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Show If 3 A VONDtiFUL PARROT. I) 5 ( rftrnr.l In I'rr.i tl. ttnltnt l I j J A p ntlemnn who hu irlumwt frofti it Mfilco, nml wlio hrotilit with him a j j I imrrot wlilcli Ii pureliawl In Win ij I Crut, tia.1 bren iffy murJi ortonIlwI if at Kino trlckt whlrli that blnl hnJ 1 1 ) In tlio hrmw. Ttir 1 ln owiifr, Col - ij 1 ml lltmaMJohimm, cccuplwn Unutl m, j' J ful riJcnco In Ihonuburln. nmt JocVn Hk j it 1 haqfromtho tint frhonn tho lhfllMt K It 1 J Iutorrt In nit liii mrroutiJIni. It wux H i j 1. Tf ry toon fimml tlmt ho ixuM not bo H I j J allowed hU hUrty In Mm Johnson n R ! fonn, a ho at ouro fonnwl a tirribu H ' Ij i antipathy to a beautiful anthrr fkln I j m ruj. In which tho luwl U remarkably II IE lifelike and the moment ho mm r I ! A 1ih1 Lo woull make (or tho rutfatxl fl jt bcln biting MflKlynt IU c)t ami ij I note. Ho rcAl from hi caffMour 1 1 if a' ntM' atno" lrnoIIliHl tho nmo o( j I J (ff tho rujf, ami nfttr that ho wm clinlncil H ' I t It happenisl tint for wvcral days In H I 'j I fttmoioilon tho pcrrh fttowl by tho wall, M cIumj boHo tho rlectrlo bctL When H! h 1 Mra. Johnwn touched tlio button. H i ' 1 i i onotlJeaud a most imiulrln ulr, and H ; j whi u (ho r ant appeared tmmMUto H f j I' c ly af terwinl Jocko cavo a faint cronU f 'J 1 ! of ft'tonUhtnent. After wltmlnff this Bj il-l pcrfonnancowernl time It was ovl Hv n Ij J dent that Jocko b-n to leotomocoti f k 1 1 v 1 neetlon between tho button and tho w VUi j btmuit. 1W 1 i M 1 ,'K'nt k Rreat t,u:i1 ' t!ma Ktu ,y- K I it lllfr tl10 ljlltlon- runntnn liH beak softly B K l'l i around it, and apparently coiuuiuuln.t B S J with lilmlf, hli mlttrcM watching him 1 1 I li J iiieanwhlle,1ilghlyauiutclat hit clot er i f III nm At '"' whthor accidentally or Bfttf U ij j 1 dthfritlic. Jocko dtxcotrreil the con Hm ' J t g I nectlou irnl preaed Iho button. The H L ; licit moment a r ant nppcaro, and H J tl l f i the little nchoumr itralrfhtenod up and B a)' mIJ with grout gravity, "Jocko'a htm H ' J I ' j j gry.' Ilhmlitren'thouttof laughter H J ill and thfthortant't alonlthutnt did not H , jl In thoUast dUeouipcrto hltii. Ho had H 83 J Ij run for ,hut ho wantoJ, and ho In B u j j t Wed on liatinK It. H $. ffivi j Th hchomo worked well, to Jocko'n H m illM'l minlftfkt dl'sht IIu ran the U ) wtlUi aalii beforu tuU an hour, and re Hh ffiftll inifkwl to tho nrnntwho aimwered B Hum! tlio call i "Well, youarndaikyI Jocko H. IfSll I m mil i water!1 IHLI V iJiMl Colonel Johnnon li to dtllhtrd with iB W 'f !l hit UM'i nccoinptlihment that he In lH n ifli III vltei! khiio Xrlendi lii to ultncis It loit H p ij I ji nUht. Jocko nai Inelln-d to utk at 1 ; 1 1 j I I firet, but llii.illy bright enwi up, and wn itfl w 'ftrft I eoon working nt thshttttou Wlunthf H fp illi ertant nten.'d Jo ko policd lilmwlt H ' 1 li on one foot, iwuiM hit body to mid fro LLB V' lit!' Ul u 1,10'lt Aited wny, and uzclnhned iH Si I r ' "Hillo, Tom, U that out llrlu; In H 1 i !' - aiiotlur bottle of win?, will you J" B Hi 3 1 ' i Colonel John on, bo It understood, M Ht iff hi a church member, mi 1 hi mhiMer Hi H; dl j, waiprcMUt, mil theroloiulInMn that EH w ) I' i Jocko cnuglit thU trick be fop ho cutno B4 B J I ! Into lili haudi. St, Louli Ulobo Dciuo |