The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-04
A WONDERFUL Parrot.
Sings, Whistles and Talks Like a
Man.
From the San francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle
"Talk about parrots, said Noe street
resident to a Chronicle reporter yesterday.
81 think we have the champion of the
world or this block. Charley, as he is
called, knows every one from the parson to
the school children, and the bird has mere
friends and acquaintance than any person
in the neighborhood.
Charles f. Kapp Of No. z Noe street
owns parrot, which, he says, is the most
intelligent biped in that section of the city.
The bid is magnificent specimen of the
South American parrot, with fine yellow
head, rich green plumage with red-tipped
wings and gray bill. lie answers to the
name Of Charley. A Chronicle reporter
who called on Mr.. Kapp yesterday was
greeted with "hellol stranger" "Peek-a-
boo; see you" Have you wiped your
feet" spoken in tonss almost undistinguish-
able from the human voice. and delivered by
the parrot with knowing wink and cock
Of the head
Take seat, gentlemen. Charley's glad
to see you,n consumed the bird, and the
wonderful specimen of the feathered world
continued with O running Ere OF comment
during the whole of the reporters visit.
Charley is quite young bird, being only
years old. Mr.. Kapp bought himf for a
trIfie about eighteen months ago from the
steward of a Panama steamer. Since then
MIR. Kapp and his wife have reared and
trained him and taught him all he knows
Some time ago Kapp was offered $500 for
the bird and, knowing that his wife wanted
a new piano, he told her she might sell the
parrot and get the piano, but sh9 said she
would not part with her feathened pet for
two pianos.
when Mr.. and Mrs Kapp sit down to
breakfast in the morning if Charley has not
been attended to he will shout, "Ah there !!
Charley wants cracker" Charley wants
his cage cleared" After partaking of his
breakfast, coffee and crackers as ordered, he
is generally hung out in the morning sun in
the front OF the house. and there
he commences his regular daily exercises
by calling all the neighborS by name, and
then macy of the school children who pass
bv. and whose names he has learned until
he has got quite little crowd around him.
Then Charley starts in to anuse them by
singing all the popular songs OF the day,
such as 20, W hat Difference in the Morn
ing Little Annie Rooney" "Razzle Daz-
zle - ETC., until bis audience gets quite wild
with laughter and excitement, which seems
to communicate itself to the bird, who then
takes delight in ordering them oil on to
school, telling them, "You'll all be late, p
etc.
The next subjects he works upon in his
daily performances are the itinerant ped
dlers and bis limitations Of the various
shouts, such as rags, sacks and bottles"
"Glass put in" aud "Strawberries straw
berriesl" must be heard Co be believed. So
must 8 almost perfect imitation of chick
ems. cats and dogs. and be calls all three,
and whistles, news, barks and talks to
them. He will also greet strangers passing
by with: "Hello. therel how do you dor
II see you; you're just my size "I'li steal
Won if YOU don't mind" and I'm going
away now; good-by, ,by-by." Charlie;
bowever. never uses Dad language, and if
any of the precoclous youths. who listen to
his entertainments, make any profane re-
marx, be will never repeat 1t, but
retort; RATS, you're a bad boy, "
MGo on away, you naughty boy"
The parrot once nearly got Mr.. Kapp
into hot water. He was taking Charley
downtown on a Haight street car, which