HE KNEW THEM.
A dear old lady had been presented | with a parrot from the Congo, and I she" was showing it to her old g&r----j denor. : .I" You know, .Joseph, that, this pari rot c-onies from the Congo, and ' t'on.n-o parrots are so intelligent that they are almost' human. This mml whistles "Home Sweet Home' so beautifully that the tears run down ii s 'beak.'' "Yes. mum.'' commented .Joseph, ■I know them parrots from the '■ <>ii;>-o. I used ter 'aye i;;;c, and it \ v ii.stk-d ' The Village lUacksmiUi ' so i.ew.ii'iil tiiat sparks * use to liy from its 'blooming tail." i "That will do, .Joseph,; you may go."- !4 17
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 30 October 1914, Page 2
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110HE KNEW THEM. Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 30 October 1914, Page 2
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