Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1889 — A Talkative Parrot in a Car. [ARTICLE]

A Talkative Parrot in a Car.

“Ah, there, baby!” screamed the parrot hid behind a paper which Willie had placed over the cage. The old maid looked startled, but a grin appeared on the faces of several of the other passengers. “Oh, mamma!” croaked the bird. The old maid glared at each passenger, highly indignant. “Where did you get that hat, I’d like to know?” went on the irrepressible bird. The clerical passenger looked up in alarm and then felt his hat in hasty confusion. Every one noted the action and a ripple of suppressed laughter went over the car. “Ah, there, whiskers!” The clerical man leaped to his feet and frowned at a smooth-faced young man near the front. “I won’t be insulted,” he cried. “Ding, ding; two more fares out of the company’s pockets.” The conductor flushed and hastened into the car from the back platform. “Who said that?” he demanded. Willie looked as demure as an angel. “Johnny, get your hair cut.” An old man with long hair made a precipitate departure from the car. • At Broad street Willie lifted the paper, grabbed the cage, and got off the car. Then the passengers tumbled.— North America.