Show PARROT IS EXECUTED Kalian Italian Enraged at ThIeving Thieving ing Bird Shoots Sh It to Death An Italian fruit de dealer ler and antI confectioner confectioner whose place of or business Is near the has has In his store stor a a number pf Dr parrots and cockatoos which furnish considerable amusement for his big cu eust eus- eus t and p passersby passers One Ono of oC these birds has never been kept closely Imprisoned in 1 Us Its ta cage because because be be- cause no fastening except a padlo k has vcr ever been proof against the Ingenuity cf of the bird The bird a n brilliant parrot parrot par par- rot ot enjoyed the freedom of or the shop ind availed itself of every opportunity lo 10 0 leave its Us cage When at liberty Poll Polly evinced a a. desire e to sample evel every kind o of fruit Truit and cand candy within reach The proprietor proprietor pro pro- of ot the establishment punished the bird repeatedly repeated but could not break brE-ak Jt St of It Its Us pilfering propensities Yesterday a large consignment o of choice candles candies as A received at the store and in the absence of the proprIetor proprietor pro pro- the green connoisseur sampled and despoiled the new stock Polly was caught In th the act and retribution came swift and sure The birds bird's owner birds owner was enraged lIe He seized It and bore It to the back hack yard ard of at the establishment and placed It upon a packing case lie Ito turning to his living apartments he secured a small caliber pistol and took careful aim at the bird He fired and the ball struck It on the wing wInS breaking the bone and knocking the bird to the ground Poll Pony Polly screamed and shrieked in pain and fright Recovering Reeo Itself in Sn a a. moment the bird surveyed Its Us disreputable disreputable disreputable dis dis- reputable appearance look looked d pleadingly pleading pleading- ly b at the executioner and said ald In intones tones pf f C Injured Inno Innocence ence Poor Pollyl Pollys Polly's pitiful plea was in vain as Another r shot hot sent with a truer aim tended the he parrots parrot's pilfering existence |