The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1913-08-29

cd UI| sorts Dl INNNAHHE JOKES OH NAN
another Z remember one OF 'em was
One cream cake racket, The cake being
mU OF cotton One OF the boys once
swallowed one OF them, cotton and an,
rather uau acknowledge that he'd
been sold
Tbat was Billy Williams lie made
800 HIs mIud that he'd sci even with
fae glH who made the cake Cora
EaEo. now Mn OImstgad But Cora
know that De was laying Tor her, and
She was so blamed watchml be could
not catch her, liz was about that time
that George OImstead and Cora were
getting kind Of tbIes, and though no
enlargement had been announced yet
by the frequent disaUpeamuces OF the
Two at our social gatherings aud other
evidences OF spo0ninE it was pretty
generally understood that there was 10
Boz match
one summer afternoon dozen or
more of us boys aud girls were out on
our lawn playing croguot Tennis had
barely come into vogue, and they call
rI lt lawn tennis. not having the
courts they have now Cora Blake
and Billy Williams and George Ohm
stead were aII OF tbe party and we
were having no end OF O good time
Presently man came into ihe grounds
earrv.ne o. basket AS soon as DE
reached us Doc took O parrot out OF the
basge, and asked us n we would IKE
10 see him perform, assuring us that
be had the most remarkable talking
bird In tho world
can right" said Billy Williams,
eGo ahead with your show"
The man stood on o. short distance
with the parrot perghed ON the fore
Gueer of DTS Ieft hand
"EIs s vera Cine ladies' and gentle
men. don sou think 500" said the man
20 thc bird
"Buuym was the parrots lac0ulc TO
n'y.
awbat you think OF that young lady
over thereT
~BuUyw
"AuI chat gentleman over thcref
pointing 90 Billy Williams, whose hair
was what we call auburn.
"Thc s0rel topF
eyes"
"Uuuyr
We au laughed at Billy who looked
a blt disconnected. III your bird can't
say anything but bully, be said 90
tae Snowman. you'd better take him
away You'll set nothing for such
measIy performance here"
"Jus you wua Tho parrot talk
uIIar things
"Couw said the parrot On a mans
voice. "Dgar Cora" sharpening is
haas on one OF .ts toes
Every one uugbIHgIy looked at Cora
and George OImstc8d who was stand
.ns beside her, She coIored while
. George tried 20 smile but the result
was sIekly grim
GOMEZ Stop these personalities or
. ea. out of here" said Billy Williams
sharply CD don't want any more OF
. % Cor my part"
aGve me E,ssn said the bird. tol.
. lowing up tho words with o. lo- OF gut
.muI suuawGInr The worls having
/ been spoken n mans voice OF
course they were assumed 20 refer 20
George OIma.aad, who was under Ere
ashut thut or" said Williams an-
/ ga.ly
aTho bird ulga what De Ike" the
owner protested "Uow cana ] stop
h,mF"
I Then the parrot gave "a dialogue be-
| tween % young man and O. GIRL
take away your arm," "Mayu't /
have iust one kIssT "No" 'Jus,
one utIe tcouy weony blt OF q onef
/ Go away. you're mussIng my hoir
| Ofcourse George and Cora We're sup
posed 60 De the pair having thls little
discussion Cora stood DC dll tae hair
mussng part came. when she turned
and b0'ted f0r the house
] aThagu do" said williams 20 the
Snowman "You may go And be
{ gInnet % BIN into The follows hand
/ Buy was accused OF having hired
the man 90 come with bis performing
parrot but Doe wouldn't admit IT, no
one could understand how bird could
he taught 10 talk Ike chat a,l one of
/ tho party suggested that &c was the
] Snowman who talked and chat be must
/ he O yennlIoQuIst This George anal
lbs admitted 20 me He had coached
I ghe man himself telling him to refer
| Co hls own red hair 600 oulcr 60 divert
suspicion from himself
That brought out 600 announcement
vs. tHe engagement between Cora and
/ George OImste1d. aud six months AFT,
ar thut SIZE 600 danced 8t the wedding
That was tho last practical Joke
. played hy auy OF our set FOR soon
after we separated for the more Sc
rl0us business OF NE Tho serious
business remains. but tho happy non
sense win never return 10 auy OF u.s.
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