The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-10
PERRY'S has A TAME TURTLE
OR DID HAVE UNTIL THE LADY
CASHIERS LED 1T AWAY.

10 q policeman ana us buDsequonI
sale. Ending With Its Conservative
Progress % Far ~ the Tribune BuildlnE
The Misses May Walsh and Madeline Carr,
who relieve each other every few minutes
at Perry's (which Ia at the end Of the Brook
Ign Bridge oashing soda checks, bought a
perfectly good live turtle yesterday. Al
a late hour last night Miss Carr was leading
the turtle to her home in whitehall street
on a leash because she cared not to handle
It. Toward midnight the turtle had got az
far as the Tribune Building and was trying
10 enter the revolving doors. Why the
turtle wanted to
But TO return TO the beginning Of the
turtle. Beginning here Ii merely a figure
Of eItravagant speech, inasmuch as there
is one inscription on the turtles below
water armor plate that says distinctly:
"Su Servidor, e. Columbus, Friday, 1912,
1902 From this engraving on the turtles
armor plate you may work through the
initials OF John Cabot. Burgoyne, Lord
CORVALLIS, Laura Keene, Alexander Hamil-
ton Lillian Russell. until you get down
to the inscription at the foot Of the list:
Extremely cordially yours, +, Barry
more It's a great little turtle.
All day yesterday the turtle reposed in a
pink box among the tortoise shell combs
in a showcase right next to the cashieresses'
desk, because there Of all places it seemed
TO feel at home. The Misses Carr and Walsh
said that they might be mentioned freely as
owning the turtle sc long as nothing was
said against the turtle itself. And then they
told the story Of the turtle. at least most
Of that part Of its history that is modern.
Policeman Charley Schilp. who is sta
toned at the information bureau at the
Manhattan end OF the bridge, received the
turtle as a gift from a grateful stranger
one day about a week ago, A man who
said he had just come from Philadelphia
came out Of the subway one day leading
the turtle on a string and asked TO
be directed 70 Kosciusko street, Brooklyn.
When Policeman Schilp not only told the
mar that there is such a street in Brooklyn,
but showed him how it is pronounced as
well. the man began to weep his apprecia-
ton and further showed his %gratefulness
by presenting the turtle to the cop.
That night Officer Schilp took the turtle
home In his arms and got II a pretty cage
and started In to teach IL 20 sing. For
a while he called the turtle Anrabelle, but
one day Mrs. SchHp came TO him apologize
ally and said that she liked the name
Eustace ever so much better and suppose
they change the name? SO he done like
she said, so far az his wife was concerned;
but personally Policeman Sohllp stuck
to the name Annabelle sofar a hewas con-
cerned.
The turtle Just swung and swung on
the perch Of his cage, ard when 1t had
grown so accustomed TO the Schilps that
there seemed no danger that II would ny
aw way Mr.. and Mrs. Policeman Schilp de-
cided to open the cage door and let 1t have
the freedom OF the house,
LET him exercise as much as he wants
TO- suggested Mrs. Sohilp.
Certainly, let her 60 as far as she likes,
agreed Mr.. Schilp. Wherefore once again
they done like they said and opened the
cage door,
Straight for Mrs. Schilp's tortoise shell
BACKBONE few the turtle the minute the
cage door was opened. Mrs, Schilp
screamed 50 Poll German Schilp said at
4:22 o'clock yesterday a~fternoon-and from
that day to this there has been no peace
in the Sohilp homestead. h result oil
all the cuttings up OF the turtle around
the house was that early yesterday morn
ing Policeman Schilp snapped the leading
chain 10 the turtles collar and hi II
across the Bird &c forever,
You know Buck Rothlein, don't you,-
the newsie that stands on the end OF the
fourth row Of newsboys gathered about the
BROOKLYN Bridge exit Of the subway. Police
man Schilp, az soon as he had got his turtle
across the bridge, gave IL to Buck in Ok
change for a Morning Telegraph and a
couple Of Erening Worlds. And at nine
o'clock yesterday morning Buck started
to lead his menagerie down Park row to
try 10 sell IL at the Aquarium.
Directly in front Of Perry's he halted
on his Journey shortly before Both
Miss Carr and Miss Walsh were earnestly
taking in five and ten cent soda checks
in answer to the noon soda demand OF the
lunchers, but the minute they saw A%nnabelle-
Eustace at the doorway they called TO Bill
Perry 10 take their places and they rushed
out 10 stroke the turtles back. When they
learned that the turtle II converted into
clear green soup would make eight full
portions at 90 cents a portion, but that
Buck would sell the complete turtle for 2S
cents, they Just naturally couldn't resist.
And not only are there eight portions OF
soup in the makeup Of the turtle, but II
you turn Annabelle-E ustace over 80 that
his or her lemon and chocolate spotted
flooring Is resting in a group on the concave
upper shell he or she would always pass
for a full portion Of scrambled eggs with
mushrooms. Besides. when the worst
m TO the worst Annabelle-E ustace
would always make a perfectly swell comb.
So all day long Annabelle-E ustace rested
in a pink bonbon box with pink drug store
strings stretched across the top TO make
the turtle believe that II was Gagged. All
the drug store fed the turtle ice cream
soda throughout the day and let him or
her nibble at sponges betimee. And when
night fell they stretched a hot water bag
over the turtles shell 10 keep out the biting
winds and Miss Carr started 10 lead her
animal home with q light blue string.
What she is going TO do with Annabelle-
Eustace is not known because, as has been
said, the turtle had got only as far as the
Tribune Building at a late hour and seemed
loath to leave the spot. Maybe It will
he taken back TO the drug store in the end.
Katie's restaurant around the corner in
William street has been boasting too long
about the case OF stuffed birds owe the bar.
and Fred has got a swelled head down
in his cafe since he received a stuffed South
American jujupecker, Which puts II up
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