human
Never saw such a thing in my life! declared a man on the bridge.
gpt
Don't tell me that bird hasn't an intellect. No, sir! There ain't a man here could have done that better, nor so well as that there pelican. He is smart enough to vote, he is!
human
Too smart, remarked his next neighbor.
gpt
He'd never stick to the regular ticket; he'd have a mind of his own. That ain't the sort we want over here. We want voters that don't have independent ideas, but just do as the boss tells 'em.
human
That's pretty true, I reckon,
gpt
He _shall_ have one! declared an enthusiastic lady in the crowd.
human
I will see to it myself. And the next morning she bought a souvenir half-dollar, had
gpt
For a Brave Bird engraved upon it, and a hole bored in its rim, through which she ran a pink ribbon. This she carried over to the Wooded Island, and, with the assistance of two Columbian guards, captured Coco, and tied the ribbon firmly round his neck. He resisted strenuously, and spent much time in trying to peck the decoration off; but as time went on, and he became accustomed to it, and found that wherever he went it made him conspicuous, and that the other birds envied him the notice he attracted, he rather learned to like his