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Title
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The Omaha Bird Room
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Date
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1903
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Frank Shoemaker - Omaha, Lincoln, and Nebraska Narratives
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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[Page 26] violent love was for Origold, a female Baltimore oriole which we released last summer because of an irritated condition of the feet which did not yield to our treatment, and which we believed might be cured by restoration to her normal habitat. It seemed as though the Jap could never love the oriole hard enough; almost the entire day she followed the oriole about, and every night was spent snuggled close to her side. Nothing gave the Jap more heavenly joy than to have Origold preen her (the Jap's) feathers, and for some strange reason the oriole made this her frequent duty or pleasure. During this process the Jap would sit with closed eyes -feathers ruffled, bill upturned, a picture of happiness -while Origold pried around among the feathers on her head and back. Sometimes Origold was a trifle rough in her caresses; then the Jap would give a little start, as though awakening, shake her head violently, and hop a few inches away, only to renew her attentions to the oriole the next minute and again experience the ecstasy of having her feathers preened. The Jap has a lovely little under-the-breath note which she utters constantly during these ministrations. One of the saddest features of releasing Origold was the breaking off of this long-established friendship. However, not a week after Origold's release, to our satisfaction and amusement the Jap took a violent fancy for Olus, the male oriole. And Olus, being a perfect gentleman, took over the active job of giving a Japanese lady a massage ten times a day; and gave passive
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The Omaha Bird Room