The daily Alaskan., 1907-03-22
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another. After fellow lad been sold hc laughed with tha ry t and bIded his time to rrt even Dut Hazgltiug stuck Nultae rne go lr-gcC amount than wc fellow, HErI to sec, and we were ready Co help h.l rrs5ver it from the man vbo trn, it ou. yf him. Billy was very u.rr .nrri t TIe joined iu the laugh ar a.s r>nrasr -eut the horse to a gcrr#rn- factory nd pocketcd hIs l1ss-taat Is. temporarily We uspI ,r meet at each others roours after business Jours for a small gawe Of pasar before dinner. One afternoon when We were at Bil- ly's rooms c.ch with a pile Of chips before us. there wns a r.ug at The bell and an Italian came in with a parro, for sale
 Don't want auy parrots said Billy impst.cafN N hrse do8lF
 "I have vera -nrd parrot" said the Italian. .Nor uka hlm vera much"
 Don't va-. him" said B.lly. Get out
 shut un. ,urtrNcl 'hc parrot
 "Nou HnnnHrpr nrrle vtraln,' cX. claimrd G.I)y
 This rnauevI .Hr u.crrsj from the game to thr parrot Ths Italian wos CaIlcd upon 70 got him nur ot hts noN and make him perform
 Ante un~ rroHked thc parrot
 Polly. ssfd Uaz.'tne. pretty poll. What y rot for show lown:"
 "Tug n- k.1rr-. .rpHNei 'hr par no,
 Therr ur- .grh and some one asked rhr nr--r .t hr had anything else bu, rn. n.-.0 anry baH one answer for alI."TuU % .Hur>
 -Nou'-r rs.T .@nf" remarked one Of tho rr.rf .IHr-".s more kuayrry h thls ra.- rr.. m a dnzou jailhirds.'
 Deal r.. .n-i~. inc parrot sudden. ly hlurtnH nr. DIrngg h.s hcak with his rrru au# following thc injunction with B Ia, sr rHung cawncs.
 ~Rv Invr." ry.a.mrd TIJzcltiuc. he .s -a-n nul rr have on hand for 6 poSr- na-n I1aH make Boo end Q fun. What y,r want for hms"
 -Ta1 rnr g u..rmn0 you~ price. Toll. said rhr I-a.au
 .Tua ,r.r.-." ss.f The parrot
 "Na. u,-. m,nr.n>o1 trr owner Try aga.u. Your n-.-s you T..0.
 Seventy y.uar dollars.
 .tErrar $. arr". r1craiu, El.g. "Sey euty-dvr dollars for a nar ot.'
 Tho ItaIta- ~n-u-rna h- shoulders
 Put h.n up at auction said E.ly. -wjth S7J a w.auwm
 The Italian agreed. thr atr! was put up. and R#Is >artol ra bidding b} offering S--. lIaar.-.uc. W Q was tatuk lng what treasure thn . vt waud le as hrs owu nuNer parties. offered >10 and tbr bidding became n.rle. In 0 few minutes tar rra-e N s run uD Co the limit u.t r.ur %. t-o bidders seemed inclined r, -.-r w y t0 sae oth CTS. Eighty. r.Eau-Hve. ninety. were bid Surrr=~.ve'y AZ rha .-t figure all dropped ont except Bu'y NrrruE and Tom Haza.tne. who cuu Euad To top each other S- @.I Al a .rty five Fla. ze,t.uc showed $ Eas of W .aLeuirC
 Don't fah- water. Ton " whispered one of the party The n.rIs worth S2Jn There are plenty %. parrots, but ! uever saw ua- that c i'd talk Ike that
 -Ntuetv.~.N~ sr.eI Uaz. tine.
 .Ral-a lt -o ninety from Nut. ting
 Ninety y-e.--;.. rom HazeliJne. Ninety nine from Nurtiug
 one bu-drpI"' from uazelune.
 Sold cred the Italian You taka da bIrt. 1 taEa da money
 There was a roar Of laughter in which every one present Joined except the successful buyer. who taking fright at once. looked at the company with wonder and inquiry
 Point un~' cred the parrot. This -cl~~ursd the purchaser. He took a rnH of hills From hUs pocket and handed SluD Co rap Italian, who mace DO delay .n setting out. .r.oma. r.rI" said Billy. show your ] owner what a bargain hes made. Talk ! about thn same ol poker" 1 Polly was silent
 "Tcll us about those knavcs you were mentioning
 1 The parrot manifested no interest In ! the subject. sitting stupid'y on her 1 perch Each one ot the party tried h ! 'uru rn make her talk. but failed Ha l ze,Jlur. who bad not vet got on to the ! sell. reraarsc1 that parrots were like | rhildrpu-fley often wouldn't ulk to strangers without their fathers or motherS eEE.ng them on. As snou as ! Poll got Usrd Co her new tngster she'd l show mp fine SD he trok The bird home and after hc bad gone we laugh. l ri HII we an had side ache. 1 Weeks passed hefore Haznl-iue would admit that his parrot was dumb as a lamp post He had meauwh To spent 6 lot of money on a parrot tce cher. who failed sIgnaUy to get the btrd to utter ! single word. Finally Haz liine sold tRe bird for dollar and, having made I'D hfs mind that a trick bad been played on him. asked how it had been