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


to eat, and Nan, poor Nan, aad 70 sol
Pm goin' to earn saas money nleseh, said
Mickey, strengthening hipself and looking
aercely about him ''rm years old"
As be spoke out loud, he heard queer
voice behind him cry shrilly, ''shut up"
He sorted and his heart beat fass- The
words seemed to como from the inside Of the
pig pen.
not sound like Patsy Hynns voice, yct be
searched tho rocks for that red beaded
urchin He was hiding behind one OF them,
no doubt.
"rd loike to hit sosnebody," Mickey soid,
as be went back to his place and leaned
agains. the pig pen. kicking at q stone with
his coppertoed sboe.
.Oh. give US a rest, said sts vosee within
the pig pen
Mickey turned and looked Then with
startled cry no ran to the housa
Mother, mother" he cried, his eyes d.
lated and his hair standing up On his bead.
s.coms quick and sec! THERE'S so1Dsthing
alive in the pig pen"
II. it a pig, Mickey. dariin'r cried tbs
poor woman, thinking perhaps miracle had
been worked for her. on that sorne good IA
maritan had been moved to give her O pres
ent
"A pig with feathers! Oh, mother! an II
talks-surc it speaks Hks a Chrisaap," cried
Mickey, shiverinG.
Tho mother hurried on bfeathlessly.
.sSs,-c it's q burrud," she said in q moment,
M be tho tokc., Dim thinking Oi've seen
the loike in show. Arrah, Mickey, me
Ior, it's a great fond nowl but lux at the
Gerco eye a- it, and the srane feathers
Sure rs grandee among tue burruds, an 1t
In, the air az an imperor"
Ia, rlacaw Dyed the two people sternly. II
novel toward them, and sbsy foil back.
"lali:. 4icaey. sg:r.. said ito roots,er.
49, what Will be afther calm it3" asked
Mickey, taking up a stick, at which the
r.lacl,r lon!:ed WITH fire n his eye.
"--Aina wauIs s,n:. axs parrots, but this
) c...:e an different" she said ''Whin it
t..,;s so iligal.t, perhaps it can tell us It's
name"
4 scissors grindc. stopped in the road JlS
thea, and Mickey called him.
Say" lie cried, what's the name Of this
buI1'ud, dun noi'
The man stopped the whir of his wheel and
went over to tie pen.
Dot" said he in broken English, "dot vos
a nacaw He is wort t"enty dollar. We're
you git him, chr looking suspiciously at the
Two
''Gt oud wild yer hla herskitin'," said Mrs
Oriscol "Your cav, indadel An how did
it come to be your cav, ye Dutch spalpeenf
its my cav"
The man looked angry and puzzled.
Il dd say SO alretty," he muttered; ma
rw.n
Don't be rcpatin' your lies" cried Mrs
Dn,crl, angrily "a comm on me premises
II. lawn claim to me cav. Mickey, darlin
we'll TEX the cav in the house at wanst.
T., Ira.e wU.n ~ laid a rash hand on the
b.-!. while the Scissors ~rinder shrugged his
shr!.,.e"s and vent lack to his work.
Mrs. Driscoll felt as if pair of red hot
pincers had met on her finger. Her scream
reached her husbands ears, and he tottered
to the door,
What is the mather?" he cried, angrily
'ycn draw the police wild yer hullabulloo. =
Och" cried Mrs Drlscoll IN lather that
cav till he larns manners-Luk at me finger,
tn bastel Get Inc the poker, Mickey"
mo, no, mother" cried Mickey IL kno"
what we'll smother him in a shawl and get
him in that way"
An where viii we kape himp said Mrs.
Driscol, shaking her fist ut the bird, who
eyed her serenely "Sure I'm Altered he'll
turn us out av the house enGoirely."
"Och, mother, he'll bring US luck, urged
Mickey I'm make a circus av him an
charge a nickel fur the fetlers to see him an
hear him, and he'll make pile fur us"
The boys eyes shone with eager schemes
"rn not venture In" said bis mother, eye
ing the beautiful bird wistfully, wnils her
finger burned hike bot coal "Do as ys
loike, Mickey! ArTahI but he has a gran
coat av minny colors Ioiks Joseph che good
book tells about, and | vudn't mind wan OF
thin rid feathers in me hat"
Ths macaw stTusted about proudly, as II
enjoying the admiration But be collapsed
when Mickey suddenly Grsw a Rob Roy
shawl over him and carried him inso tae
hOusa
He bit savasely at The soft woossa cover
| .uS, and screamed out rapdly all the hn-
! g,lsh words hs ,Snsc. SE4 swore in Spanish
! pus MIr!:oy only CHECKED to think ne could
! ~ 80 much. Surely he ought 70 make q
! GOOD de-, Of money out of soch an accom-
| plIsled bird.
When tie shaw was' removed, ard tbs
proud macaw looked about the eingy room
he lau ,nad with dasiSion.
"Namss mud, names mudI' hs criSd, rap
.ly. and not another word would he say
n25 t4at over and over again
''Ocn. Mickey, duriin'," said Mrs. Driseon
''tu Caddy's In Z fsDsr agin with the cawf
lIiu. "A wurruds Ye can1 kaps him. Blu
=. can 20 an tind cut where be belongs, m.
bye They'l! tie lukkiu after him, f:r esre(
quers loUY.s rha; d. be snjoyin' these freaks.
Aickey's face fe.l Ike had forSowen tha
theya must be all owLsT for the hird