The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-04

VI tHc spanlei creation. just as ne Was al
the height of his pride neighbor bought
a parrot which of course, he named Polly.
| When Polly came to the neighborhood all
the children fiocked around her and when
| she began talking all the children shouted
with one acclaim, Polly can talk. F"
| Polly can talk" repeated Polly in her
| highest note in imitation of the children,
and from that day forth her particular
hobby was Polly can talk" One day she
was put ont on the porch to sun herself
and Dando's ''Biddy" being of a social
turn of mind went over to visit her. When
Biddy saw that Polly was bird he came
to a point right in front of her. Biddy's
| tail stuck out as straight as an arrow, her
right fore leg was advanced to within an
inch of Polly's nose and the glaring eyes
of Biddy were fixed admiringly on the
pretty bird from the plains of Mexico.
When Btddy struck this attitude Polly
went into great autter of excitement not
having any idea whatever what Biddy
meant. She tiptoed her way excitedly ali
over the porch, not knowing what 10 do;
but finally she came back with dignitied
strides to where Biddy was still standing
like statue and shaking her head under
the dogs nose by way of a bluff and with
pardonable pride she exclaimed in her
highest key Polly can talk" This para
lyzed Biddy who never heard a bird talk
before: her paw dropped, her tail fell down
aud she scooted like scared rat into her
own house and never stopped till she WAS
safely landed under the stove where she
painted nervously for an hour. From that
day till this Mr. Dando has been unable,
under any circumstances, to get her TO
come to point on bird of any kind and
never will.
II read good story in the EAGLE few
days ago." said Judge Campbell as he
button holed the EAGLE young man and
pulled him in the shade of Munson 81 Nc
Namara's building about barbecue
down i'll Kentucky. Isaw funny Incl
dent OF that kind myself A few miles
from my native town there lived long,
lank, lean, cadaverous looking fellow
named Bill Calhoun. Bill had consider
bic influence among the mountaineers,
and as he was a little off, politically speak
ing, something had to be done to get him
back on the track again. Various plans
were suggested and it was finally decided
to hold big political barbecue at his
place and to invite Colonel Morrow, one
of the most famous orators in Kentucky,
TO make a speech. The day arrived and
the crowd was large and Bill wanted to
make as much as possible out of it. He
had lots OF barbecued lamb and beef and
some bread and had tables set for
thousands of people. Nearly everybody
had filled up on these delicasies at % cents
apiece and the speaking was announced.
All the people gathered under the shade of
big trees and Colouel Morrow, the famous
orator, was eXpounding the doctrines of
his party with such force and solemnity
that pin could have been heard drop on
the Velvety carpet of the woods. When
the speaker was in the very middle of
those sublime climaxes of oratory for
which he was noted Bill Calhoun slowly |
raised from his seat and with fog horn !
voice that would drown the noise of II |
thunderstorm, said ''kernal Morrow |
don't want to interfere with yuor high |
faluting orotory but want to announce |
to the sons and daughters OF good old |
Kentucky here copyrighted that my wo-
man sends me word that tue fifteen cent /
table are now ready for those who want |
to eat. l wish to announce further that |
he meat on this table is as good as ever |
grew under the hide of a Kentucky ami
NAL and if you'll be kind enough to have
his meeting stand adjourned till after
everybody has eat l will be much obliged
o you" Colonel Morrow's climax WAS
ruined.