She was most careful to keep my cage in order and never neglected to feed me.

Unlike her little friend Betty, she never allowed her sports or pleasures to interfere with this duty.

Often her playmates came for a romp in the garden behind the store, but she did not join them till she had first attended to my wants.

I was fond of having her talk to me, for her voice was sweet and kind, and the little terms of endearment she often used were very pleasing and made me feel she was my true friend.

She once tried to pet me by stroking my feathers, but I did not like it.