Show ellen terrys joke when ellen terry was presented with a founders gold medal at the new theater new york recently oil nn honor conferred in fit recognition of her great services to dramatic art she was called upon to make a speech of acceptance it so BO happened that the actress was exceedingly hoarse and she was therefore forced to cut her remarks short so she told this story A friend of mine once bought a parrot and gave much money tor for it with the understanding that it could speak fluently but when he reached home with it he ha found to his dismay that tho the bird was dumb so he took it back this parrot cannot say a word he said indignantly to the bird fancier it cant talk at all talk the dealer exclaimed come to think of it I 1 know it cant but its a devil to think |