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Show A Beady Excuse. A rich gentleman purchased a parrot par-rot of a bird-fancier in a rather low quarter of London. The man war-ranted.the war-ranted.the bird to be a splendid talker; but though the gentleman kept it for a mouth, it never made any sound approaching ap-proaching the semblance of a word. The gentleman called on the bird-fancier, and asked him how he accounted for it. "Well, sir," said that worthy, "yer see that there bird was brought up in my humble 'ome, an' I hexpect. when it went to your 'ouse and saw all the bootiful surroundin's, it was struck dumb -with surprise. I dare say it won't ever talk now, sir; but in course that ain't my fault"' Fick-Me-Up. |