New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-16
Clinton,
Tales About Trtf1es,

TRIPLES LIGHT AS AIR are not only to the jeal
GUS confirmation strong as proof of holy writ" but
are sometimes valuable to newspaper editors and re-
porters to write about when they have nothing else
to write about. Having few trifes on hand, and
nothing else just now to write about We will begin
with
Tale of a Paryot.-Our handsome friend Hodgkins
of the Continental Guards, and keeper of the temple
of comfort known the Continental, at the corner of
Exchange Alley and Customhouse street. is the happy
owner of an aged and versatile pollparrot, which
atters, abuses and keeps up fuss generally, equally
well in English French and Dutch. Old Mrs. Parrot
being uncaged, and having the freedom of the pre-
mses violated her parole the other day by diving out
of an upstairs window, and Topping down in Gus
tomhouse street, near the blue wooden midshipman
which advertises that Lille keeps optical and
tical instrument establishment. A Frenchman who
supplies Hodgkins with his claret was the first 10
pick up the bird Being speculative he disposed of
his prize to Frenchman in the neighborhoed for
the amount of one dollar. Rather cheap for a bird
which its lawful owner valued at fifty dollars. Mean
time there less distress i'll and around the
Continental, about the mysterious disappearance of
Mrs. Polly. A day or two afterward, Hodgkins found
out from the wine,man that he had found the bird
aud, not knowing to whom it belonged had sold it to
near neighbor on Customhouse street. Hodgkins at
once sent his bottle washer to see about it. Bottle
washer returned and reported having found cheap
and young and ignorant parrot there, in cage bear
ing not the slightest resemblance to the venerable
Mrs. Polly. Hodgkins at once suspected trick, and
sent word that he intended bringing suit for the re-
covery of Mrs. Poll.
Before the suit was brought, however, he discoy
cred that his neighbor had transferred parrot to
person living only few squares off; that is, at the
corner Of Elysian Fields and Claiborne Streets The
bottlewasher was packed off down there, to see the
bird, and claim it if it should prove to be Mrs. Polly
The boy found the house, but scared off by the
inmates and got nary glimpse of the bird. Hodgkins
then employed two distinguished lawyers, and filed
suit against his neghbor before Justice saucier. He
being summoned, employed another distinguished
lawyer. A writ of sequestration was issued, com.
handing defendant to produce the body Of Mrs. Polly
in Court on certain day. The night preceding that
day, defendants lawyer sent word to the Cont
mental man. that if he would send round to his Office
he would find Mrs. Polly. The bottle, washer having
Indignantly washed his hands of the whole business
the Continentas son, Billy Hodgkins junior went to
the Office. Mrs. Polly screamed with delight on seeing
him, and caressed him in all three of her languages
She was borne home in triumph, and made solemn
promise never to flop out at the window again. Next
days Eodgkins having his pet at home again. the only
question for Justice Saucer to decide was who shopa
pay the costs. Defendant claimed exemption on the
ground that soon he had discovered the bird to
be Continental bird, he returned it to the Connen.
tai Hodgkins though not ayerse to paying reason.
able share Of the expense insisted on punshing de-
fendlnt for bis hardness All three OF the lawyers