The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-04
PARROTS by THE SCORE.
The Mayor of Kansas City TO Select
One for Sick Girl.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
The mayors private secretary reached
his office in the city hall early this morn
ing and calmly awaited the arrival OF the
man who had a parrot-with a Christian
training and fluent vocabulary-for sale.
Little Fannie Hepner. an invalid girl OF
Ehingham, Kan, had written Mayor Davis
that she wanted a nice parrot for a com
panion and the mayor had instructed his
private secretary to find the right kind of
bird Secretary Hummer did not wait long
His first caller was a travelling man who
had lust come I'm from Texas. He brought
back with him a parrot whose points Of
merit would. he. thought, easily discount
those OF any other parrot in this neck Of
the woods.
can he talk?" asked Secretary Hum
mer.
'Can a duck swim?" was the prompt
reply Eyes, sir, he can talk, he can
whistle and sing Little Buttercup' and,
of course. he doesn't swear; nor bite-S2O
will buy him"
Secretary Hummer, whose idea of the
value of a parrot was that IT would cost
something in the neghborhood of a
spring fry" came near collapsing when
the price was named, but revived some
what when informed that good cage
went with the parrot that sings Little
Buttercup."
Another caller, who had impatiently
awaited the end of negotiations between
the secretary and caller No. /, broke in
with the abrupt statement that he had
four parrots on the way to the mayors
Office, and that he wanted all business
suspended until his birds had been given
a trial. They were good takers, with an
excellent command of an extensive vo-
cabulary wherein swear words were bar
red. and all he asked was a fair trial.
Parrot dealers were coming and going all
forenoon between the mayors office and
the elevator, but up to noon the mayors
secretary had not found bird fine enough
to send to little Miss Hepner, the Kansas
invalid, who wants a playmate.
BY o'clock owners of parrots to sell
were making a steady procession to the
mayors office. The private secretary wore
a troubled look, as well he might. He had
promised TO examine and pass upon the
merits of eighty-two poll parrots Of all
kinds, and the telephone was constantly
ringing to apprise him that more parrots
were coming.
Mrs Meyers, a German, of West Kansas
drove to the city hall in buggy, bringing
with her in a small cardboard box what
she termed a rooster parrot who was
much rumpled and highly indignant at
being carried In a pasteboard box from
Kaw to the city hall.
This bird" said the owner, us a fine
one; he belongs TO my GIRL Emma; he
says: Polly wants cracker Give me
my tea Emma and lots of other
things"
That's pretty good" said the secretary,
but does he swear?"
"Oh, no." replied Mrs Meyer. That
bird is only eighteen months old. Why. he
lived right by Clay Maltby, who run the
gambling house. and the men whistled
'Chibby.' Get your hair cut and over
the garden WALL but that parrot never
cussed once, not once"
Parrots are particular" continued
Mrs Meyers. as the rooster parrot"
dug his claws in the carpet, and fatty re-
fuse 10 say a word They won't talk
when you want EN- to. and they will mind
only one person."
As an evidence of good faith, Mrs. Mey-
er offered to let Mr.. Hummer keep the
bird, and test it, but he declined. He had
already in his office the parrot that sings:
Little Buttercup." and he was looking for
eighty more TO be brought in.
Well said the owner of the rooster
parrot as she caught him and stuck him
in the pasteboard box: Just you come to
see my daughter Emma if you want to
buy him. We will sell him for $l5"
Secretary Hummer was 100 busy with
other parrots to reply.
The mayors secretary will probably
make choice tomorrow and then he will
send the bird to little Miss Hepner.
-Stamboulof took exercise in only one
form. swimming, and In this he eXcelled.
lie was a man Of great personal bravery,
and yet, for precautions sake. he kept
loaded rife IN his study. THE chief orna-
ment OF his room was a stuffed owl Phys
ically, he was a short, thick-set man, with
a deep chest, broad shoulders and bril-
liant black eyes. Three years In a theO-
logical seminary. from which he ran
q w ~ eaun .lLLn H. nuln anLnnllnl.