Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 279, 2 October 1920 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, OCT. 2, 1020.

Parrot In One Family. 1 Is Still

- How old does a p&rrr. live to le 1 This is a problem that has long puzzled students. It is known that they live to a great are, but Charles Owen, former county recorder of Santa Clara county, California, aasert3 his bird is by far the oldest of any in the country. According to Owen the parrot he possesses has

W - The Owen family parrot been in his family for 150 years, to-date when it comes to the latest being brought to the United States slang. Owen has the full life hisf rom England in 1770. The parrot tory of fee bird, this being handed appears as spry as a youngster, down from father to son since tho talks and sings and is strictly up- parrot reached the United States.

MOM IfaLfKERT M U A 4 Frances Trego Montgomerv f liii

After leaving the boys at the swimming hole the two goats trotted on and soon came out on the other side of the wood and saw before them a beautiful valley. Grazing peacefully beside a little brook that ran through It, they saw a herd of goats. And at the upper end of the valley beyond they saw a large old-fashioned farmhouse with its stables and outhouses. "Nan, let us go down and introduce ourselves to the head goat of the flock and see if they won t let ns stay with them awhile. There are so many of them that the farmer won't notice us among them when he drives them into the stable tonight, and it will be a good place for us to stay until Mike stops hunting for us, for I know he won t give us up in a hurry and is probably looking or us now, and I don't propose to live with such a common family as Mike belongs to, for until now I ,have only lived with first-class families." Nanny agreed to join the goats, so the two trotted down the hill, bleating as they ran to attract the attention of the other goats. The goats soon heard them, stopped eating and looked up, and when Billy and Nanny were within speaking distance the leader of the goats, a large black fellow, walked out to meet them. Billy introduced himself and then Nanny to the old goat, who in re turn told them his name was Satan and that he would be glad to have them join his flock, adding that he was always glad to get ahead of boys, as he had received some , rough usage at their hands when younger, . "If we see Mike coming after you we will all form in a circle around you and Miss Nanny so he can't see you." All that day Billy and Nanny stayed with the other goats who never tired of hearing the newcomers tell of the adventures they had had, some of which seemed impossible to those goats who had never been off their own farm. That evening when the farmer drove the goats home he did not notice Billy and Nanny until he had got them into the little enclosure where he ajways drove them to be fed; but when he stood by the fence with his arm on the upper rail counting - them, his eye detected Billy immediately as he was so much taller than any of the other goats, even old Satan, the: .

50 Years Spry, Uses Latest Slang

"Ho, Ho" he thought to himself, "where did this fine goat come from, I wonder," and when he went to drive Billy apart to get a good look at him he spied Nanny, who was trying to hide behind Nanny. "So, my fine goat, you have brought your mate with you?" And Billy, who was not afraid of any man or thing, bleated back that he had, though I doubt whether the man understood him. The man walked round and round Billy, taking in all his fine points and talking to himself all the time, but when he saw J.he gilt shining on Billy's horns he stopped and stared in astonishment. Then he slapped his knee with his hand and said: "Well, I swan! I bet that goat has run away from the circus that is In town, for I don't know how else he got his horns gilded." (Copyright by the Saalfleld Publishing Co., Akron, O. $500 REWARD Steve was a full-blooded American, whose mother had died when he was too small to remember. He was born two miles above sea level In the mining town of Lake City, Colo, about one hundred miles from Pike's Peak. He learned to ride and shoot and rope. His father was killed by the Casino slide. . On that day he was hauling lumber when he was swept from the road and packed tight by the snow and ice. Steve heard him faintly calling. It was growing dark and Steve had dug himself sore in vain and the coyotes began their song when the calling stopped. The snow and ice had blockaded the river and its rising had drowned Steve's father. Steve was only ten at this time, but he gathered his belong ings and started east. He reached Kentucky and got work with a sugar grower who ran a still. On the first of July the old man stopped making liquor, but another man, an old feudal enemy of Steve's guardian, the man Steve worked for who was called "One Eddie Wilson" because of a prom inent dimple in his right cheek and none in the other Steve called him Uncle Ed went on in contempt of the United State law. He was soon found out and his place raided, but that failed to bring anything to light, for he had (tnmnad hU still 'in an old shack

on the grounds of One Eddie, thereby throwing suspicion ou him. Because of some other misdeeds, he was to be hung. The old man told Steve to take his farewell message to the bootlegger. Steve knew what he meant. Hurrying to that man's place, he entered without knocking. Immediately the man said, "Have a chair; supper will soon be ready. Steve remained standing, and said, "I am here to even up the debt you owe Uncle Ed. Wilson" lie paused and thrre was seen this: His arm blurred there was a slight shru:; of hia shoulder and a blue automatic lay in his palm. He curtly commanded his man to march, and march quick. They went straight to the jail, and Steve ordered his man to go in. As he stepped in he drew bis gun, but Steve's roared and the gun flew fifty feet away. Instead of killing him, Steve neatly shot off a false mustache, which covered up a scar and then he was recognized as a crook with $500 reward on his head, and he was thrown in Jail. Next morning he was found with a dagger in his side and a penned recital that freed "One Eddie." After his release the old man

hurried to the cabin to tell Steve of his luck But Steve wasn't there. He hunted all over the country, but it was no use. Steve was gone. Robert Miner, Lynn, Ind. Honorable Mention in the StoryWriting Contest. Elnear Wanted A Pink Spangled Gown "Children, do you want to go to the circus?" asked father, coming In from the office one evening. "When 13 it, father?" asked El near. Day after tomorrow." said Ken neth. "I saw the advertisement on the way home from school tonight" Next evening while mother was practicing a new song which she had bought that afternoon, Elnear sat on her father's knee and the boys were getting their lessons for the next day. "Father." Elnear whispered, "the teacher said we would get out of school to see the parade. Don't you think that's nice of her?" "When I went to school," said father, "the teacher didn't let us out of school to see the parade, so " "Didn't you get to see it?" Elnear interrunted. I "Yes." said father, "tho parade , was on Saturday." "What did the circus people do, the rest of the week?" asked El near. "They stayed in the same city all week." ! "I wish they would do that now, and have different things every day." "Maybe they will, sometime." Mother had finished practicing, so Elnear kissed her father and mother goodnight and went to bed. Soon mother and father and the boys went to bed. The house was very still. Elnear lay very still in her little white bed but she didn't go to sleep for a long time. She was thinking about how nice It would be if some time a circus would stay a whole week in their town. Finally she began to dream. She dreamed that she was a bareback rider. A pretty bareback rider with yellow curls and a pink spangled dress. Next morning she went to school as did all of the other children. But not much work was done in school that morning. Everyone was too excited to do anything but think about the circut. Finally, when it came time for them to be excused, all of the boys and some of the girls went whooping out of the building, they were so happy. But Elnear didn't. She was busy thinking. What if this circus would stay a week?" She went home and then she went with her mother to father's office. The boys were already there when they arrived. She watched father until he was through with his work. Then he sat down and she climbed upon his knee. "What are you thinking about?" he asked. "I been thinking what if this cir- j cus should stay all week? Don't, you think it would be nice?" j "Yes. dear." -) "If it did, we could go every night!" i "Maybe, if you'd be real good." "I'd be real good, father, and you know that." "Yes, I was just trying to tease you." j "Well, you didn't do it, did you?" "Here comes the parade!" called I

Robert from the doorway, and then

he disappeared. Father and mother and Elnear went out on the sidewalk, where Kenneth and James were. After the parade was over, El near said, "Didn't you think that was a nice parade? I'm glad we're going to the circus because I think it's going to be good, too." Then Elnear went home with her father and mother and the boys went back to school. She went to school iu the afternoon, but she was sc excited that she didn't work very hard. She hurried home from school so she could practice the song which she was going to sing at Sunday school the next Sunday. But she might as well have not practiced at all. Her practicing did more harm than good, for she forgot the words to her song and she had to learn them all over again the next evening. It seemed to her like years until it was time to go. The boys came home and got their lessons as if nothing was going on. Then Kenneth asked: "Mother, should we practice that song with Elnear?" "I don't think it will do much good. She has forgotten the words already. Now, she'll have to learn them all over again tomorrow evenine." said mother. Soon father came home from the office and they had dinner. After dinner, mother went upstairs to change her clothes. When she came down, she found Elnear trying to get their hats and coats out for them. She was having a pretty hard time, because she was so small. Soon they were on the street car, on their way to the circus grounds. Elnear was very excited. She could hardly wait to get there. At the entrance they met some of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and their children, David and Norma. They went around together and when the performance began, they got seats together. Norma and Elnear sat together. "What do you know," said Elnear, "I was so excited tonight when I got home from school that I couldn't remember the words to my song. I was singing I will sing the wondrous story Of, I'm going to the circus. "But mother made me stop and wouldn't let me practice any more. She said I had better wait until I had my mind on what I was practicing, and I though so, too. Don't you." "Yes," agreed Norma. "I" Just then the performance began. "I'll tell you on the way home," Norma said. "All right." said Elnear. There were dogs in the ring which Elnear and Norma watched most. They were having a kind of concert. First a little white dog played a piano solo on a toy piano such as little girls have in their playrooms. Then he played while two other dogs danced. After that all of the other dogs came up near the piano and they all got partners and began to dance. When they were through they all ran in a tent which was at one side of the ring. Pretty soon a dog came out, dressed like a lady, and pushing a doll carriage, in which was a little dog, dressed like a baby. Along with her came a dog dressed like a man and one dressed like a maid. The maid took the doll carriage and went beck to the lent with it. Then the dog whicli had played the piano came out, dressed like a lady and beg.ni to play the piano. The other two dogs began to dance, and a pretty pair they were, the one in Lis little black evening suit and the r!her iu her blue spangled evening t'.:es:s. When tivy were through anclng, the m-A-.:l came out with .v br.by, and they all went back ': 'he ton: together.. Then a pretty bareback rider rotie cut, but not on a horse. She rode out oi' the tent on the largest

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dog. It was just like a collie, only it was much larger. She wore a pink spangled dress, pink silk stockings and pink silk ballet slippers, and a pink rose was stuck gracefully in her curly brown hair. "There's what I want to be," said Elnear, triumphantly. "Why, Elnear Smith! What do you mean?" cried her mother iu alarm. "That's what I want to be a bareback rider." "I hope you understand that I won't let you." "I know, but that doesn't keep me from wanting to be one." "I am going to take you right home, Elnear. Are the rest of you going?" "I think I'd better go, too,' 'said Mrs. Murphy, "or Norma will be getting some such idea into her head." Next evening Elnear practiced her Bong. She remembered the words this time. When tho boys came home they got their lessons and then practiced with her. To be continued. Lucile Moorman.

A rare animal, the okapl, has been discovered living in Africa, 180 miles from either coast. The animal is 5 feet tall, and though it resembles both the donkey and the zebra, it was found, on investigation of some skeleton specimens, to be more closely related to the giraffe group which flourished in Southern Asia and Europe, two million years ago. Though Stanley ley noted the existence of such an animal in 1887. no live specimens were captured until the beginning of this present century, as it is extremely hard to stalk. Indian Chiefs $4, Tarns & Sacajawea Bird Woman By JAMES WILLAUD SCHUITZ, Author of "The Boy Scout of the Mountains," Etc. Sacajawea, or Bird Woman was a Shoshone girl. She was born about 1785. When twelve years of age, she was captured by a war party of Minnetarees, and taken to their village near the mouth of the Yellowstone. When sixteen years old, her captor lost her in a gambling game to a French trapper named Charboneau. and she became the Frenchman's wife. In the autumn of 1804, the great explorers, Lewis and Clark, arrived in a Mandan village, where Charboneau was living, and wintered there. They were on their way westward to search a route to the Pacific, and next spring, they resumed their course up the Missouri, with Charboneau and Sacajawea for guides. The trapper proved unreliable as a guide and Sacajawea took the lead and became the savior of the expedition. Almost at the very place where she had been captured by the Minnetarees, a band of Shoshones, led by her brother, met them, and Sacajawea persuaded him to furnish horses and guides. But for her help, the explorers would never have crossed the Rockies. After many hardships, the expedition arrived at the mouth of the Columbia and wintered there. Next spring, after recrossing the Rockies, Sacajawea guided Captain Clark's party over mountain trails to tho headwaters of the Yellowstone and thence to the Mandan village where had been her home. Both the Minnetarees and the Mandans made Sacajawea a chief, because of her great adventure. She died on the Shoshone Reservation in Wyoming in 1883, and the state has erected a memorial tablet at her grave. (Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Service)

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