The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-01-30
FOR THE CANA
RIES.
What Was Done While the Bird.Owner
Went to Dinner-lnSanlty.

Every one in Newark, knows Ethe'ge
nial clerk at the city hall who owns 0
canary birds. He keeps them in a big
cage at his home zeal the South park,
and it takes half a peek OF bird seed to
keep the little yellow songsters alive
from week to week.
The other day the bird owner went
at dinner time to the seedman's in Fer
" street and had his half peek bag Till
ed with choice bird SEED. Then return
ing to The city hall, he placed the bag
on his desk. Then some fellow clerks
invited him to walk across the street,
and during his absence other friendly
clerks substituted buckwlleat i'll the
bag for the bird seed. When the cana
~ sharp got home that night he open
ed the bag and then he was migllty an
CRY at the old IDIOT at the seed store
for giving him b~uckwheat. Next moy
ming before he resumed his clerical .u
tie, he told his fellow clerks of the mis-
take and impressed it upon them that
when II O'Clock came he proposed to
return the buckwheat and give the seed
man thunder. Then he was prevailed
upoa to again walk across the street
and during his Interview with the man
over there the bag was empticd of the
b1ekwheat and the bird seed was re
turned.
Promptly at 20 the canary bird
man rushed into the seed store and
flung the bag down on the counter, as
he shouted:
"My birds don't eat bpckwheat
cakes -
Don't they?' replied the astoni>h
ed >eedman '.of coulse they DON'T
Then what do yer give me buck
wheat forl See hele,'' he cried, open
ing the bag.
He just took one look, glared at the
seedman, aud then sat down and gasp
ed. The bag was flied with bird seed.
sure enough. The seed man got on his
ear and looked at his customer in a pity
ing manner Then the canary man got
up and went out of the store without
saying a word. When he reached the
city hall he put the bag on his desk
and his head, between his hands and
moaned.
Presently friends dropped in and sns
gested a look across the street. The ca
nary man got up without making a re
ply and followed them list!esSIy across
While he was gone the seed was chang
ed t., buckwheat again. The genial
clerk came back. and saying that he
did not feel well and was going home
to feed his birds. picked up the bag
and left.
The birds were glad to see him wher
he got home. and came huttering anc
chipping to the side Of. the cage. The
owner opened the bag, but let it drop
and the buckwheat scattered all Owe
> the floor. Then he put on his hat ant
: went over and inquired Of his family
:. doctor if he showed any indications o
! becoming in>ane.-New York Herald
!. AN lNEXHAUsTrBLE SUPPLY. - 4
| Lincoln; commercial traveller, wht
: was glancing over a paper in the On;
ha train yesterday, threw it down in
patiently; with the remark: THAT
nothing, l don't see why any fuss i
made about it," "What is it - aske,
/, a man near him. ''Oh, L see a stat
: : ment that Prot. Riley has donated %,
Y 900 bugs 10 the Government Museum
The hotel l stopped in at Omaha las
night a double that and never miss /
hup '-Iinooln Nah Ionrnal