Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-05
Gossip of Gotham and Met.
ropolitan Happenings
Out of Ordinary

present had even the remotest idea
who Ehud was Or Frye. himself
left-handed man. had called together
a meeting of left-handed men and
women. for the purpose Of forming
an order Of the left-handed lie OK
/ planned in his opening sermon that,
according to the Bible, Ehud was the
! first left-handed man OF note on rec
ord Ehud. who was Bcljamite,
was sent by the Jews 10 bear tribute
to King Eglon the oppressor Ehud.
being ft-handed cleyerly made Use
/ OF his popularity TO become the de-
| liyerer of his people While extend
Ing his right hand TO the king, he
drew his sword with the left hand
and plunged il into the kings breast,
killing him instantly
Or Frye delivered his leit-handei
sermon with such enthusiasm that he
convinced his left-handed audience
that the left handed were really the
chosen people of the Lord and repre-
scented the element of progress orig
/ inality. iuyentiyeness and daring In
society. government and religion He
explained that IL was no disgrace TO
| De left handed and that left-handed
people had perfect right TO be- proud
Iof their popularity which enabled
them 10 depart from ruts and com
monplace things. After the prospec-
/ tive knights and ladies had sung a
| lcft-handcd hymn composed boy Or
/ Frye, the latter distributed 10 them
certificates Of membership iu the FIX
/ cellent order of the knighjs and La
dies of Ehud
! The capture. the other day OF a
| Humpback Whale on the sandy
beach at Aryerne, l.. J.. ought 10 fun
nish valuable advertising material 90
/ the real estate boomers of that see
tiou Sailing bathing and fishing
/ have been tho chief attractions 80
/ far Offered 20 the prospective buyers
I of bungalow lots along the Long Is
/ land shores II whaling can be- in
clrdcd iu the list II would mdoubt-
odly make The offers great deaI
more aitWctit. The whale IN ques-
ton had evidently been little too
eager and greedy when hunting for
/ food ana had given no thought 10 the
/ dangers of the tide When th" tide
! rcrcded hc was stranded on q sand
. bar and there be- was spicd Iu the
early morning by New York brewer
no owns bungalow on the ArNcrne
beach with the assistance of seN-
.ral .life-savcrs the beer mauulac-
furrr lassocj the whale. hauled him
Yn the beach and there killed him
Nfl knife stahs
one of M, numerous paNnhrokyrs
100 Second Avenue had O. sad expert
ancc last week. sad in more than one
respect he lost $3.50. several prom
IsIul customers and tess other
things. Including piece of on" fin
ger and q small portion of his nose
The last mentioned loss h' could wei.
afford nu' what hurt him most was
10. loss of thu s. 80 iu cold cash The
only thought from which ho can draw
any consolation is hat tho loss would
have been even more dep'orahlo had
N been twice as great
one day last week @ young woman
visited th, paVushop and asked for q
loan Of $3.50 on q parrot which sh"
offered securely housed boz large
cage She told the proprietor Of the
shop q hard luck story which would
have moved heart oi stone and oh
tained the 81 80. after she had prom
ised 10 cali for the parrot within a
week and "a pay extra for his food
scarcely had the young woman LEFT
nf'cr an aff.,'Iouat. farewell ro DO"
parrot when thc bird went ou q ram
page Be began 20 scream IansIa-'
uuH' FOR publication aud 20 siue rag
f.M. SONGS nf au uusprdkaNI' char
1r'cr When customers came into 'te
shop Polly began 90 abuse them call
ing them Tho most iusulfirs names
and telling them fo beat b. When
the paVuhrok,r tried to par.is Oh,
bird by Offering him food The con.
uary and uBEratefuI fowl snapped a'
The man nose ana uipped @ piece
0u' az o. During no might be- made
so much Noise that an fhe ueirhhOrs
complained 4 postal card vas
promptly mailed 20 th. owner OF The
parrot. requesting her 10 call AZ the
shop The card did not reach her IN
'im. however and not until day
, later did she come ~ the shop Tho
pawn broker insisted that she should
. take her bird back huf she said she
I did not hav. the money to redeem.
, 10" bird The paVnbroker Tor the
b first time In his life did not insist
. upon the return % the loan and To-
'ere-t All 10 wanted vas 10 get rid
7 of 'Hs bird and bis wish vas fulfilled
80 certain justice Of tho peace "a
. Youkers came young Oour'" fhl
..fh.r day. presented marriage H
.,anse and asked him fo co. fh. knot
(which only death or the divorce ,our.
loan undo Tho q o. vas vIIllrr an