Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-21
A CHATTER ON PARROTS.

80 % tb HhN~ y ~ AAfih.-
gave an account In the Ga{Irg, severa
years ag,. OF "Pon," purchased 10 re
iieve q poor tradesman from an execution
in his house, for rent, | have less to tell
She had lost her beauty by a scald on TIN
head, and never possessed the winnin,
ways Of her companion. she would, in
deed, say, when the reason of her bale
pate was asked, I've been scalded,n and
whenever u bald'headed gentleman enter
ed the room, she shouted to him, "You'vt
been scalded!" and then, turning to hel
friends, and changing her grammar cor
rectly, would cry out, to u infinite an
noyance, Hes been scaldedl' She could
cry, Hip, hip, hurrahl three cheers fol-
the ~queenl' could sing and dance to the
tune Of Polly put the kettle on, Wen all
have tea and would ask very perempto.
rily for her meals, Thomas, fetch my
dinner-Polns hungryN' But She had no
winning ways, made no friends, did not
discriminate character, and left the mem.
DRY OF only a single trait worthy of record.
That trait was certainly singular. She
| caught everybody'slaugh | never noticed
the popularity of laughs in my family till
"PolH' began to simulate them. From
the femme giggle to the masculine OUTLAW
from the bOisteruus laugh OF the chill,
dren to the litter of the house maid,
catching the gamut of every member of
our household, even to the suppressed
hiccough OF James the footman, whose
good English breeding allowed only the
slightest demonstration OF any sentiment
whatever~"Pol" would deliver by the
hour u series of ~idiosyncratic laughs.
which, amusing enough ut first, made her
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