Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-22

there yet too, Il It hadn.t been rur =
Columbus paper that Hesekiah brought
out from town one day. He said he
couldn't read himself, but he wanted
his company to have all the comforts
of home. ! had been away from civ.
iltzation 40 hong that / annexed that
paper in the same fashion that &
chicken grssps large fat worm. /
started tn to read every thing from the
jokes to the Help Wanted column,
but I did not get very far until ran
up against an sad' that read like this
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
Above to be paid by the Smithsonian
Institute Of this city for bona fde
specimen Of the Atricapella Aurea or
golden winged blackcap. Although rare,
TINS bird is occasionally found in the
surrounding states and this reward is Of
4ered 70 stimulate interest among orni-
biologists. The distinguishing character
istic Of the Atricapella is the beautiful
golden color of its wings as contrasted
with the jet black Of the remainder Of its
body. Claimant will please deliver in
person and receive reward.
Bill, did you ever go to bed at
night wishing some one would give
you knockout drop and put you out
of your misery and then wake m in.
the morning as happy as an Alabama
niger with new yellow silk vest
Well, the latter accurately describes
the Way I felt when II got through ner-
using that 'ad.' in the paper. Why?
Simply because a bird that fitted that
lingo exactly was at that very minute
inhabiting an old cage hung out on
the back porch,
I slowed the paper away in an in
side pocket and ambled leisurely ont
TO the back porch where 1Hezek:ah
was running his constitution over a
Zig churn.
Say, Hez, said / confidant;ally
you didn't know | was an ornithonol
ogist, did you? rs
Nope, said Hezekiah. painfully
Strengthening the kinks out Of his hack
What's that?
:" THAT | responded, in nv most
condescending manner means thai
I'm all the CANDY when if comes to
brides.
".Why.I have a collection Of nearly
a million kinds At homa and evo,,,
night, I go in and sit and look At
them for hours. NV heart is SIRE wra,,.
I'D up in chickens-er- I
mean, and I think more Of nv col,ec-
ton than L do of all nv. money. Heze.
kiah,' I put lot Of pathos in nv
tones. Only one more bird + need to
make me happy. and there he hansss
| pointed dramatically to the old CAGE
Old friend 7 soueezed ont "a tear
how much will YOU take for him?'
''Hezekiah scratched his head and
pondered the subject. He ought 70 he
wurth a dollar he said finally Was
l tickled? Well. some
Here's five 7 said n,ttino NV
hand in nv pocket. and thank
"'Hold on there a mint interrunt
ed that old villain. Z. didn't say I'd
sell him for a dollar. did +? Now
there's my boy Tommy that ketched
the critter. l reckon Tommy would
feel mighty bad if Il was to sell him
Colonel, I'd like to obleege you, but
there's my chiId's feelin's to con-
sider
We'll, we haggled and bargained
and talked and finally Hezekiah agreed
to let me have that bird and cage for
$s7, cash money. When i finished
handing over that large juicy bunch
OF coin, I found that had just four
lonesome silver dollars between me
and the poor farm However. that
Was enough to convey me to Colum
bus:
I landed in Columbus with the bird
ssse done up in brown paper, ten
cents in money, and thirst that fair
10 scorched my threat. Mebbe !
didn't stretch holes in the pavement
i0oklns ior tne srnltn ss' institute
mere was young FELLOW behind
tne uesh wren ! salleu maJestlcally "a
WIN NY DAfu cage ana ne asked me me
tiea l71. VIVA. : Waneeu.
dnt: oe"iu ~ ne manner li7ll u Ola q
1oiin -, ! want tnat Thousand collars