The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13
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rage Is the aandsomest that drives around
the lake Another coat Is OF sealskin fitted
ia the back and having just doen the front
one strange band Of ii lighter far that ends
in an animais aead, while beyond on the
left side IS a puckexed raffle Of the same.
The collar. high up 70 the ears, is lined
with fancy brocade. The mgn Is seal. with
a lighter fur puckered on each side and
the head 81 IN animal that looks like an
intelligent parrot peFched on one. side.
There are such things az Intelligent par-
rots. / met one once upon a tine who died
an early and pious death. He knew how
10 say mis- prayers, bgt he sang them 70 the
tune OF THE Star Spangied Banner," He
was taken or visit TO Paris, got the con-
sumption was attended by two monkey
doctors and is buried in Pere la Chaise.
His mistress went into white mourning for
HIM. for ne 1ad always preferred white rib
bons and white wine. For intelligence tina.
parrot was what X vglgar.y known as n
"c0rker" lie bad his likes and his dis
likes and his dIslikes suffered. His yocah-
ulary was enormous. The young woman
who owned him had an aunt--French
women run 10 aunts. Tou TOu did not like
her. One evening a large dinner party was
given-that kind Of dinner party that
coats man a lot OF money. but does not
trouble a woman. Toa Tou came in to
greet the guests. and. meeting the aged
aunt. refused 10 speak TO her. HIS mis-
tress slapped him. The guests pleaded for
him. but he suddenly disappeared. Alas
for Tou Tout Alas for the aunt. She gave
one yell and jumped from her chair while
Tou 1ou yelled Amt her legs thn?"
That night the aunt told the niece that
either she or Tou T'ou would leave the
house al once. The niece said IL would not
be Tou Tou. AS they had first class chef.
and the wines were good and she wasn't
asked TO get UP early, both Tou Tou and
the aunt staid Both were wise in their
own generation. and on the tombstone OF
little Tou Tou, who died Of the govt. is en-
grayed:
Tn Bon Vivant
az
Tn Epigrammatiste.
II has always been a mystery to the av-
erage woman to the smallness OF the
average jockey. In England he is buried
UP to his neck in a pile that Is not mention
able. and ne IL delighted thaf he can sweat
himself down TO so. l once knew Jockey
who was @-i mean he weighed 93-and in
poetical way he tod me-for he grew 10
be confidential one day-tbat they were a
family of jockeys. and he said with the ut
most contempt: What. 90 mnch? WAY.
father he got down 10 Is and was going 20
ride winner. and just then he went off
and croaked and mother. being a woman.
Ike fool cried and cried and | thought Il
was because he didn't wait 10 eroak till
the race was over. but she said she had
always loved John and that that was what
she was crying about. Women are poor
critters, anyhow They're kind % lucky
on the turf, and they make the race course
look pretty. bat they haven't any.use IN
this world since they took to cigarette
smoking. WbeD I've earned enough on
the turf. I am going 10 get 4 clean hearted.
clean minded Girl. and your gay young Ia
dies what pats yea At the race track and
praises you ana says yea are a perfect
darling well / Will drop em will drop
ON for my own susan my own.
on. YES, I've got a sum IN the bank
pretty good ore You see was raised
around among the horses and g0t ac-
quaiutel with them. and when you get az
qUaiuted win "A horse then YOU know
some, hing- Monkeys dogs. marinosets ana
PARROTS aud such things as ladies Ike 10
have around the room whore tiiey wear
thflr best clothes. tfsy ANT nothing and
know nothing hut a 1urse--a horse g. A
whole sol3 edueat;on. who teaches YOU
wei. Ia like IA sas "a ID SiEhs more than
yeu can teach hint" l enjoyed the ac-