San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-25
MICKEY AND TIE NACAW.

twas growing dusk in the gorgeous room.
To. lars f gold that had .a.I II tn Aoor
wen the sun crept in at high ro9a lad tai.
away There was q deserted al! about the
place that told the mistress v'os away. The
red roses she eft in the Indian to"' We
f.dod. AMI there was dust o. the n" ..J,ie
b.sH1e fgure of Love that $500. al the SIDE
Of he mirror. He was kissing his ha.r.!,
VITA the same merry gesture, but no enc
could see in the dusk that four fingers OF
each hand were gone. No one but the macaw!
He had bitten them off! He had stepped
slyly into these unexplored regions and had
been having high jinks. The head Ct the
Spanish muleteer lay on the ground like
gay ball.
The bird stepped gingerly about, and
looked for new mischief to DO. AontnIor
ency Jackson, the new waiter, bad heard ths
crash, and now opened tue door rather tim
idly He was superssitious, and mad no
knowledge of the ways of the strange bird.
Got to get dat debbil back to him roost,"
u.:c Monty How gwine do it, blame #
klcwr
.Ea moved cautiously amid the gold and
white chairs, easels and fancy tables, while
the bird kept a fierce eye on him.
1t did not retreat; it was ready for attack,
1t made dash at his heels, crying:
"Ngger, niger, niggerH
IF YOU was 4 man, I'd knock 20 down."
said Monty Reckon jess wait till Polly
come home. She know de ways of dat buhd
OBJ Satan better"
So Monty went out, forgetting to shut the
door carefully, and the placaw followed in q
few moments, and stepped out into garden.
Intoxicated with liberty rs wont farther.
The sun and uAs spring together made even
Shantytown beastifuL The frssh groeg!
Grass was toothsome 70 the Tdmb- sat that
s;y.--i,, YUiA rock 30 rock. Knots OF willie
daisies starred the enaaId sod. aNd :-n3l iu.-
tons of burtsrcurs giH2nlcd r.c4.C very
where, as = so4ns spendariit had S"-56PEe<.
bis wea.tL broadcast.
Mickey Drsco!l'g bius eyes wers G.-!. ana
his little frsckISl face was vci'% ri.
Wis, me bye" tie mother VAS sim
sadly, oS she rubbed away IL to steam,
s.Gs. and held mp one OF Mickeys s4.rts =
see il it vGT white enough, 'tA' "I,.!a!.; -.
to GO kaow ys'll inns tic ..N.a ~ ..@..
but yer poor father Won't do Il IT,. ; l;.:'. 3.
q month yet and Nan muss he -. l..
Nan was browsing on az oM ..vw'>lr-..' 49,
lust then, but seemed TO havS -, eye o. g.,
speaker, s:d came nearer a. tlo"@i! !" !es.
more.
Its the t'ugs does be running ava vic
tie money. Tad CO.'S to it," sail Yrs D-!scol
..aa' the more he does be tS,::n the wo"S,
be Is"
''Cut there's places where yc can git load
cld lusLi..s Of medic, les for nothh.'," SAT-
,.'~:c.-, With a CLEAN in his blue eyes. /"
-, .e.A o<le so.ler dsy-diSapashuns,
think they calls 'e1a.
''Cl. no, Mickey; thats not 1t, sure" sal,
IS Driaco.l, with sad smile. But Eo'
is it that ye dont lave button on ye
sl.rtSG'
"-iother," cricd Mickey, don't sell Ma
Ia. Earettin good might be haPPenin' =.
i wo-5, sod Mrs. Drlscoh ''SHre she
j ..s one ~ IL, family. See her now atiT
tlas oil T. v,,ure wld all the relish in ID
81. !, lie c-atssr.. Sees laTnt manner
wuLderful, and niver touches the wash nov
l.acc SO swallyed re Dist white aprin; bu
:l.nt was in the lasht wiz soSr crathur!