not this enough to make the magpie a thief?

Rol was, however, obliged to spare the red parrot to
some extent; for as this bird seldom left the parlour, Rol
was not often alone with it. So it escaped with the oaths
and the cross words which the wicked servant muttered
against it when no one was very
near. We must confess that
there were times when the red
parrot was quite deafening. It
nl would shriek forth the same

:| phrases, for hours together, in
| the same tone. And those
phrases were the ones which
are so often uttered in drawing-
rooms, such as, “ Pray, walk
\\ se in,” Walk in, sir,” or Walk
in, madam.” Oh! whata noisy
~ rogue that Counsellor was: he
———_——-- would not hold his tongue!

The name of Counsellor was given to him in mockery
by the cruel Tyrolese, and had stuck to him. Thus the
red parrot was called Counsellor, as the magpie was called
Chatterbox.

But, although Rol was
obliged to spare the par-
rot a little, he avenged
himself with interest on
the most beautiful pigeon
in the aviary. And this
poor bird would come and
perch so tamely upon the
shoulder of Prince Hemp-
seed, eat out of his hand,