The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-15
LOST AND FOUND.

OST.-LAP ROBE, WITH THE NAME
~ 'Schloss' ON 1t. Liberal reward IL returr
10 the PH1LAnEIJ2ui sfsv'l IL ~
ri parrot.
This old bird and its Older mistress
tcmcd to understand each OF her perfectly.
II called, madame" l began whcn seat
y, lin answer to your advertisement
thich saw in The Times this morning"
ALI ma fol, yes. That announcement
what trouble it has given me! You can
OF figure to yourself the persons | have
rem today who all declared themselves
adies of cultivation But for you, made.
loiscllc, it is II different thing. l could
OF leave You alone i'll this great house;
pu are too young, too pretty. 1t would
ow shall say it?-it would walk out of
nc convcnicnccs. "
Il implorc you, madame, not to let con
deratlons like these influence you. am
ltircly dependent on my work, and there
so little work L can do"
All, we shall see. My doctors tell me
must positively have IL change of air.
y parrot, Gustavc, like other old people
for he is older still than I-cannot bear
be dcfangcd in his habits. He is mis-
able if lie quits this house cannot
nvc him to servants, SO l thought if
'uld get some lady To soc to him, to talk
him during my two months absence
listave, dost thou think thou couidst STAY
ith madcmoiscllc:"
IGustavc, with great solomnity, nuttcrcd
the floor and TO my alarm, began sol
hnly hopping round me III ever lcssening
relics. AT last he stopped in front of me,
lu looking straight up into my facc
hittcd Il sound like drawing n cork and
fcaincd out in Il high, fast, monotcnous
rick:
" Pretty girl, pretty grill Don't cry, INV
ar. Don't like being kissed? That's
hat pretty girls are made for Ha! ha!
-"
Mime. Lcbrun was apparently quito sat
lied, and then and there we settled orr
asiiiess arrangements, salary, which was
decd liberal, included AS l rose to 20
tInc. Lcbrun said:
/ 1.-Two last injunctions must give YOU.
lou will not, will you, leave Gustavo for
horc than two hours mt II time? And YOU
must not permit him to go into tho cell
mrs, madcmoiscllc. He is n curious bird.
10 belonged, MS did this house, to Nj.
Rockford"
1.-The great Bcckford, tho author of
Vathck?'' cried
"Ah, you have heard Of him? Yes, to
i'm. My mother rented the house from
im."
y week after found mo comfortably os-
iblishod i'll the house, i'll tho caro- of tho
ID lnanscrvant and lis wife, who found
as supcrcXcellcnt cook.
One day tho manscrvant asked me If he
nd his wife might go that evening to
omo family gathering and fcstivity to
'hich they were hidden. l gladly consent
d. At o'clock they left me. l was alb
orbcd in u book and hardly noticed what
apponcd till the clock on the mantclpioco
himcd Z.
"Gustavo," / called. No answer. I
,archcd in vain for him. Then conviction
ashcd across me. He had run away into
nc cellars. j took Il candle and box of
matches and started on my quest, down,
own, through the hall, the Kitchen, till
fachcd the great vaultcd cellars went
trough thcm, guided by the sound of
pstaNc chattcring and swearing cxcitcdly.
At last in tho farthost vault OF all, | |
hnd him. Hc was hopping oxcitcdly
hnd and round in circle in tho middle
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