The record-union., 1896-06-14

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Fortune favored his scheme. A little
inquiry in the neighborhood next day
discovered Perico to be the property o.
a sailor who was willing to dispose o.
it for the very modest sum of $50, a:
he was about to embark on a Ions
voyage and did not know when hi
might return. . My friend was assured
the creature could speak Spanish a:
well as English, could sing "Ta-ra-rs
Boom de-ray," beside being accom-.
plished in many ways too numerous tt
mention. His language would do credit
to Bishop, and, in point.of fact, the
bird was perfect genius, and he was
selling it dirt cheap. Any other occa-
sion than his departure from Mexico
perhaps for good, would not induce him
! to part with it, ETC., to the end Of the
chapter. Well, the bargain was made
| the bird secured and conveyed to his
| lady love, my friend himself being per-
fectly jubilant over the success of his
scheme and her innocent pleasure in
! the lovely bird. She was charmed
with her pet, and everything was
lovely while the goose hung high" But
alas!
The goose was destined to have fall
Next day the lady's father appeared at
my friends place of business and de-
manded in most peremptofy tones an
| interview. AS they could not speak in
telligibly to one another, an interpreter
was procured and the conversation car
rled on with his assistance.
Interpreter-He says your parrot, of
which you present his daughter, she
swear most horriblei The Senior he
wish to know, do you already under
stand, how most profane language this
bird she speak?
My Friend-The bird used a lot OF
Spanish terms that l did not under
stand. but l don't understand much
Spanish yet, and the man l bought it
Of said he used most careful language,
and would be a lovely present for a
| lady.
Interpreter - The senior he say the
language is most sulphurous-most hor-
rible. The young lady his daughter
she almost faint when she hear it, The
! parrot he swore nearly all the time.
one cannot hear himself to speak The
senor request me that 1 tell you that
how you kindly remove the bird at
Your convenience the most early. that
| he feel not obliged that he wiring the
neck Of periquot. The senior assert
most positively that Caramba is the
| most easy word that she speak-so
| most profane.
Explanations were of no avail. 1t
was in vain that my friend protested
ms innocence; the senior was deter
| Iained to look upon the whole matter
y
| begged for an interview with the
daughter; the senior Cher father was
| firm, and thus the affair came to an
| untimely end Spanish is a most ef-
| fective language in which to swear
| and If you are at all conversant with
| the tongue you can readily understand
| the CONSERVATION that reigned in the
| household of the senior when Polly held
| forth in her incessant stream of Span
ish eloquence.
! I came across bit of information
the other day that think will prove
| interesting not only to Biblss students
| but indeed TO any one at all interested
IN ancient history. Matters which date
back to the days before Christ cannot
| fail to prove full of attraction even to
| associate no particular reverence to
any connection with the subject. II
| concerns the oldest lock in existence
one which is known to have secured the
doors of a palace of Ninevah. 1t is a
gigantic affair, and the key to it, which
is as large as one can conveniently
carry, reminds one of the Scriptural
passage where the prophet makes refer
| ence to such instruments being carried
| on the shoulder. The exact words in
the passage referred to are: "And the
key to the house of David will lay up
on his shoulders" This enormous key
to the lock from Nineveh is nearly
three and a half feet along and of the
thickness of a four-inch tile. 1t was
found at the end of a ruined chamber
where large wooden door had probably
| once stood, the gigantic brass hinges
and heavy bars being still in fair con-
| dition, though somewhat corroded
This relic Of the oIden time Is similar
TO locks and keys used in Egypt 5000
years ago. and has but few points OF
resemblance TO the keys of modern
manufacture, or even to those of the
| early part of the Christian ERA.
The tubular idea had not been
| thought out in those days, but the key
is fearfully and wonderfully made, be-
ing equally as intricate a piece of ma
chinery as the lock in which ii is used
Fancy, If you can, a nineteenth century
dude coming home in the "wee sma'
hours carrying his latch-key over his
shoulder Some of our American
youth, to say naught of the would be
swells of other nationality, often re-
turn home in a state of mind that
makes it nothing short of manual la
Dor TO carry themselves with any de-
gree of decency, and in such a state OF
case as the above, what would the poor
boy do?
1t is said the Mayors lady will take
her vacation on the Hubbard ranch in
the region Of Castle Crag. Mrs. Alex
Morrison will be her guest for a space
of about six weeks
The consideration of the treatment OF
music by novelists came up before the
Chicago Musical Association not long
since, and the result of the argument
brought to light some interesting as
well as amusing facts. So great are
the blunders committed by some of our
fictionists that 1t would really seem tc
the musically wise that a move should
be taken toward their enlightenment
Here are some of the principal facts
evolved by the discussion: