Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-02
A PolttlenI Parrot.

NJ A Political Parrot. 9snli %
sArwarm day in Spring in New York Of
ten means hot day such as Expresses
London in August. air seems full OF
gold dust heated TO the boiling point, and
a native American takes TO ee-creams and
brandy. Washers repnedially.
was on the "shilling side of Broadway"
II do not know the origin of this deroga-
tory designatiou) on one Of these hot
mornings in spring, when the metropolitan
disposition to ice cream impelled me into q
confeotioner's shop. The back parlor of q
former aristooratic dwelling was the re
freshment- room. Its large windows looked
towards the east, aud the room was flooded
with sunshine, such as aLoudouer is never
blessed nor blinded with for there are
two sides even to the subject of sunshine:
In the warm heart Of the light there was q
brilliant green parrot, fastened by silver
chain to perch;nwhere she seemed to rest
from pure choice She was singing as
never heard parrot sing-with human
naturalness and roIlickiug joyousness. The
song, an spcient favorite with certain
class in the land of its birth, had met favor
with all classes in the land of its adoption !:
o, It's my delight on Gshiny night, 90.
She sung it all without once stopping or
breaking down.
The waiter who wiped the. small table
where l had seated myself aud handed me
the daily paper fastened in a machine lest
It should run away, remarked: Twenty
years old, if she's . day"
gave my order, and then listened to
the song until it was finished, as q re-
spectful audience should, not iuterruptng
to applaud. Then said, "Bravo, Pollyl"
The parrot turned her head, and looking
at me sharply, said, rapidly: "What's your
name2 Whist do you want2 Can you
whistler"
"what's your manner" replied in Yam
kee fashion, answering one question, or
three, with another.
"Pretty Poll, pretty Poll, poor Poll!-
Polly wants a cracker. Polly Brown; Pol
" Brown, Capt. John Browns bird, ship
Midas. Bought of niger king on the
gold coast for a pair of red breeches and
roasting pig. Brought to Philadelphia in
eighteen hundred forty. Don't you know
the devils dead 2 Choked to death with
Quaker's head. Capt. Browns bird
Capt. Browns a wing, wears a clean shirt
This sent the parrots associations to
sea, and she proceeded to hesve anchor
with will, changing merrily to sailor
songs till an imaginary storm came on
Then she gave orders through q speaking
trumpet, proving that abe had been for
gotten aud left on deck in o squGll, and
that she had not been SO much frightened
as TO interrupt the progress of her educa.
ton. When the storm was over, she took
to the pump, and sang with tenderness
and ir-weather. after-a,storm sweetness,
Rock and roll me over, one more day, "a
ont more day, my Darling, ..-...sa-
O, rock and roll mo over, rH. 7n-rr1Y 90
One more day. r...
The parrots usual sharp barking inhu.
manfty of voice was not present In this
specimen. She spoke and sang like a
music-loving negro of Intelligence and
European training. Doubtless her first
lessons had been given by such a master.
am sorry to be obliged 10 record, that
presently Captain Browns bird began a
running FIRE of very naughty words. AS
the Yankees ssy, sit would not be pretty"
10 repeat this portion of the bird's perform
ance. Like good artist she did not allow
her audience TO tire from the length of any
part of her entertainment. She came by
sudden transition to the rehearsal of polit-
ical contents. She elected Gen. Harrison
to the presidency of the United States,
with great eclat, singing: %,
Have you heard the great eommotion, s-
Motion, motion, tr
The eountry through d.
It Is the ball q rolling on,
For TppecAnoe and Tyler too, .... "a
AID with them Wen beat little ApS d.
Van, Van, 10 n used up man.
The English reader may need to be in
formed that Gen. Harrison, then candidate
for the presidency of,thethen United States,
had once upon time fought with come
Indians at place called Tippecanoe.t A
hero was wanted as candidate for the
presidency. The ".Hero of Tippecanoe"
was selected, and duly nicknamed uOld
Tip" aud was sung into office. "Tyler,
too" became vice president; because o
president involves the sequitur of vice
president. Little Van, Van," who was
'a used up msnI was President Van 3D..
rem at the time of this election, in 1thB
fourth year of bis reign over the great re-
. public. The songs Of this cam aign which
were all faithfully remembered BY the par.
rot, had q great family resemblance, and
were not too reserent to be inconsistent
with the universal suffrage and the "soyer-
eighty of theipeople.n! 0ne of them sung
10 the tune of Oh, Susanna, alluded 70 the
residence of Mr.. Van, Bnren and the pro-
duct Of the kitchen garden, in the culture
of which he was supposed to have much
satisfaction:- '"i 81"
had dream the other night, l.1fI
When everything was still, fsrf d
dreamt saw old Undertook
A comm down tho hill; ...-.-
A cabbage stump was In his mouth,
A tear EaS In hiS oye, '4y ~ r. !.
Says he, We Eebeaten, North and South,