The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-14

him from journey which he made to South
America. On his arrival at home he said
nothing to lis wife about u bird. but had
the cage privately conveyed to the drawing
room and closely covered. The next morn
ing he asked his wife to come into that room
and to sing something for him. She COM
piled readily, and. seating. herself at the
piano, sang with her usual finish and brio
the "Habanero" from Carmen: AT the
close of her song she was greatly amazed
by hearing a voice from the other side of
the room say very deliberately and articu-
lately: Bravo. Minnie Hauk! That is
perfectly charming!"
It was the parrot, who had been trained
by the ChevaIier to utter that particular
phrase at the close Of song, and who thus
did honor to his education. At Nine. Minnie
Hanks Swiss home she Is always sur
rounded by flocks OF tame pigeons thatperch
on her shoulder and eat from her hand, and
that often carry their audacity so far as 10
enter her bedroom and revel in good wash
in her toilet pitcher, to the great disorganl-
cation of the very neat arrangements oil her
WashStand.
Miss Ella Russell. who is at present sing
ing at the Covent Garden Opera House, is
much domineered over by fine black and
tan Scotch collie OH whom she has bestowed
the name of OtellO (he utterly refuses to
answer to that of Othelio). in memory of her
great success as Desdemona in Russia
POOR oTELLo.
He is a most sagacious and amiable ami
| nal. but strongly objects to losing sight
of his fair mistress tor single moment.
| Whilst she was fulfilling an engagement last
| winter in Warsaw, OtellO had the misfor-
! tune to be run over and to have one of his
! foreIegs broken. The bone was Immediately
| set, and the poor fellow endured the pain Of
| his injury in stoical silence as long as Miss
Russell would sit beside him and stroke his
head and talk to him. But the moment she
| lett his side to retire for the night, he began
| to whine and wall most piteonsly, so after
| sitting up with him all night for night or
| two, she was forced to send him to a hosplt-
| al TO preserve her strength unlmpdlred Tor
| her professional duties. OtelO is now per-
! fectiy well and does not even limp, but he
| has gotten firmly fixed in his canine head the
! idea that Miss Russell was born and created
for no other mission in life than to minister
to his wants and to be the object of his ador-
alton.
Nine. Albani in the years preceding her
| marriage to Mr.. Gye, used to be very de-
voted to a pretty little white poodle that ac-
| cOmpanied her on all her tours. Floss was
| a serious and reserved dog, and never took
/ any notice of chance callers, reservlng all
his attentions for his gifted mistress, unless
indeed he kept one very small corner in his
heart for her sister, Miss Lajeunesse. Since
this silky, snowy little creature departed
this life, the charming prlma donna has
given him no successor, all her pettDg being
AANN'S
her only child.
The parrot of Nine Adelina Patti is quite
| a famous bird, not only on account OF the
celebrity Of its owner, but also because oil
its SEn varied accomplishments,
Nine. Scalchi was at one time thu p0ssessoI
OF the most charming as well as the tamest Of
paToquets, which she USED to take out visit
ing with her in her mutf, and which was a
fluent talker, ard whistled tunes to admira-
ton. One night while the train conveying the
trg,n nm
American city to another, the inmates Of the
sleeping-car were startled from their SUM
bers BIZ a wild outburSt OF cries and S0bS
proceeding from the compartment occupied
bv Nine. Scalchi and Der husband. He i
dead-my darling is deadi Oh, what shall
do?" were the EXPLANATIONS that became
audible, followed by fresh outhnrst Of
weeping Her comrades hearkened to thest
sounds of woe with uRbOunded sympathy
being fully convinced that telegram. hat
been forwarded for the lady to one OF tlt
wayside stations informing her OF the dealt
of her little son. Everybody therefore fel
much relieved when in the morning they weT'
teld that the grief of the charming contralt'
was caused by the demise OF her pet par0
quet only.
SAM PARoQUET
The Spanish coutralto, Nine. Elena SAM
was at one time the owner OF a very beauti
| ful parOquet, which was q present 10 lie
from the late King OF Spain, Alfonso XII
1t was very small and very tame, and wa
trained to nestle inside Of her square-cu
cUrsage. the little head popping out every
now and then among the lace ruffles tina
bordered the opening in pretty and unex
pected way.
Mile. Marie Decca Miss Mary johnson
of Washington used to own q remarkably
handsome and intelligent cat which she haC
christened Rubinstein, called Body 70
short. He was almost the only cat that
have ever known who possessed the saga
city as well as the affectionate nature OF
dog.
He was essentially society cat. and use