| Show A remarkable PARROT OT it take takes an interest la in about every 0 thine tiling that goes on N near ear uy by charles F kapp own owns a parrot which he be bays says Is the most intelligent biped in the city the bird la Is a magnificent specimen of the south american parrot with a flue yellow head rich green plumage with red tipped wings and gray bill lie answers ers to the name of charley A reporter who tilled called on mr kapp waa was greeted w with I 1 th ll hello ello stranger peek I 1 see you have you wiped your feet spoken in antones intones tones almost indistinguishable from the human oice voice and delivered by the parrot with a wink and k of 0 tho bead beal tuko a seat gentlemen aenlle men cabarle y a glad to see you ll 11 continued tho the bird and the wonderful specimen of the feathered world continued with a running fire of comment during the whole ot of the reporters visit charley la Is quite a young bird being only two years old mr kapp bought him tor for a trifle about eighteen months ago from f rom the steward ot of a panama steamer since then mr kapp and Ms his wife have reared and trained him and taught him all he knows some time ago kapp was offered W for the bird and knowing that his wife wanted a now piano he told her she might sell the parrot and get the piano but she said eho she would not part with her feathered pet tor for two pianos when mr and mrs kapp sit down to breakfast in the morning it if charley has not been attended to he will shout ah ali therel charley wants a cup of coffee charley wants charley wants his cage cleaned after partaking of his breakfast coffee and crackers as ordered he is generally hung bung out in the mornin morning 9 eua sun in the front of the house and there he commences his regular daily exercise by calling all the neighbors by name and then many of the school children chil drea w who ho pass by and whose names he has learned until he has got quite a little crowd around him then charley starts in to amuse them by singing all the popular songs of the day such as oh what a difference in the morning little annie rooney 1 I bazzle razzle R azz le dazzle etc until his audience goes wild with laughter and excitement which seems to communicate itself to the bird who then takes a delight in ordering them all off to school telling them all be I 1 late a te ti etc ete the next subjects he works upon in his dally daily performances are the itin crent peddlers and his imitations of the various shouts such aa as rags sacks and bott lesl glass put enill in and i straw berr ber lesi riest must be heard to be believed so must his almost perfect imitations of chickens cats and dogs and he calls all three ana and whistle mews barks and talks to the them M lie will also greet strangers passing by with hello therel how do you do 1 I see you you are just my size ill steal you if you dont mind and im going away now goodby by by charley however never uses bad language and if any of tho the precocious youths who listen to his entertainments make any profane remark he will never repeat it but retort rats youre a bad had boy go goon on away you naughty boy the parrot once nearly got mr kapp into hot water he ile was taking charley down town on a haight street car which stopped to admit a stylishly dressed young lady who was about to take her scat seat in the crowded car when charley espied her and immediately sang out chippie chipple get your haircut hair cut hair cut hair cuti chippie chipple get your hair cut hair cut short the girl flushed with eager anger and the passengers roared with laughter but the young ladys brother who was standing outside on the rear platform came inside and was about to take summary vengeance on mr kapp from whom he thought the remarks had bad come uis his anger however changed to laughter when he discovered that the offender was only a bird the UK brother returned to the rear platform charley shouting rats after him as he disappeared through the door san francisco chronicle |
