Middletown transcript., 1876-08-19
8unlorlolls.

Y seem to have Z spice OF old Adam IN
them, and to find pleasures in bothering
8 people and in saying wrong or wicked
9 things. But they sometimes outwit, by |
. the mere force Of training, without
design.
They tell story in Newgate street.
> london, OF a parrot-or two parrots
rather, q gray and green belong
ing to Morley tradesman in the old |
Bailey, just opposite the prison. which
is voucbed for az true in the strictest
sense. The man had ! wonderful
.'bird sense" and his power Of train
ing birds became famous throughout
the metropolis. He had taught his
green parrot to speak whenever .
/ knock was heard at the street door !; /
but when the bell Of the same door !;
was rung be had taught the gray par
rot to answer. The house, still stand
ing has one Of those protesting porches
that prevent the second story from be-
ing seen from the pavement. One day
. person knocked. d
"Who is there :" asksd the green t
parrot.
"The man with the leather" wasI /
the reply. la
"All right" the bird answered, and
then became silent. .
After waiting sometime, and not h
! finding the door opened, the man again
knocked. l.,
'"Who's there 7" again asked the :
parrot.
who's there 2" cried the porter, =
outside. 'It's lam the man with the
leather. Why don't you open the b
door p p
'All right" repeated the parrot, q
which SO enraged the man be furiously
rang the bell. .,
''To the gate !" shouted new voice, Ii
which proceeded from the gray parrot. al
''To the gate? 7" repeated the man,
seeing no gate what gate X le
"Newgate. Nswgate," !" responded the '.
gray parrot. 3,
The porter was enraged: but step
ping across the street, the better toll i
answer what he supposed to be the In = +
solance Of the housemaids, be saw that :;
be had been outwitted and teased BY !
couple Of parrots.
The SAME OLD Fashion. is be
young man in Lebanon of some- th
what bashful temperament who visits
frequently Reading widow, and, in Oh
course of time, there will doubtless be ex
wedding but it al depends upon In
whether Or not the widow encouragssI
him as she did night or two ago. He :;
was sitting on the sofa beside her ad- 81
miring her soft cheeks and red lips, tb,
and wishing with two-horse power,
when be ventured to remark: :.
Its pity all the good old fashions =. -
are dying out ws
"Is it2" responded the pretty widow 10 .s'
"What fashions do you mean I" 20
Why the good old fashions Of eur
ancestors, you know. They weren't wo
hampered by style as We are. W4're na
80 cold and formal. I've heard my eai
grandfather say he'd bet be kissed cal
grandmother million times before they
we're even engaged; but that isn't the oul
fashion any more" cos
The widow leaned over toward the wa
young man, and her eyes seemed to O0'
be thousand feet deep as she an
,wered: GOV
why you foolish fellow You can ticl
ncs read the newspapers. or you'd know is
hat kissing was never, mever 90 fahion- Pei
lble a. now" d
Concerning the subsequent proceed sec
ngs the bashful young msn cannot be a. T
induced 10 say . word. fnl
PASSING THRoueH :-"Have you VII.
ny excuse for hollering on the street !
I midnight :" inquired the court Of put
Tim johnson. M the
"No excuse, 'cept dat didn't hol- that
81" replied the prisoner. him
"Do you stand up there and deny A
be allegation 7" Of
"No, sir; but denies hollering. wen
aw Ben Lewis on de corner. and onic
1st remarked 'Ho. dere, Benz when bis
9 cop comes up and grabs me. Dere A
as no yelling or hollering-hope to be for
truck dead as dat cheer if dere was!" wan
"The officer couldn't make out . stor
cry strong case and his Honor said bo
''Tim or Timothy johnson, this has 7.
cen . very narrow escape for you v;ll
theoretically, you have been sitting on al
keg of powder, liable to be blown mi.
igher than Gilderoy's kite BY unto tran
ard incident. You may 60 home. =
ID don't holler to Ben Lewis or any ~, .
,dy else again. This is big world, lot'
IL Of strange people. and the best sels'
ing you can do Is to slide softly along anu ..
ith your mouth shut 'nro'
OATS what should purcsed to do III
'swered the prisoner. and be backed burg
it, sighed deep sigh for his lost um- paste
ella and meandered away. seveI
the /
Recently at Lowell, Mass, a COL tion
,tion was being taken mp at one Of a
e churches, As the box reached At s
" occupied by lady. her daughter MUIR
d little son, the two former found s;lk
emselves without cent of money. thre.
aster Hopeful reached over and de- co.tlj
sited cent in the box. and then a.
,ispered to his sister: "There! + ~
sh.a ~ ''o'-' s:''e ""''s been
- -. -------- - over
A Rochester Dutchman. complaining tense
the Mayor that if the boys didn't sidev
p swimming in river where bis food,
lighters could see them, be would cant I
Ike trouble. ''Ah Shermerhorn," Ec
,lied the Mayor, "if I remember Of lib
ntiy; your house u over . halt mile tempt
m the river" "Ysw, that is 80 And
den. you see. my gals dey got spy demo
sses.m lov.r