Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

TO 90 to town for shoes an bring back duck be did
in one day first by the minister an next by Drusia Cobb
she'd take her Bible oath whoever said it was lynn
but it was
"Is-" asked Mrs Lathrop
Yes" said Miss Clegg, Its the same one An this
is its why as told by Mrs Macy to Granma Mullins an
Seems, Mrs. Lathrop as Druslas husband has got
friend as goes huntin with doctor Seems he found
four little redheaded things in a nest O reeds an took
an asked the doctor what It was Seems the doctor
thought goden-headed oriole but the friend
thought as it was mudhen So he give It to DruSa aI
youngest boy to raise in fiat for his birthday Well
Mrs Macy says ben' raised in flat was surely most
new to the animal, very soon It turned out to be
duck Seems snapped at all the black spots in the car
pets for bugs an when they put it in the bah-tub to
swim it wouldn't swim, but just kept dvln tor the hole
in the bottom. Seems they had most lively time with
it, an after em everywhere an snapped at their
shoebuttons an squawked nights an when Druslla see
Mrs Macy she thought right off as she could give her
the duck take home with her. cause she lived IN the
country So that how Mrs. Macy come to be asked
to take dinner at Drusillas dreadful pleasant
"We, Mrs. Lathrop, Mrs; Macy says she no NOR! more
msrusted what travelin with duck is than anythin,
So although she couldn't say she really reshed any
duck afore he's cooked she thought as it could SWIM IN
the crick an maybe grow to be comfort so She ei
them put it in basket an give her envelope O dead
flies for it to lunch on an she set OF tor home ohe
had to wait long time for car, an the duck was SO
restless it eat eight flies and bit her twice waltln but
finally the car come an she got on Well, Mrs Lathrop,
she says you hear nothln like that duck when
felt itself on electrician he conductor nea[d II an an
afore she realized she was gettin Oft for her duck
instead of her depot.
So there was Mrs. Macy stranded high an dry in
strange part the city alone with duck out o the
goodness of her heart You maybe believe as she
was very far from feeln friendly to Drusia Cobb when
she realized as she couldn't take with no duck
an didn't know Drusilas number to take her back her
duck neither Mrs Macy says as she tet herself slowly
CROWN mad an she went into store near by an asked
em if they had telephone. They said they had, an
she saws she will know what possessed her, but
she lust looked the square in the eye an told him
to get her the president o the car company without a
seconds delay. She says it astonshln how quick
he got her somebody an as soon as they'd each said
Hello polite enough she just up an asked him to his
wire to please tell her the difference between duck an
canary bird Well-she says he didn't say nothin tor
a minute an then he said Wh-a-t2 in most feeble
manner, an she asked him it right over again. Then
she said he was more nervous an made very queer
noises, an finally asked her what in Noahs Ark she
wanted to know for She says she couldn't but think,
that very i'll bred consderin her ages but she was in
situation where she had to overlook anyhin, she told
him as she knowed an he knowed too, anyone could
take canary bird an travel anywhere an never know
what was to be put off for nothn She said he shook
the wire little more an then he asked her if she was
meann lead him infer that she had been injected
from car with duck She says his tone was dis
respectful that she felt her begnnin to rise, an
She told him so far from ben injected she'd been put
out an she had the duck prove it. He told her he
would advise her to try to do the duck up in derby
hat an smuggle him through, an then, without word
more he hung up.
"Wel, Mrs. Macy says she just about never SC
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