Sold His Life For A Cent

A well-known . prof essor of biology Dr. Steere, of Michigan University, has ben spending the summer at the Sandwich Islands for the purpose of collecting rare specimens. Shortly before his return, he was presented with a fine young parrot, that had learned onlv a few English expressions, and those mostly current slang picked up Erom sailors. On the home voyage he intrusted the bird to the are of a boy, who promised to see it well cared for. Like most other boys, his intentions were good but his judgmeut was at fault; for he hung the bird iu a sinall, close room near the engine "to keeo it warm." The nextday the professor thought he would take a look at the parrot, and, accordingly he was guided to the cage. What was his alarm and indignatiou to ünd the poor creature nearly dead wit?i the heat. He took it to his state-room and made all eiïort in his power to save it. After he had worked over the suft'ering bird for a few moments it slowly ralsed its bead, looked at him solemnly and gasped: "I'd sell myself for a cent." A moment later and poor Poll, who had, pathetically enough, valued his tiou aright, was dead .