Evening journal., 1898-10-21
WAYFARER' S NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and UnpIeas-
ant, Caught on the Way.
aKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS
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REPRESENTATIVE HAZELL'S PET.
Representative Benjamin A. HAZEL,
of Smyrna. haa a bird pet for which he
would not take q good round sum Of
money. He Wac telling the Wayfarer
about 70 on a Delaware division train
this morning. Some days ago a small
bird flew against one Of the plate glass
windows Of a Smyrna pharmacy and
lay on the sidewalk, apparently dead.
10 was found by Eugene Davis, cashier
of the First National Bank, who pre-
Fented it to Mr.. HAZEL. The unfortu-
nate thing was a little larger than a
humming bird It's breast was yellow;
neck blue and wings brown and white.
To local ornithologists It was a perfect
stranger While handling his gift, Mr..
nation, and was pleased to find that
his efforts to assist nature met with
ready response. In few hours the lit
tie stranger was as clipper as could be.
He had a canary cage and placed his
charge therein. 1t appeared perfectly
contented, was tame and fearless, and
made desperate efforts to catch flies
which alighted on the cage. This in
spired Mr.. HAZEL to let it out OF the
cage. II was so tame that 10 would
alight on the fingers of persons in the
room, fly around, catching flies in the
course, and then return to it's cage
when tired OF the diversion. Consulta-
tion Of a. book on ornithology disclosed
the fact that it was a cochineal. No
doubt IL was winging It's way South
ward when it met with its mishap.
"Did you ever run across n rattler?"
inquired the Wayfarer, who knew that,
in his youth, Mr.. HAZEL had crossed
the continent on horseback.
Yes but | was never bitten" he re-
sponded. Once we were spending the
night in the mountains north OF Salt
Lake City, in Utah. 1t was a danger
GUS locality, and the hours of dark
ness were sleepless ones. Just before
dawn l sat down on a rock, rested my
head in my hands and dozed off. When
awoke the first thing that my eyes
rested on was a big rattler, lying about
ten feet away from me. | was never so
frightened in my life. Procuring a rock
/ crushed the serpente head, tore off
its rattle and sent the trophy home to
my sister. While we were crossing
Nevada | encountered another. We
were traversing a road which had been
cut out, and our heads were about even
with the top OF the cut. Suddenly l
heard the ominoue rattle near me, and
eprang away in time to escape the
strike. Then I dispatched that fellow
too.
"One OF the finest parrots I ever saw
was in Houston, Texas" he continued
1T was in front of a fruit stand
That's nice bird you have there
said. DO you want to sell it?' oh. ]
would sell it, said the owner. How
much do you want for it?' l inquired
Fifty dollars, he said / told him that
was more than ! cared to give for one
I'll go inside and you take an apple
from that stand he said. 1 did so
Polly looked at me quizzicaIly as I did
so, and then screamed: 'Stealin', 4
StealinH After / replaced the apple
she seemed content. A customer walk
ed up, and while her owner was walt
ing on him Polly cooked her head tC
one side, sized me up contemptuously
and said in a tone intended to reaci
my ears, but not those of her owner.
Go to helln Then / left"