Eureka Reporter | 1904-11-04 | Page 5 | Saved by Pet Parrot

SAVED BY PCT RUT bird attacked and drove away tramp who menaced children grace corwin 12 years old with her little brother of los an geles cal wandered up into longly sepu veda carbon the other afternoon an old pet parrot unnoticed hopped and fluttered after them the chil dren fell as beep under the trees grace was awakened by a tramp who had crept up on the sleeping children when luddeni sud deni piercing cries of help murder help were heard there was a flutter of wings a rush and before the startled tramp could recover aiom his surprise polly had fastened her crooked claws into the collar of his boat and liaa stalk ing at bis face with her beak little grace telling of the arence said I 1 guess I 1 was too scared to cry and I 1 coulden couldn t make myself say anything wiliie as scared too and ho cried then polly screamed the man jumped up and looked around then polly bigl ted right down on his face and clawed him she got me claw in his ghisi ers and she picked him so that the blood ran down his face