Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-07


begins in the morning to cry, Get upl get
upl Give me bread and milkr When l
come into the house, Welcome He asks
me, DO you love mep He sings an air
from La Traviata But the most extraor-
binary thing is that this parrot makes the
responses of the litany. Because, you see,
am a very religious man."
"What, what You amaze me. The par
pot responds to the litany, Ora pro nobisl
"Yes, signora"
"Oh, can't believe it possible"
"Would you like 10 hear somethingf"
make him talk, pray"
AT oncel Lolo, goodby, Pm going away"
and Lasagui made as II to depart.
And the parrot, "Give me kiss"
want your breakfastN
"Give me bread and milk, Lolol"
Good evening"
Good evening, Lolo, Lolo'
The baroness stared at the bird.
"What, this parrot never opens his beak
to talkW she suddenly inquired.
"Of course not" replied the young man.
"Parrots that are badly trained make so
many grimaces in speaking, but well
trained ones never open the beak. The
voice comes from the throat"
81 understand"
Would you like to hear the air from
LaTrayiataY 1t IL the moment in which
the forsaken father addressing his young
est son, exclaims, ALI thou knowest not.
etc."
"Oh, remember the opera"
Then attention, Lolo," resumed vi
truvlo, tapping the beak of the bird.
All, thou knowest not Go on"
And the parrot, "Ah, thou knowest not
thn af fhvr fnf bap Il u,,I
gray" It repeated the last word with
screams and croabs.
The women maryeled. The baroness was
downright enthusiastic
well, woll / will buy your parrot.
How much do you ask for itf"
Lasagui had thought about this point be-
forehnnd
"Eh, hardly know just how much.
Meanwhile you will keep him, because /
must come here often In order to accustom
him to staying with you"
Very well, come when you like. am
willing to pay you 1000, 5000, 1900 francs
for the parrot, you see"
The young man had an air OF Indifference.
"Ah, we'll. don't sell him from neces-
sity. have offered him to you because |
heard how fond you are Of these clever
birds And then, attached as am to I.olo.
and not being able TO give him good home
Q'm bachelor, you see), | thought how
much better of he would be with you"
ut was very kind thought of yours.
and am much obliged toyou."
Lasagui went away amid tho screaming
farewells of the parrot.
That evening Nitruyio gave as usual
two taps at the little door OF the garden.
Annina, Alice's maid, took him into the
parlor on the ground door, where the lovers
often met when Signora Eulalia was sound
asleep IN her bedroom directly over the
parlor
Alice awaited anXiously her ndored vi
truylo, and when he appeared, walking on
tiptoe, she saluted him tenderiy. But after
the first manifestations were over Alice
inquired;
But do you know that your wonderful
parrot has not spoken once since you went
awayp
But, my darling that parrot does not
speakr
WHAT" asked the girl, in amazement,
lit doesn't speakw
81 do the talking for it,"
Are you ioking"
No, no, 1t really Is So alter nv voice
so that II seems as II it were the parrot
However, TINT is no natter; the interesting
thing Is that our plan is Il success, and the
plan is this; The parrot will speak only IN
my presence; we will make your mother
believe that the bird is so fond of me that
II am not here it does not talk So your
mother will become fond of me as well as
of the parrot, and |, little by little, shall
know how to capture her good will, so that
she will no longer oppose our happiness
But II mamma perceives that really tho
parrotn-
she viii not perceive, you will see.
Then, after we have had her consent. some
morning the parrot will be found dead,
and that will be the end Of the affair."
Let me hear the way that you talk for
Lolo"
II should have to scream, and your moth.
er might hear"
NO, no, you needn't scream very loud.
Mamma Is asleep, and when she is asleep
1t takes cannonade to awaken herr
will no one hearm
mo, no; every one is asleep"
Lasagui prided himself as much upon
being an able vontriloquist as upon being
handsome young man. His vanity was
tickled by the curiosity OF Alice. who on.
treated him persistently. He consented
and the voice OF the parrot resounded
shriller than Lasagui meant that II sbopld
Good morning, give me bread and milk.
Lolo. All, thou knowest not the main Of
thy father, old and gray Lolo.p
slgnora Eulalia, who was as vet only
doing and dreaming OF the JOY of the pos
session OF such parrot-on hearing his
voice, sprang out Of bed, wild with happi.
ness, and crying:
Alice, Annina, oomel The parrot has
spoken; the parrot has spokenP'
AZ her cries lasagui took to flight. Al
Ice hastened to her mother, who was anx-
ious to go to kiss the parrot.
The old lady, followed by Alice, took a
gully asleep.
=, This is curious. The parrot is asleep.
Very strangem
Aud the old lady stared at the bird. 1T
Alice. ''eN
me next morning Vitruvio I.asagui pre-.
sen'eu himself at the house OF his Alice to
assist az the recitation Of the rosary, in
whlch tho parrot was TO take part The |
baroness received the young man courte-
vusiy' they talked awhile, then the women |
Ahelt down and began TO repeat the third
part Of the rosary.
signor EulaliR hurried through the nrnv. |