The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-09-27

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rents until dusk. a
Then, facing the snow, ana denan.ly
omnibuses and cabs, she went
home on foot. =
"We'll see about souls,
old Polly. Much he knows" and talking !
to the bird, she lit candle, found the
nightly lump of sugar, and went TO her
favorite's cage. Alas! alas-the door was
open and her parrot gone. PERKINS ,l? ,lau
and entered to steal the bird. instead OF
the Polly, Mrs. Gringe found in the cage
note which ran thus:
"To-day you turned me ana tnem on.
into the snow. You that has lots o, houses
and money you don't know how to spend;
If took this here fowl out OF revenge, "a u
be unchristian, l knows, being wen
broughten up to do my duty.
sin consequence, l hopes, as tins Is done
only to keep you from settih them ailec
tions as is due to humans on parrots, uh.ii
it is too late to change, ana my wolus,
that You'll remember, about losin' them is is
come true, for unless it was in ire, youli
never see Poll until your dying day. >,
| Mrs. Grunge read and gave scream
wrung her hands, and frantlcaily ealea
| upon the neighbors. When an audience
was collected, she wildly promised s. some
| thing'' to whoever found her parrot. But
one boy was tempted enough to search IN
hope of gain, and the little crowd dispersed
| when all were satisfied that nothlng serious
| had happened.
"Oniy the parrot gone," said dozen
explanatory voices; but that "only" was
Mrs. Gringe's all.
She grew paler and thinner and more
STOPPING at once: She spent DAYS IN 1uCile
search. She walked the floor in agony OF
mind. At last she advertised, Offering
reward of half dollar; then of one, then
of three at the end, of five, but WITHOUT
hearing of Polly.
1t became so sure, after while, that the
bird was gone for good, that she absolutely
sunk under the knowledge.
She took to her bed, lying there all day,
with the empty cage on tue posi- at tne
foot. An old woman who charitabiy maze
the rich miser's tea and toast, reporteu thaC
she ate the merest mouthfal, and talked to
herself about "Poor Polly" incessantiy;
The news was carried from ear to ear, and
came at last to those of Mrs. Perkins,
That night, late enough for honest folks
to be in bed, came raps and rings at MIS-
r Gringe's door and bell.
The fright occasioned by the sounds
, aroused her, and she crawled to the win
. dow
"Thieves-murder!" she cried.
# "please don't" said a shrill voice, "cos
II it aint-it's only me-"
"And what do you want y
> "To see you, pertickler."
re 81 won't--you shant. It's a plan to ro'
IN me. say, who are you z
n And before the boy s voice could answer
= n fendish shrek, harsh and hideous, wa
s. heard, and from the dim street came up u
c. the bedroom window the words:
I'd "Gringe, Polly wants to CO."
= Poor Mrs. Grunge! the tears rained dow
- and get down stairs, somehow; and at I'll
e. door was the Perkins third in its rags
r. with Polly in its grasp.
all Nanny sent her unoeknown
tn daddy" said the boy. =" She says you''
took it so to heart, she can't bear to kee
FIJI II. And she knows what it is to lose VIII;
you've sot on keepin' she says, cos baby
rot dead now"
Mrs. Grunge grabbed the parrot.
"Your mother is good woma an,nt 81
MS promised half dollar for Poll-but I'll tt
cir YOU what, you shall come and see her WIZ
You like. 'Thatn be better. Good night
[rs. And the door shut, and the locks al
in bars were fastened and Mrs. Gringe 10,
one Polly uD stairs, fed her, kissed her, al
she slept with one hand on the cage.
nee She grew better from that hour, and W
about again in week, at furthest.
@ % But poor Perkins, what with damp al
one too much beer, and great deal OF trout
her about food and fuel, and rags for the CHI
lex dren, went down hill very fast-lost
od health cntircly-and at last died, and "
,rk- rid of this worlds care. The eldest b
died. The eldest girl went to service,
noe Dave, the thlru, tooh uP iiie i"thei "a. 10
Ger and tried to feed the children and tn
inter- mother. In the years that had gone
off, he had grown TO oe young mat sU'
are hearted, nopelul soII vi sUu'ii, mho
not scraped little knoWleuSe VI ooons 'oSe0
)rm, at odd times, ana hao glorious sis,ois y. "
eeks corner shoe store, 10 De possessed "C 81
fast future time. let, aiter al, srchy
not wretched fare and succession of fire]
1t to winters could make MN, weak at Ihe en
Used STOPPING at the shoulders, anu Win
bag hard freezing OF a loot.
for Only pinched face and pair OF
,und blue eyes to recommend him, and v
and hands full enough already with provld
for his ready made family.
wife Consequently, Cupid, who delights
pink mischief, threw IN ms way PIeI's, ~