The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-10
A PARROT IN A FRACAS.
POlly's Wit Was as Fast and Furious
as the Fight.
New York Tribune.

dS NHS Elsub.
New York Tribune.
Doctor parrot With past Ctwas
shady. being spent in a Cuban hos
pitall and an extensive vocabulary
in three languages-bird, Spanish
and American-bent on exploring
his surroundings, on last Wednes.
day, flew from his case in the home
of his owner. George Brown. who
served in Cuba in the Spanish-AnIeri-
can war, and brought the parrot and
mnlaria back with him Doctor flew
into the dumicile of Mrs. Sarah
Bland, n negress, Just in the rear of
Browns house. Brown went after
Doctor, Sarah was bland, but firm
in her refusal to give up she parrot
for less than 50.
Use ies' goin' ter keep dis we're
squawkin thing till yo GIBBS me free
dollahs foh n reward" said Sarah.
"Go way back and sit down.
George sang out Doctor.
Brown got a summons for Mrs.
Bland, and Magistrate Mott ordered
her TO return Doctor.
"Nothin' dom" chirped doctor,
when Brown went again; and there
wasn't,
Brown then got n warrant, and
Policeman Allen and Court Officer
Breeneis accompanied him to Sd
rah's. They entered her fiat.
We've got warrant for you, and
we'll take YOU and the parrot at the
same time, said the policeman.
"There'll be hot time in the old
town tonight, sang Doctor, as Al.
len picked him up and went ont.
\ woman named Graham, also
Sarah, and negress, and the Bland
Sarah then carelessly threw Brenneis
out OF the room, Allen sent to the
East observation-disclosures lAa
steeet station for reinforcements, and
two policemen came in the patrol
wagon They assembled the stairs,
Doctor hopping behind them, rutlling
his feathers, shaking his head and
grooming
More work for the undertaken
mother little Job for the casket max
er, Hurrah, Carramba,"
The Sarahs had barricaded the
door, The four policemen battered
| it in.
Drill, We tarriers, drill" yelled
Doctor.
ION, such II ruction, Wow! Soak
him Ha, ha, ha.' cried Doctor.
whistling, trillingand screaming with
delight as Sarh q tried to hit Bren-
neis with a bottle.
Jolly sport. Such fun" was Doc
tor 5 comment as Sarah &. seized
Brenneis pocket billy. "Oh Sarah
dear, dear, be aisy now" he advised.
as Sarah b. seized Brenneis hand
when he drew his revolver.
The four policemen finally over.
powered the Sarrhs and with Brown
and the parrot took them TO the
Harlem police court.
what a lark Sarah's in the
soup iubilantly proclaimed Doctor
OH the way to court.
Once in court Doctor began to
swear
Brown" said he, damn 1t all,
what tn hell, Bill"
Order in court and the officer
banged his gavel- Doetorcockpd his
beady eyes at the magistrate and
then swore i'll Spanish.
Sarah b. was held for trial for lar
ceny and Sarah q. to keep the peace.
George, said Doctor on the way
home with closed eyes and dropping
head, I'm only IL bird in "A gilded
cage, but I've had hell of run for
my money!
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Alex Powell, of Linneus, SAYS his
bean crop will be "a failure this year.
He planted the beans in corn hills. he
says. and the corn has pulled his
vines up by the roots.
The total rainfall in this vicinity of
Webb City for June was 9. 90 inches.
At this rate the years precipitation