The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-07
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gar voice tc which have referred When
this had gore on for some little time
the visitor. rose and said 20 my wife,
Is that your htti~ boy talking in there p
and took her depar5r-e We have not al
ways been fortunate 49, our parrots
and our visitors
Il was his strident voice somewhat,
reminiscent Of the late John Ryder. the
actor that Cato employed on an occasion
which had a certain touch o. pathos.
I must premise that in our house on
CampbeII-hiIi the drawing room window
looked out on the road. while the dining
room window opened on a yard with a
penthouse and shrubbery. and opposite
To the shrubbery was short fight Of
steps leading Up to the gravel path which
went past the postage-ssamp OF a front
garden 20 the outer door.
On a certain wintry afternoon when
there was snow on the ground. the parrot
vas alone in his glory n the kitchen.
since the maids were upstairs and ny
wife was writing in the dining-room,
which was Immediately above the kitch-
en-. Presently she was aware OF a small
hey. as il seemed from his voice. grad
ually descending the steps, and saying
rather tinidly at intervals in q cockney
twang. LADY. may sweep your steps,
Presently he Sot for answer a loud and
strident WHAT" Then ne repeated lis
query. coming little nearer. aad was
answered again II yet louder tones
WHAT \ third time. - put this ques-
ton and Their his unseen respondent an
1901 ia anita ra-- ana s--- r.s..
voice. y don't know. Whereon the
poor little chap led before my wife could
Intercept him. and compensate hin Tor
the freight which. 10 doubt Ne had got
in the foregoing story there is nothing
wonderfully out OF the way. For shoss
which nov follow ! exQecr 10 credenee.
"a though COR perhaps becausei have
creditahie witness prepared 70 affirm
that he heard the parrot say exactly what
heard him say There nay also ~ polite
ard hesitatinz coIk who vii fake refuge
Cas b. the by. does ny Eifel il saying
that we were the fools II a TOO lively
imagination For ny owa part I shan
never falter in my coavietion that thiags
happened exactly as M companion and
heard them. and as I am now about
to relate them.
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NJ 70 teif re that catD rad I'll TIE sy-Ep-
tens o. q bad cold On this / HE'D re
down WITH III companion. taking -
equipment some wniszy very sHzhfis d.
luted- sene pifh red pepPer. ard tea
sroon. WIKI the pepper and whisky
PREPARED IN TIRE teaspool hevsrfEs
which nay fairy b@ called an Uafaiilag
remedy ard e zhlch TIRE bird had taken
kindly on preEsoEs occasion
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preferred him the heagzg d-1z Sot
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