New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-01
NETWORK LIFE:
THE DOMESTIC MENAGERIE.

wren a young coupe Scttie GOWN 10
felicity in an apartment house. they nauCdrae their
reign by collecting mcnaecrle Of domestic animals.
George that dear unselh fellow is afraid Tootoo
will be lonely in his absence, that one evening he
comes home carrying a square parcel, wrapped In
brown paper from which issues subducd rustlings and
frightened chirps. The wrappings undone, George
produces with deprccating pride wicker cage con-
leinng canary.
He's splendid singer" says George, setting the
,sgc the table, aad standing to AT the silent
songSer. "You ought to have heard him in the
store lie fairly yelled The man said it was the
most powerful voice he had in The place.
That evening the purchase, over which Georges
rootoo IS in a twitter of pleasure maintains dig
nifed silence. SO much that both George and
Tootoo feel quite uneasy and George, departing in
the morning, says:
If he doesn't sing today Petty, III take him back
and have him changed. There's good having
:snaIy unless he sing
Tootoo, George departed. stands her treasure
N the sun, and there, the comforting heat of the
uminary penetrating TO and warming the sources Of
song. the canary upllfts its clear, high pipe ard
shrills away, shaking ont showers of liquid notes.
I'LL TOotOo is In patOxysm of delight. In order TO
surprise George she goes forth with a great air OF
secrecy and spends all the silver In her purse on
cage Of gilt wire. in which 10 enshrnc tho canarys
melodious charms. Maria the domestic, is to help
in this rite, Marias function being hold the cage
doors open, while, Tootoo inserting her snowy hand,
will clutch the captive and transfer him TO his gilded
abode 1t sounds simple but agile is the songster,
and nervous docs Maria become with holding open
the two doors, that there is the most melancholy
fasco and the canary flashing through graspng
hands, and between swinging cages, darts about the
room, and In his excitement, raps his little Uranium
against all the lcodng glasses and pictures In turn
The most thrilling chase then begins. Tho people
IN the other fats think that ToOtOo is trying to eject
Maria by force, and that they having desperate
struggle. Mrs Levy, on the floor above, having
listened with her head in the dumb waiter and heard
repeated thumplngs and poundings, sounds of fleeing
feet, and cries Of "Now. Maria, run-run, l tell
you,' and Marias choling and excited answers, calls
TO her eldest daughter Rachel. black browoi and deli
catcly musachioed:
Ragged, Rage-cl, down and lzzen at the
door, and you gan ear.
Mrs. Twecdles, who has the apartment Just across
the hail. thinks sadly that it is the first quarrel
Poor little thing.' says she, raising her brows
and shaking her head in gentle concern, to begin
SO soon, and She young - ard then comes a ire
Eendous crash, the falling Of a heavy body and the
shivcring of glass Mrs. Twccdc rises in consterna-
tion, pcturing the pretty Tootoo fleeing the missiles
and mcnaccs Of the vengeful George. She steals
out on the landing and there sees Miss Rachcrs
buxom form, and looking up dscerns Mrs. Levy.
leaning the bannsters, silhouctted against the
blaze Of the skyllght and hears Mrs Levy's strained
whisper floating down.
Ragged, vots habbcnlns now, vot vos dat
grash?"
Meantime in Toooos drawing room thcrc is
scene of carnage. Tootoo and Maria are in the fun
flush of pursuit They look like a picture of the
chase for pleasure treated allcgorcay. Before them
FACILITATING and distraucht hu,tcrs the canary stu
ieebly hammei1ng the glasses with his head.
Oh. what shall 90 ?" cried ToOtoo in dos pair
sinking sofa. and looking coomlly up at the es-
capped captive, who has pcrch.d on a picture Frame
vhcro bo oo-s,I
throhbng like water the boil.
III scare him again POW, num- SAYS Maria
and mounts a clair, whence she fcks at the song
ster with towel In anguish he spreads his pinlons
md sinks to the sofa They fly in hot pursuit. utter
ng loud cries Outside MIS-. Levy, Mrs. Twccde,
md Rachel turn and look at each other with COM
pressed lips, and Mrs. Twcedle. omnously Shaking
head, tries the door
Maria II is who finally triumphs. She throws the
owel, with the easy grace Of bandalero waving his
ed scarf the exhausted fowl, then falls pros
rate with ousprcad hands and erasps him. He IS
iafe. They gently empty him into cage. where
&c crouchcs on the bottom, half dead TootOo fearful
tad dshovclleG, arxlouSly watches what she fears
his expiring agoncs. In this attitude George
cturninG early finds her He again carries a square
rticlc done up in brown paper Unfolding 1t another
ilt wire cage Is discovered moment of great
tcrnaton til Tooto9 has bright idca.
"If it RECEIVERS wen get IT mate, George. dearest
md we can take your cage for tho young ones.o
5corge thinks this very nice idea.
Canarics arc stronger than they look Tootoo's re-
overs with rapidly. Early the next morning the
wonderful singer begins to run up the scale and 90
through various vocal exercises. As the sun rises
higher, the light streams into the parlor his song
TO heights OF ecstasy garnshed by tho most
,-iliiant execution. Then George, from his pillow
soft voice:
"Tooioo you aslcep?' no GearI was-er-er-
istening to the bird"
So IIo,u udOpfr1
"oh, wonderful! / never heard a finer,
week later, George and Tootoo having enjoyed
hesc matutins concerts in unmurmurng SILENCE
Seorgc says suddenly,
"Tootoo you awake? ?" Tootoo, very pecvish
'Of course ! am. How can I sleep with that bird
making such noise. - George, cncourasngly " Oh
yell wen get used to him after a while You see
les such splendid singer"
But the very next morning the splendid singer
iaving given brilliant example of his proves,
;coIgc, founclns furiousy, breaks out, in his
ayage low voice with his teeth set.
For Heavens sake, Tootoo, kill that bird before
o-mo-rOw morning"
so the canary IS moved into the kitchen, and
ghca Tootoo suggests buying IT mate, George
cys something under his breath about buying It
conn., and tells her to give the cage to Mara's
Cusln.
The canary proving such a failure, Tootoo gets
be next domestic animal herself tender heart
as Toot0o, and evening, seeing some boys
easing a weak and sicky kitten, she buys 1t for
ALI dollar. Tootco is immensely pleased, George
touched by this evidence Of her soft and
ympathizing nature when she brings homo
he poor terrified little wretch. she
ets II saucer OF mIk and watches IT with maternal
ollcltudc. Afterward she let's 1t burrow It's cold,
link nose into the crook Of her arm, and says to
;eorge as she tices its with her pointed nails,
It,ll be such a nice pet George They say cats
omctimes get to be very afcconatc, especially these
ommon CATS
But Pussy, tho wandcrcr Is chnstcned by her
owing mistress, shows llttc affection lier common
nd vulgar origin crops out at all points Io0too
RES in every way TO refine her, 10 teach the young