The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-19

CATCHING 4 C4NARY.-on Main street,
North Wheeling, lives one Of our most
respected citilenS, Who loves little child
rem, ia full Of fun himself, and great
hand for pets. 4 canary bird one as
complete in the different qualifications oil
beauty, music, sprightliness and miFth as
any in the city, has for many days past
been lettering about the tfees in the
vicinity Of our friends residence, during
which lime be has used force, strRtagem
and kindness in his efforts to secure the
charming singer, but all In vain, up to
Tuesday evening, when his attempt was
crowned with success,
As Brown THAT is what we will call
him)Was mounting the steps tOhis dwell
ing, he noticed the soRgster seated quietly
on the upper landing picking its plum.
age and in other ways trying to drive dull
care away, lie didn't tell his wife "a
bring out the salt.cellars and in this we'll
known way outAank the bird; but he de
ployed his hands on either side Of the
bird and made quick, decisive dash,
but in an instant the canary was down or
| the pavement, Singing
| IAN arOund the barber shop
% sThe monkey chased the weasel"
Mrs. Brown came to the door, and pat,
ting him nlirthfully on the shouldeS told
him 10 20 in. Brown craWled up in the
rear Of the bird and held his breath unit
he was close enough to put salt or, and ther
came the second dash, When Brown gol
a few bits Of loose skin drawn from hi
knuckles, the songster sat on the next
corner singing sweeetly
That's the way the monkey goes,
Pop goes the weasel" cd.
Just as Brown reached distance from
which he could have knocked the teath
cred IN into paradise with q fish pole, i
lodged him fhe third time, and moving
off with a hop-skip-and'a-iunp, curoled
tauntingly;
sand u you want to save your wind,
You'd stop, you better had"
This advice had no further iuiluenc'
upon Brown than to inspire him in the
chase; so he rushed down street In no
pursuit, Small boys dashed out Of iron
doors and forSook their "nicks" and basC
ball, and entered the race, Others pattet
their heels on the CurbstOnes, and shook
their hats on high, vOciierating, go !
little fraid or big frald will catch you,
A two hundred and ten pound bundle o
respectability and wealth in eager pnr
suit Of an ounce and a half canary bird i
sight we'll calculated to tempt fellow
out Of the tomb 10 see, and NATURAL!
enough It's effect on the living was ire
sistible, 100.
On sped the estimable Mr., Brown, ant
on dashed the crowd Of eager boys, whilC
the dogs jumped about with Joy and thu
window shutters flew open in every house
giving place 10 scores Of heads, from ~
tow.domed infant up to the white hair
Of good old age. For time Mr.. Brow!
glided along, coat tails horizontal, witt
the agility Of q cat, but u small boy ter
minated his career in the chase by dash
ing in front Of him Just as he was making
a Squirt" Both reached the ground sim.
ultaneously, and IL was hard for tn
crowd ne II rushed over them to distin
guish which was the other About fvC
minutes afterwards Brown came limpinI
up to tho crowd with one knee exposed
and taking tho bird from small boy who
had captured It, quietly remarked, "T'
the victor belongs the sPoils," and theE
limped home.
Brown says the gratitude Of the bir(
exceeds anything that eye hath seen O
ear hath listened to. u will get up a
midnight out Of pure love for him ant
break the shutters with It's melodiou
strains. lie says tho baby drinks from
two to three quarts OF milk nightly in or
der to keep awake and hear the music
As a novelty this might do, but take !
nightly for thousand years, with q fresI
baby and canary every year, and TEL
chances in q hundred 1t will tell on thu
mans constitution.